Karma

Braxton

  Braxton.

The boy who seems to be present yet he's invisible to all.

He's someone you'll see but you never seem to place his name.

He hardly says anything and keeps to himself most of the time.

But today, today was different.

Because today, he wasn't invisible.

People knew of him and his name.

They could place his face.

It was like a nightmare but this was real.

Walking down the hallway, he could hear a loud group chattering.

And like always, he would walk right on pass them but not today.

Suddenly someone purposely tripped him and he fell, catching himself on his hands and knees.

Now, he's never fully experienced bullying.

Maybe the occasional mean slang of anything but nothing physical.

So this turned his world upside down.

Little did he know that this was only the beginning.

That no matter how hard he tried to convince himself that it'll get better, it'll only get worse.

Laughter could be heard all around him as his skin turned red in humiliation.

Weakly standing up, he dusts himself off and keeps his eyes on the ground.

Usually whenever he tries to look at anyone, they assume he likes them.

The whole school assumes he would rape any body he lays eyes on.

Though one pair of eyes were burning the side of his head.

And he couldn't help but slowly look up.

There stood none other than Tristan himself.

The person who now ruined his life.

The person who now has him in the spotlight.

He would love nothing more than to yell at him.

To ask him why he was such a bully.

Why did he like spreading rumors and tell secrets that are better left hidden.

The look in Tristan eyes were mocking and little bit pitying?

"I don't need anyone's pity." He spats at the teen who doesn't show any emotion.

With that, he quickly walks off, homophobic slurs being thrown as he ignores them.

He thought he escaped this.

He's been switching schools because of this and now it looks like he spoke too soon.

Suddenly he bumps shoulders with someone, causing them to spill their papers and books.

"I'm so sorry!" He blurts but he doesn't stop to help whoever this was.

He just speed walks down the hallway with his head down.

All his life he's been bullied but he never said anything.

He just takes it and moves on.

This was Braxton.

The one who always kept their mouth closed.