Alone

Run

Tyler's POV.

I open my locker and start grabbing my stuff. Summer heads off to class before me. I put the stuff I need in my backpack, sling it over my shoulder, and shut my locker. I turn around and see Lukas, Jake, and Gabe. They are all walking straight towards me, and they don't look happy. Should I make a run for it or stay and see what their gonna say?

Before I even have a chance to decide, I'm shoved into the lockers, Gabe holding my shoulder against it on one side, Jake on the other. I try to push forward to get out of their hold, but they push me back into the lockers, hard. My back erupts in pain. Lukas makes his way in front of me.

"We never did get you back for beating Jake up did we? I think you need to learn some respect. Should we teach it to him boys?" Lukas says with a smirk. His friends quickly agree, and I feel Jake make his grip tighter on my shoulder.

I try and jump forward once more, but they slam me against the lockers again, and I slightly groan in pain. I look up at Lukas as I struggle against Jake and Gabe's holds. Lukas takes out a marker, and starts to right on my forehead, right above my left eyebrow. I struggle harder, not wanting whatever it is to be stuck on my head. I don't want Summer to know they do this to me.

Their all laughing as he finishes writing. Lukas looks at me with an evil smirk, then brings his fist back. He Punch's me straight in the gut, and I groan in pain. I lean over until I get my breath back. I look up and see Lukas and them laughing at me. I try to jump forward to leave again, but they only slam me against the lockers once more.

The bell rings and Jake shoves me to the ground. I fall hard, and I grunt with the impact. I look up and see them laughing as they walked away. I quickly grab my backpack then go into the bathroom. I look at my forehead in the mirror. Written in black sharpie and capital letters, was the word "FAG"

I try and wash it off, but it was no use. I didn't even say anything to make them stop, didn't even beg them. It would have done nothing but cause me more pain...And might even make them tell Summer. I really can't have that happen.

I try and take off the sharpie again, I really don't want Summer to know what they do to me...she'll think I'm weak and probably won't want to hang out with me, like most girls from my school.

I walk to class and take a seat, the stupid word still on my forehead. Summer is still assigned to the back of the class, so she hasn't seen it yet. But eventually, the bell does ring and I walk out of class, my head hung low. Summer catches up with me.

"Hey, what's wrong?" she says her hand lightly placed on my arm. I look up and turn to her, and she gasps as she read the word. I look away. "Who did that to you?" she asks, and I can hear the concern in her voice. I just shake my head, and then I notice Lukas glaring at me, and I quickly walk away from Summer.

The day passes on and I barely even talk to Summer. On the way out of school, Lukas and his friends gather around me. "Hey f*got" Lukas says, "We weren't finished with you," He says with a smirk. He grabs me by my shirt and pulls me forward, I instantly feel fear and want to run away. I could fight him, I could get away...but no... I'm doing this for Summer.

He punched me hard across the jaw, knocking me to the ground. Him and his friends start kicking me, and I lay flat on my back, waiting for the pain to be over. Eventually they start to stop, and Jake is the one who delivers the last blow. He kicks me straight in the ribs, and it feels as if something cracked. My eyes widen, and I gasp loudly.

I groan and hold my side. They all leave and I'm just laying on the ground alone. I wonder where Summer is? I wince as I try to sit up, and I feel a headache start. I sigh. I guess this is just my life...

I see Summer walking towards me. When she's standing in front of me she smiles down, "Why are you sitting on the ground?" she asks. But when I look into her eyes, I can see that the smile is not there. She still has that same look, and it hurts me more than Lukas and his friends ever could.

"Oh my god!" she says, complete shock and concern written on her face. "What happened to you? Your nose is bleeding and your lip is swollen!" she says, quickly helping me stand.

I didn't even notice it was bleeding. I quickly hold my nose, trying to stop the bleeding. "I uh...Walked into a pole, " I say, pushing a playful smile onto my lips. She buys it, and laughs a little. "You're so stupid," she mutters, making her way towards my car. I get in and drive us home, my body screaming in pain the entire time.

We walk inside, and I'm surprised when I don't hear Candy bark, and I don't see her running towards us. It was weird. I look over at Summer and she looks confused too. "Candy! Come here girl!" she yells.

She doesn't come. Summer starts running around the house looking for her, and I help. I see my mom. "Mom have you seen Candy? We can't find her." I say.

"Who?" She asks.

"Summers dog," I say. My mom scrunched up her nose, "Oh that thing? I got rid of it. It peed on my carpet, and was an utterly disgusting creature." My eyes widened. "Oh my god, honey what happened to your face? Andwho wrote that?" My mom says, turning around to look at me, worry in her voice. But I've stopped listening.

I look over at Summer, and it was like all that nothingness that was in her eyes before, disappeared. It's like the color just came back. Her eyes held a pure sadness, something I have never seen before. And unlike what she did when her mom died, this time she cried. She let it out. And also unlike when her mom died, she did something.

She ran.

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This is not the end! I just wanted you guys to see what Tyler has to go through everyday, get a little taste of his life. I will be putting a picture of him in the next chapter I think. Please comment and vote! Thanks for reading!