During Math class I overhear that a year 12 guy is going to have a after school brawl with someone and that their going to pay for what he has done. So for the whole of math I sat worried because I had no reply from and messages from Eli and I started to think is Eli going to be hurt after school.
As the bell went I ran out of class and put my things away and ran to the corner of a café where all high school brawls are taken place at. I saw a large circle I realised the fight had already started. I see Eli throwing punches at some guy.
I scream “Eli, Eli, Eli! Stop fighting now!” he shouted back “go away I am going to finish this!” Just as it was going to get worse an older man broke it up and gave them both warning that if it happened another time he was going to call the cops.
I approach Eli and he looks at me, I scream to him “You could have been badly hurt, or broke a bone what were you thinking! I know these couple of weeks he has been up your ass but you don’t have to go up his!” He tried to grab my hand but I backed away.
“I’m sorry but he was going to do the grossest thing to you and I was going to save you from it” Eli said
“Oh yeah Eli you more like made it worse or like he is going to come back for even worse or more painful revenge. Did you ever think of that?” He stepped closer to me but I stepped back away from him.
Eli then gasped trying to get a good full breathes since he was puffing from his fight and said “You know I’m sorry…” I shook my head and I started to cry.
“I shouldn’t be around violence or around you….I’m taking a break from us.”
Eli shook his head in disbelief and said “We are meant to be, a fight isn’t going to change us”
But I yell back at him “but what if you hit me, Eli what if you hurt me!” I backed away and ran off and I soon ran all the way home.
For the rest of the week at school I had flowers and letter and messages sent to my locker or slipped into my locker from Eli. I grabbed a bucket from a nearby classroom and put all the flowers, letter and messages in the bucket and put it at the back of my locker so that it won’t remind me of him.
As I turn away from my locker I see Eli coming down the hallway. I looked at him and noticed a shiny silver knife slipped in a pocket of his school bag. Eli then opened his locker and I watched him put his bag in his locker.
I then thought ‘what if Eli is planning his revenge on the bully. What if he kills him! He does have a knife…oh no I need to stop this. I’ll pretend were together again so he doesn’t go near the bully guy.’
I approach Eli; he grabs my arm and says “I was only having the fight for your safety…” I then reach out and hug him.
He puts his arms around me and hugs me back. I then look into his eyes and say “I know but I’m still going to talk to you and all”
He then smiled and said “I wouldn’t want anything less…” We then walk down the hall way to English class for first period.
It came to break and Eli had to go talk to a teacher. Imogen and Adam looked at me and said in sync “are you with him or not?”
I looked at both of the and told the truth “Today I saw Eli walk into school with a knife I’m scared he is going to use it because he got into a fight and I told him we are having a break, but I’m being friendly and clingy so he doesn’t go anywhere near the bully…I hate that John guy he ruins everyone’s life.”
They both looked puzzled and so I said “Don’t worry you worry warts I’m going to be ok, I’ll stop Eli I’m sure.” Adam and Imogen started to eat their snacks in a slow mannered way which their expression showed confusion and worry.
At break time I walked to the principal’s office to tell him about Eli, because that was the only plan I could think of to stop him. I approach Sir and say “I have something urgent to tell you and sir I’m being serious about Eli’s safety.”
He looked at me in a serious way and said “come in.”
After the talk it was period 3 and 4 and at lunch at my locker I was approached by an anger sight… it was Eli. He slammed shut my locker door and stared at me. He shouted to me “You got me busted my father won’t take me anywhere now”
I replied shouting “You brought a knife into school, don’t you know how scary that is, I had to do something!”
He looked at me with evil in his eyes and shouted back to me “I didn’t know I still had it on me because after the fight yesterday I went hunting with my dad!”
My expression went to sorrow and I looked down. I then said “I thought you were going to use it on John for what happened with us yesterday. He then looked at me in a calmer way.
“I’m sorry I scared you but just ask me about things before jump to conclusion” he says
“I know I’m stupid for saying that, I made you lose something you love.”
We then pause and he held my hands and this time I didn’t back away.
“But I haven’t lost something greater that I love” Eli replied.
I look up at him and say “I still need time thought before were together again ok? But you should always know I’m here and I do love you.”
Eli and I smiled at each other and give each other a hug. Eli walked off and I stayed at my locker for most of lunch until next period.
