Sardonic Humanism

Double Oh Seven

The lunch bell had just rung and minutes after, Simon and I walked out of the same classroom. We wanted at least one period together which turned out to be the only class that offered; Creative Writing. Simon had planned on taking me to a nearby food joint to talk about the trouble he got into with his boss but of course problems occurred. The halls were crowded, more than usual, I just assumed that some type of in-school activities were going on. Although I was perfectly fine walking as the crowd did, Simon grew more annoyed by the second. "Hello, can we please move it along" he shouted causing the kids in front of us to move out of the way. Simon was a senior, and on top of that, a drug dealer. He thought of everyone as his friends and not that they were just secretly scared and intimidated by him. Simon was on the football team, head Quarterback as well, but he got kicked from the game after he went to jail for selling drugs on school property. Simon and I continued to push our way to the front door of the school when I bumped into one of my friends. "Quin!" Vegas shouted over the crowds of kids voices. I came to a halt. "There's a huge fight going on up there" Vegas shouted again and nodded her head towards the front where we were headed. Simon grabbed my sleeve and pulled me before I could say anything. Between who? As Simon and I continued to walk, the amount of kids grew more dense and a particular word was being shouted at a messy rhythm. Salmon? Gallon? "Is that Tallen?" Simon shouted angrily and quickened his pace. Tallen was Simon's best friend since Freshman year up until Simon was kicked off the football team and Tallen took his position as head Quarterback without hesitation. Tallen also happened to be Wintercrest High's biggest douchebag. The sounds of the cheers became deafening as we arrived to the source of the problem. Standing in the middle of the crowd other than now Simon and myself was Tallen and the new kid, Seven. Tallen looked away from his newest victim and over to Simon who seemed pretty upset. "What the Hell do you think you're doing?" Simon yelled at Tallen causing the crowd to die down in noise. "This is him, Simon this is the guy who cold bloodedly murdered his parents" Tallen put emphasis on murdered making the Sentence even more dramatic than needed. "If you don't want to get suspended from tomorrow's game I suggest you drop this right now" Simon gritted his teeth. I looked back over at Seven who was already oddly staring at me, he tilted his head an inch causing black curls to hide his eyes. "Right, so since you're little 'maintain the title of the schools biggest dick' scene is over, can I leave now?" Seven posed, pivoting his feet as if he were about to walk away. Tallen laughed, his face now bright pink. "The mute speaks" Tallen shouted looking out towards the crowd sending them into a ballistic applause. Seven looked back over to me and chuckled, motioning that he was going to speak again. "No" Seven paused rubbing the bridge of his nose. "Mutes are incapable of speaking, I just choose not to. You know Tallen,  you should try it". The large crowd  screamed and laughed like savages realizing what deep shit Seven was about to be in. Tallen's face was now a serious shade of red. He walked up to Seven and raised a fist, the punch nearly connected but Simon restricted Tallen's arm. "Leave the kid alone" Simon said throwing Tallen's arm down. Seven seemed vexxed. Tallen huffed and walked back through the crowd. "Don't worry double oh Seven, I'll show you what I do to murderers once you're little boyfriend is off on another drug run" he shouted back. What a dick. Simon wrapped his arm around my shoulders and led me towards Seven. My heart quickened and my breathing was spastic. "Tallen's a asshole, I'm not very sure if you're gonna have a chance at avoiding him but I've got some friends that can deal with him if this ever happens again" Simon patted Seven roughly on the shoulder send more dark curls across his face, he smiled. "Thanks" was all he said before walking into the crowd and disappearing. "Double oh Seven?" I asked Simon, he scowled at the title. "License to kill" he replied quietly.