If You Only Knew //e.g.d

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*Friday, Lunch*

Ethan's POV
When can I catch a break? No sign of this guy could ever be good. A blur of thoughts rushed through my head as I watched Matthew walk across the cafeteria to where Gray, Vanessa and I were sitting. Under the table, I placed my hand on Vanessa's thigh to comfort her, she's terrified of Matthew.

"Can I help you?" I asked sassily. Hopefully he gets the message that no one wants him here.

"Yes actually... my precious body needs a break to sit, and you have the table I want." Matthew said cockily.

"There's plenty of other places to sit Matt." Grayson said calmly.

"I said I want this table Dolan." Matthew spat.

"And I say you can't have this table Matt, it's taken." I said, standing up.

"We're sitting here." Vanessa added.

"Wow! The mute girl speaks!" Matthew said surprised.

"I'm not mute! I'm just... quiet." She said softly.

"What's that? What'd you say? I have trouble hearing nobody's." Matthew said with his hand to his ear.

"She's not a nobody. She's much more a person than you are." I muttered walking closer to Matthew.

"Ethan calm down." I heard Vanessa say as she came over and held my arm.

"Ya, calm down Dolan. Don't get your  tinsel in a tangle!" Matthew mocked. I rolled my eyes.

"You're an idiot." I muttered as I walked past him.

"What was that?" Matthew said, violently yanking my shoulder back.

"Don't put your hands on me!" I shouted.

"I'll do whatever the fuck I want!" Matthew shouted and shoved both my shoulders.

Before I could pounce, Grayson held me back and said, "Stop E, you know this isn't right."

I was gonna drop this whole thing, but Matthew just had to keep it going.

"Ya! Don't start a fight you can't win! Just walk away with your brother and your bitch!" He shouted from across the cafeteria. I clenched my fists and turned on my heels. Before I could stop myself, I was on top of Matthew, punching left and right at his face. Soon, he was on top of me punching back.

"Ethan stop!" I heard Vanessa yelling. Usually the sound of her voice would calm me down, but right now I was pissed.

"Boys! Boys! Break it up! Break it up!" Grayson was finally able to pull me off of Matthew and we both turned to face the principal. When I stood up, my head spun and I felt uneasy. I put my hand to my throbbing eye and felt blood smeared on my cheek, it was cut.

"Mr. Dolan and Mr. Jones, what is all this about?" Mr. Wright said with furrows eyebrows.

"I just asked to sit at Ethan's table with him, and before I could blink, he was on top of me!" Matthew hollered. Grayson,Vanessa and I argued, but the principal shut us up.

"Mr. Dolan?"

"He was making fun of us! What was I supposed to do? It's harassment!" I shouted and Matthew and his crowd started snickering.

"I'm getting two completely different stories here, can I hear from a bystander?"

"Yes. Matthew asked to sit down with them, Ethan wouldn't have it. He called Matthew an idiot and started fighting him." One of Matthews friends testified.

"Liar! I saw the whole thing!" Grayson spoke up.

"What happened in your opinion?" Mr. Wright asked Grayson.

"This isn't the first time they've had beef. Matthew started insulting all of us, Ethan tried to walk away, but Matthew wouldn't stop, so Ethan had nothing else to do."

"You two obviously aren't getting along that well, but Ethan's past does show a record of violence and fighting. Mr. Dolan and Mr. Jones, I'm afraid you are both suspended. Don't bother showing up for school until Wednesday. Leave NOW." The principal said and walked away.

Grayson, Vanessa and I walked out to the parking lot, infuriated.

"Thanks for your help guys." I muttered and got into the car. Vanessa followed me in.

"What are you doing?" I asked her.

"I'm coming with you."

"Schools not out yet, that's ditching."

"Who's gonna stop me? My mom?" She asked sassily. I smirked and turned the car on. We both waved goodbye to Grayson who wasn't willing to ditch.

I mean he could if he wanted. It's not like he would be in any trouble once mom finds out I got suspended.

When Vanessa and I got into her quiet house, Vanessa brought me to the bathroom and sat me on the counter.

She rummaged through the cupboards and pulled out a first aid kit. She stood between my legs and I rested my hands on her hips.

"Ethan, what got into you?" She said in a disapproving tone.

"I don't know, Matthew just pisses me off!" I started to raise my voice.

"Calm down." Nessa said and chuckled. A wide smile spread across her face, causing me to relax.

"Sorry." I laughed back. "I just hate it when he bothers us, especially you." I grumbled.

"Ethan I'm fine. You don't have to worry about me." She smiled again. I fixed my arms so they were holding her tighter while she patched me up.

"This may sting a little." She put a wet rag to my cheek and I winced, scrunching my face.

"All done." She added and put the rag down. I hopped off the counter and looked in the mirror. There was a long thin cut on my cheek bone. I sighed.

"I look and feel like trash." I told her. "I don't know if I can go out tonight." She realized I was talking about our date and leaned into me.

"I'm sorry." I said, hugging her. "Happy Birthday." I muttered. Of course this had to go and happen. I ruined her birthday.

"Why don't we just stay in? Order a pizza and watch some movies?" Vanessa suggested.

"Sounds perfect." I smiled and hugged her tighter.

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Sorry if this was cheesy... what can I say?🤷🏽‍♀️