Paper Planes • s.g + c.b

chapter eighteen

"Brennen Taylor!" Every student in the hallway shot their heads toward the voice singling out Brennen.

Brennen closed his eyes while nodding slowly, a smirk playing on his lips. He slowly closed his locker and turned around, "Samuel Golbach."

Suddenly a fist was flying toward Brennen's face, a bang was heard throughout many hallways. "Wanna try that again, Sam?" Brennen sneered as he kept Sam held against the lockers, glares being shot from both of them. He was taunting Sam.

Brennen threw his body weight behind the fist that edged closer to Sam's face, it hit his jaw with such force blood pooled into his mouth. Pain erupted from the point of impact. With Sam's own two hands he grasped Brennens head in his hands and brought his knee cap up to his nose, there was a blunt crack and Sam released his dark haired head. Crimson leaked from both his nostrils and his nose was twisted right. He drew his fist back again and it ploughed into Sam's stomach, it was like hitting a train head on. His guts smashed together, blood vessels bursting. Sam repaid this by punching his jaw, his fist collided with all his body weight. Sam continued this battering until Brennen fell to the floor. His chest gently rose and sank with each shallow breath he drew in.

Wide eyes and gasps were heard throughout the whole hallway, no one even bothered walking away from the current fight. Elton, Aaron, and Corey busted through the crowd, Amanda, Devyn and Kat following them.

"Colby, we found him!" Kat yelled and right then a worried brunet shoved his way through the crowd.

"Sam?" Colby stood astounded, worry still etched onto his face. Sam slowly looked from up from Brennen to Colby's face and took a few steps forward before almost collapsing. Colby ran forward and wrapped his arms around Sam's middle, "Jesus fucking Christ Sam, what were you thinking?" Colby whispered as he helped Sam get his grounding back.

"I was done with his bullshit." Sam mumbled as Elton walked over started tending to his now bloodied and bruised face.

"Jesus Christ, Sam." Corey sighed, "I'll go get Mrs. Taylor." Corey began to walk down the hallway, her class not being far.

"Your mouth is full of blood, how many times did he hit your face?" Aaron gave Sam a paper towel Elton had randomly handed him.

"Six, eight times? I don't know I wasn't paying attention to how many he landed on me." Colby intertwined his and Sam's fingers.

"God- you scared the shit out of me, Sam. After what I told you, you looked like you wanted to murder him." Colby sighed as he kissed Sam's bruising knuckles.

"Cole Robert Brock!" The dean of the grade cane walking down the hallway, Mrs. Taylor dead on his heels while students made way for both of them. Colby's eyes widened as he turned around to meet the dean, Sam leaning on Aaron for stability. "Did you do this?!"

"N-no sir I-"

"I did it." Sam took his arm away from Aaron's shoulder and made his way forward, his nose still stained with blood along with his lips.

"Samuel Golbach, I never expected this from you." The dean crossed his arms, "What do you have to say for yourself?"

"So when Brennen injured Colby in the courtyard yesterday, you do nothing. But when I kick Brennen's ass, that's when it becomes a problem?" Sam rolled his eyes when he received no answer as he was escorted toward the deans office.

"Sam!" Colby yelled after him to which Sam turned around and gave him a soft crooked smile and mouthed 'I'll call you later.'