Poprocks & Coke (a JFK / Lee Harvey Oswald Fanfic)

29: Harvey in High-School

(A/N: TW there will be some homophobic language used in this chapter)

August 15th 1973, Washington D.C.
13 year old Harvey Oswald-Kennedy is heading to high-school for the first time ever, his brother, John would be going to high-school too but unfortunately not with his brother, he would be going to Collegiate School, which is a all-boys school located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York. Their younger brother, LJ is aged 9 (turning 10 in November) and is in Fourth Grade in elementary school. Harvey is a 8th Grader (turning 9th Grader once he turns 14), the teen is attending Wilson High-School, once he arrived at his new school, anxiety started rising inside of him, because of the new environment he would have to face once inside. He entered the large building and seen a lot of students standing around in conversation with friends, he stood frozen his feet firmly stuck to the ground, if he moved he was terrified of being the centre of attention being labelled as "the new kid". He scanned the jam packed hallway for a teacher or someone to help him out, he didn't really feel comfortable talking to someone new as his social anxiety started to silently creep it's way in. He eventually spotted a teacher who was (thankfully) walking towards him, Finally someone notices me, he says to himself inwardly, the blue eyed teen started to look up to the slightly older woman towering over him (thanks to her heels) he felt like recoiling away and scampering off. What if it's one of those shouty teachers you get that just shouts and bawls for no reason whatsoever, then my whole year is in ruins, he thought to himself, making assumptions on the professional-looking woman before she's even introduced herself to the short haired, auburn, blue eyed teen. With the first day of high-school finally over, whilst he was walking home the teen spotted a group of boys, who were in the same grade as him he recently became the centre of attention, the topic of the lunchtime conversations because he's different, has Asperger's and the even bigger factor is that he's got two dads which seems weird, but why should he be a target? He was debating whether to run or try and fight if they attempted to come over and try and beat him up, because he was different than most of his classmates,  but that isn't right, wouldn't you agree?. The leader of the gang of boys spotted the slightly lanky teen walking with his head down, but in the clouds, he then shouted looking at his cronies:

"Hey, look it's the fag!" He said laughing maniacally, upon hearing this Harvey tried not to let the brimming tears fall, he hated being called names just because his dads are gay, big deal! It's not hurting anyone, is it? Trying to discover his own sexuality is increasingly difficult with the stereotypical stigma of heterosexuality which is still floating about, but why should he of all people be the blame for something which is not his fault? He should be treated just the same with people who have a mum and a dad. He really did want to fight, for himself and for his dads but didn't want to be beaten to a pulp, his hands started to ball up into fists, knuckles turning white, teeth starting to grit with anger, as he turned towards the bumbling, bigger boy as he started to march towards him and angrily yell:

"DON'T FUCKING CALL ME THAT, YOU PIECE OF SHIT!"

"Oh, look! It can talk!" Sneered the taller boy to his friends

"Fuck you!" Harvey shouted at him, in which the bully responded:

"What are you gonna do about it, faggot?"

"I'll fight you, that's what I'll fucking do, asshole," answered Harvey as put his balled up fists into the air ready to punch the bully towering over him

"I'd like to see you try,". The taller boy started to put his fists into the air as well, mirroring the smaller boy's defensive and violent actions. The 13 year old took the first swing at the taller individual, his bony fist colliding with the other's jaw in which the recipient collided his own fist with the younger one's jaw also, as the teen held his sore jaw with one hand he then, in his last attempt to stop being punched with large fists he penalty kicked the taller boy in the crotch, as he fell to the ground in pain the other boys started to lift their fists into the air but didn't get far as Harvey started to charge towards them in an attempt to scare them off, which thankfully worked as the other two bullies gathered their 'tough and fearless' leader off of the pavement and running into the distance leaving Harvey on his own (much to his delight by now), he gathered his school bag which had been dumped on the ground by one of the bullies, started to put jotters and books into their designated place he started walk towards home after merely survived a bullying attack with a bruised jaw and a few cuts and scrapes but in a way he was quite proud of himself for sticking up for himself and his family, who were the main subject for the violent outcome.

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*All rights go to: Glasvegas
Written by: James Allan*