The shadow - Byler

Five

TW: homophobic slurs, and a physical fight.

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It didn't feel right wandering these empty halls on his own. It gave him a horror movie vibe. It was as if he were alone in a school, afraid of his own shadow. In reality, he was terrified to be In class. He felt the tingles in his neck grow in class and he knew he had to leave before he could embarrass himself again.

He couldn't lie, his entire life was one gigantic mess of a horror film. It'd be more cliche if he acted scared and went places he knew he shouldn't. Because that's where the monsters usually hide.

He walked into the bathroom and went over to the sink. He felt like he was going crazy with his horrible sleep schedule and how sleep deprived he became over the years. Living off of caffeine was not a fun way to live either.

He ducked his head down and splashed cold water on his face to help him stay awake. It was refreshing yet gruesome; because it was cold out yet he still splashed his face with colder water. He dried his face with a paper towel and turned around, jumping when Troy and James stood there with evil smiles on their faces.

"Look at what we have here," Troy smirked, nodding his head at James towards Will. The water beads that he forgot to dry dripped down with a mixture of nervous sweat. "Please leave me alone," Will begged, looking up at the taller boys. James grabbed Will and pinned him against the wall. Troy got closer and closer until he was face to face with Will, towering over the shaken boy.

Wills breathing got louder. "You're shaking like a dog right now. Is that what you are? A dog? A little bitch?" His chuckle was low, deep even. "N-no."

"Stuttering are we?" He laughed. "Cute."

"What do you want?" Will finally asked. "Nothing, Princess," his smirk was evil and intimidating. "I wonder what mommy would think seeing her little boy covered in black and blue?"

"Please dont hurt me," his eyes were glossed over. He was scared. He was terrified of physical fights.
"-Let's find out shall we?" His fist swung forwards, hitting Will on his cheek bone. He cried out and tried squirming out of James hold.

"Stop moving around faggot, you're only making this worse for yourself," James spat. Will visibly gulped and shut his eyes. If he could not see what he was afraid of, maybe it'd be less scary. "I'm not a fag," he said. "I like girls." James and Troy both laughed at that one. Why didn't they believe him? Sure, he knew he was lying to himself as well, but he knew it was not obvious that he was gay. So, why don't they believe him?

"That's not what the page you threw out last week said," Troy snickered. "W-what are you talking about?"

"Oh Mikey! I'm so in love with you! i wish you were mine and not hers! Oh Mikey please come and kiss me!" James said in a mockery tone, puckering his lips, making kissing sounds at the end. "I didn't, I-"