Bullies, Nerds And a Girl

Chapter 4

~ Ellie's POV ~

 It all happened on a Wednesday so I didn't go to school for the rest of that week. The boys came over everyday and made sure I was okay. They would re-bandage all my cuts and abrasions, made sure I ate and took my medication and even helped with Casey and Ryan. Most days we would watch a movie or two and they would make sure I ate and then stay until i fell asleep. Some days I fell asleep before the end of the movie so they carried me from the couch to my bed. Although what they were doing was so sweet I felt so bad, they shouldn't have to look after me. I felt like such a burden. To everyone.

I appreciated these boys so much and all this time none of my 'friends' that i hang out with all the time had even sent me a text to ask if I was alright let alone visit me or call me.

It was Monday, the week after the incident and I had to face school today. I had to face my ex friends, I had to face the thugs, I had to face the teachers, I had to face the never ending questions. But I had to do it.

It sucked and I couldn't wait for the day to finally be over. Not only was I being grilled by so many people I had to see the people who did this too me and on top of that I was still in a lot of pain. I spent the first 4 periods and recess avoiding the thugs and trying to avoid answering a million questions which wasn't too hard by this point as it ad spread across the school pretty fast. By lunch I was struggling, I was in a lot of pain and just wanted to go home.

5th period I had history, Jake, Joey, Carson and Levi were all in my class. As much as I tried to hide it at lunch the boys had noticed something was up so Levi waited outside the classroom and grabbed me aside before I walked in.

~ Levi's POV ~

I noticed something was up with Ellie at lunch, she's very good at hiding things so I couldn't work out what exactly it was but I knew something was definitely up. As we were walking into history I grabbed Ellie aside before we went in and asked if she was okay. She said she was fine but I new she was lying, I just pulled her into a hug and said I knew she was lying. The other 3 saw us through the window and came outside, they asked what was going on and if Ellie was alright. I explained that I was asking what was up and that she lied and said she was fine. Joey asked Ellie again and this time she told us. She was in a lot of pain and was exhausted from all the questions and avoiding the thugs all day. We all could have guessed that but I still wanted to check on her and make sure she's okay. Then the teacher got annoyed, came out and forced us all into the classroom.

~ Ellie's POV ~

After the boys had talked to me we were shooed inside by the teacher. As she ushered me in the door I bumped into the door frame. I had to cover mouth to stop myself from screaming out in pain, Carson saw it happen and instantly was there helping me so I didn't fall to the ground and then he helped me to my seat. That period was really hard, I had ended up crying for a bit but the boys comforted me as best they could. The teacher didn't care, most of them don't. The only teachers that care are my PE teacher and my IST teacher. Which is kind of funny considering the incident happened after IST.

The boys almost had to carry me to our last class which was PE, thankfully we have a really good teacher. With an explanation he was fine with one of the boys and myself sitting out and was horrified about what had happened. Levi stayed with me. There was nothing we could do about the pain but Levi let me curl up in his lap, he held me in his arms as I rested my head against his chest. I felt safe and could finally relax a little. By the end of the lesson and day I was so out of it. I was in so much pain and so exhausted that my legs felt like jelly, I barely had the strength to walk and I couldn't see through the tears in my eyes. They got me home and gave me my pain medication before getting me set up in bed.

I stayed home the next day but I was back at school on Wednesday, a week since the incident.