Artist Alexus Knightly spends day and night painting, it's all she can think about. Her parents may be rich and she may go to the most prestigious school on the upper east side but she never lets the money go to her head. She wears bright, Vintage c...
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S Y D N I E •••
I left biology feeling happy, very happy. I skipped around the school singing a song and walked towards the cafeteria when I was stopped by two guys.
"Hey." One said.
I ignored them.
"He's talking to you!" The other said grabbing my wrist.
I winced in pain but I didn't let it show. "Get off me!"
"You see, we can't do that." Goon No.1 tuts.
"And why's that?" I ask trying to pull my arm away.
"Well, your brother owes us a lot of money." He snarls.
"And what does that have to do with me?" I roll my eyes at them.
"Because we told him that if he was ever to pay us back late, we would break the thing that is most important to him... and that's you." Goon No.2 explains.
I pull my hand back with a lot of force and elbow Goon No.1 in the nose. Blood spouts through his nose and I end up feeling pretty proud of myself for a moment. Just a moment.
Goon No.2 slams my head against a nearby locker and my vision becomes blurred. I can just about see when the two guys walk off and I try to will myself not to cry. I need Jack.
I got up and shook my head from side to side for a second before looking for Jack or Zach in the Cafeteria. I find them by the lunch queue and I push past some of the other students to try and I get to them.
Once I finally get to them I immediately break down and wrap myself in my brothers arms.
"Syd, what's wrong?" Jack asked concerned.
"T-they hurt me. They said that you owe them money and... and they hurt me." I sobbed.
"This is my fault. Syd I'm so sorry." I heard Zach say.
"What?" I say in confusion, lifting my head up.
Jack grabs ahold of my hand and we head over to where the two boys are sitting. I immediately get scared but Jack makes sure I stay put.
"This is my sister! And if you ever touch her again I will not hesitate to beat the crap out of you." Jack growls.
"Oh yeah? So what if I do? What you gonna do about it Avery?" Goon No.1 challenges.
Zach sends daggers towards the two boys and Goon No.2's eyes land on his.
"What you looking at Herron?" Goon No.2 asks.
"Nothing important... just imagining what your face would look like under my fist." Zach replies.
"You better watch your mouth Herron." Goon No.1 spits.
"And you better watch whose sister you're hurting Lockhart." Jack shouts.
Lockhart looks like he's about to lunge at me so I run out of the cafeteria and out of school. But not before I hear the whole Lunch Hall population chant 'FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!'.
