Since Trent and his friends are seniors, I didn’t have to worry about running into them during most of my classes. Then came Honors Physics. There were three seniors in my class, and unfortunately two of them happened to be Tanner and Isaac; both of them friends of Trent.
I hurried into class with my head down, and kept my face hidden from view of the two seniors. I had considered telling a teacher about the situation I was in, but if I had done that, then I would have gotten in trouble for participating in a fight. And if my dad found out, then I would be in even more trouble at home.
At lunch Kyle had reminded me about how Tanner and Isaac were in my next class, and we had talked about how to avoid getting beat up. It basically came down to, me staying within sight of the teacher. So long as the teacher could see me, then they wouldn’t dare harass me in front of him.
I turned my head and saw that the two of them were staring straight at me, and whispering to each other. Most likely they were planning how to get back at me. I wish Trent would just be a man and confront me, instead of sending his goons after me.
Class went on, with me constantly looking over my shoulder at the two guys. Nervously I tapped my pen on the table, a constant tapping, and I’m positive it annoyed other people. And this was when Jessy acknowledge me. She grabbed the pen in my hand, and chucked it across the room when the teacher’s back was facing us.
I was shocked, and my facial expression proved it. My eyebrows were raised, and my mouth open. She turned her head to look at me, and shut my mouth with her hand. Damn she was sassy. I seriously thought she was just one of those girls that ignores guys too low on the totem pole.
I have to finally admit that I might, sorta, kinda, maybe have a crush on her. Even though I’ve only really seen the side of her face, I like how she’s unimaginably beautiful, and the way her short hair frames her cute face. I like all her sas, and I like how shes smart.
I looked up to the board and cursed when I saw all the notes I had to write down. It was friday, so there would be a test on Monday. Why the hell would a teacher put a test on Monday makes absolutely no sense to me, but I knew that if I didn’t study I would be screwed.
The bell rang, as I was in the middle of writing, and everyone packed up their backpacks, and left the class. The teacher left with his leather briefcase, and I was left in the room by myself finishing up notes. But I wasn’t alone.
I felt a strong, hard hand grab my shoulder and rip me out of my seat. I hit the hard tile, and suddenly felt weight fall on me. A knee was jabbing into my ribs, and a forearm was against my throat.
“You feel strong now big boy?” Tanner snarled from above. And then I felt a sharp pain shoot into my face. And then another one. My ribs now hurt as Isaac kicked me.
Both boys yelled at me while hitting me over and over again. I was strong, but I wasn’t strong enough to get Tanner off of me. My fist flew up and smashed into Tanners nose, but that just made the beating worse. Tanner was filled with rage, and I was completely outmatched.
“You think you can just mess with Trent and get away clean? Who do you think you are?” Isaac spat in my face.
I was entirely out of breath, but I managed to get a few words out.
“Why don’t you let me get up, and I’ll show you.” I said, noticing blood dripping out of the corner of my mouth.
I felt a weight lift off of me, and I could breath a little better, but I still felt a sharp pain in my ribs when I took a breath. I got on my hands and knees to try and get up, but it was difficult. I saw blood drip onto the tile and that just fueled my fire.
“Come on big man, get up and give us a fair fight.” Tanner said to me.
“It’s not exactly a fair fight when I’m facing two ignorant buffoons.” I said back at him.
Then I felt another kick straight into my gut. I couldn’t tell who it was, but it knocked me to the floor again. But I was so angry, that I pushed myself up and faced the two guys. I placed a perfect high kick straight to Isaac's face, and down he fell.
Tanner looked at me with a furious face, and squared himself, ready for anything. His fist shot out and my reaction time was too slow. Pain engulfed me, and I fell to the floor. My nose was bloody, and I’m almost positive it was broken. As i was down on the ground...again...for the third time, I felt one last kick to my ribs which resulted in a scream from me. And then they were gone, and I was left on the ground curled up in a ball, holding my face and my ribs.
I heard footsteps, and then a gasp. It was definitely a girl, but I was in too much pain to look up and see who it was. And that's when I blacked out from all the pain.
