Nicks palms were sweaty. His feet tapped the ground at a racing pace as anticipation filled his body. He sat biting his fingernails for the time to come, and finally, it came. "Nick your up," the teacher called from his desk. Nick stood slowly in front of the class trying not to make eye contact as he walked up to the board. The sweat from his hands made wet spots on the paper. He breathed in deeply and read aloud, "Over fall break I hope to spend time with my friend, Chris." Chris smiled among the students in desks. "I also hope that my mom doesn't have to work all week so we can spend time together. And lastly I also want something interesting to happen, like anything to save me from boredom." He paused after finishing and when nothing happened he sat down. "Ok class that's all for today I'll see you all when you come back, have an amazing fall-" the bell rang and the students scurried out the door.
Nick and Chris meet up in the hallway "You totally killed it up there," Chris said slapping Nick's shoulder. Nick sighed, "Yea but no one clapped like always." Chris stopped in front of Nick, "Do you really think I give a shit if anyone claps? I was clapping in my head and I'm sure they were too!" They both laughed and continued walking down the hallway. When they pushed open the over heavily front doors and stepped out into the mildly warm air, the weird kid of the school came up to them. "Hey guys I'm having a birthday party if you want to come," he said. "I'll think about it," Nick said. But course he wouldn't think about it.
"Ok it's this Sunday at 3:00 p.m." the weird kid says fast while Chris and Nick fasten their pace to get away from him. Nick tried to be nice all the time, but overtime it just gets annoying. The weird kid scoffs and walks away.
"He's so weird," Chris laughs.
"I try to be nice I really do, but he is just sooo weird," Nick says. Chris jumps out in front of Nick and starts imitating the weird kid, "Hey guys do you want to come to my birthday party? It's just gonna be in the basement of my house!" Nick laughs and they continue walking. Then in the distance they see Alex leaning against a tree just watching everyone.
"Oh god." Nick says. Nick already knew what to do in case he crossed paths with Alex, because he had been picking on Nick for years. They acted like he wasn't there and kept walking, just when they thought they were in the clear, Alex's foot kicked out and Nick fell on the concrete.
Chris glared at Alex like he was about to kick the shit out of him, because he wanted to. Chris knew he could if he wanted to, but he didn't want to start anything or make it worse. "I guess there is always a higher predator in the food chain." Chris says pulling up Nick off the ground.
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The Fear of Fall
Детектив / ТриллерEveryone has a place they are scared of. A place that gives them chills every time they are near it. For Nick, it was the house right next to him. It has been abandoned all his life with no one there to live in it. But only recently had it been givi...
