The Girl Among The Boys

Chapter 7: I Almost Died

The next morning was terrible, thank God it's Friday. I got out of bed and changed something was different... no one banging on my door no annoying bad "hip hop" music where is Kyle? I knocked on his door, a loud annoyed groan came from the other side "Can I come in" I asked worried what I think was a yes came from the other side whatever he said I was going in. I think this was the first time I've gone in Kyle's room  (and the last) it was HORRIBLE, soccer stuff everywhere clothes everywhere, but the most horrible sight was Kyle his face was super pale then his forehead all red he looked like he was about to through up. I felt his forehead. One Hundred-twelve degrees! I rushed over to the nurses office and told him Kyle looked really bad. "I'm sorry Mr. Edge but I can't come into students dorms Mr. Web will have to come to me" he calmly said I stood up "You'd think if a student was so sick he couldn't walk to the nurses office the nurse would make some sort of exception!" I yelled "Now, now” he said like he was trying to calm down a feisty puppy "I will take care of Mr. Web I promise. You better go, class starts in five minutes" he pressed."Ok" I said backing off. The bell rang as soon as I sat down in first period next to Patton. Great. Just great. He gave me a dirty look, I wasn't even doing anything I was just sitting there. I turned, giving him my own dirty look, "Why do hate me so much?" I asked, the question seemed to take him for surprise. Once his thick head processed what a said he answered "You're a easy target" he answered. The teacher wisled and started class so we didn't get to finish are pleasant conversation although I had many choice words I wanted to say. After class at my locker like everyday I've been here I put my binder in my locker ready for next period, when carrot top came to give me a surprise visit. "I'M a easy target" I huffed "Uh duh" his response was I glared at him so hard I thought lasers were coming out of my eyes. "And why do you think that?" I gritted my teeth. "Your short, skinny and girly" I gasped and pretended to be offended but in reality short, skinny and girly is a good thing but then again a boy wouldn't have thought that. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, carrot head don't you know better then to call people names?" I asked innocently waving my finger "RRRR" he growled he tried to throw a punch, well it's not that he can’t punch because he can hit hard, its just i caught it. Which made him even more mad. When I caught it I wasn't thinking I was fully ready to get a fat fist in my face, but I caught it I think I was more shocked then Patton. Stupidly I let go of his fist thinking fast I simply walked away. Still questioning how the heck I did that, a big sweaty hand grabbed my shoulder and wiped me around. Let's just say, this time I didn't catch it. My whole face went numb but I preferred the numbness to the pain that came next. I'm no wuss I'm not going to sit there and cry I'm going to stand up for myself and fight for myself. I swung punching his nose, he went down to two knees holding his now bloody nose. He wiped the blood on his arm and looked dramatically up at me. He swung his leg around trying to hit me in the back of the knee, I jumped dodging it since he missed his leg twirled around him, he looked like he was trying to street dance. Trying. I started walking away again like a respectable human being but NOOOO. Mr. Sunshine needed to grab my hood throw me against the locker and choke me to death. I new I should kick him wear the sun don't shine but I was to focused on trying to grasp the last bits of air I had left. I was inviting death for a not so friendly chat and a cup of coffee. Just as my whole face was blue and my vision was really blurry I saw someone round the corner. I closed my eyes ready when Patton let go and I fell to the floor in a coughing and landed into a trying-to-suck-as-much-air-into-my-body-as-possible fit before it went black. I woke up in the nurse's office with a oxygen mask on my face, my neck hurt bad. "Ah your finally up" the nurse said gently smiling. He started doing all sorts of tests on me and came to the conclusion that I was perfectly healthy I just looked terrible. Due to Pattons beefy hands I have terrible red marks all around my neck the good news? Patton was expelled! For life! I'd say it was worth it (my doctor disagreed). Apparently the boy who saved me was waiting in the waiting room for me to wake up. Now to find out who the boy is. I walked out of the office with a new scarf (to hide the marks) it was a light blue haired boy behind his glasses were big hazel eyes and many freckles. "A-are you ok" he stammered I smiled "Yes I'm ok" I said glad I wasn't the weird one in the conversation. He walked with me down to my dorm my heart started pounding and I don't know why. I walked into my dorm remembering poor Kyle just in the other room. I knocked on his door "come in" a weak voice said I walked into that mess of a room and saw Kyle. Some color returned to his face and overall looked much better.  He smiled and nodded for me to sit "So” I said "Are you ok?" He smiled "I'm ok. I'll just have to rest for awhile can't move from bed." He said half heartedly "I'll take care of you" I blurted out, he laughed "your gonna have to" he said.