Verified (BoyXBoy)

Chapter 10 - Faster than a Deer

I was walking lazily to school like every other morning. My hands in pants’ pockets and my backpack hung over my left shoulder, slipping every once in a while leaving me to put it back up with an annoyed huff.

I was supposed to meet Ed near the “Morning Coffee” café’, two blocks away from where I live. It was kind of our routine now. He will be there waiting for me at 7:30 am while I. as usual, arrive ten minutes later. We grab a coffee and a muffin for the way to school and spend that time talking about random stuff. We became really good friends by now. At first it was a bit awkward for me because I never had a friend like Ed before but he showed me that I can trust him and I do. I was kind of new at the whole “having a bestie” thing but now I’m getting used to it bit by bit.

This morning Ed wasn’t there yet so as his friend, I waited up for him because he always waits for me when I’m late so I know he would do the same thing. I went in a bought us both two cappuccinos and 2 chocolate chip muffins so that when he arrived we would head straight to school.

I finished my cappuccino and started eating my muffin. I never really was a breakfast person so I only ate half of it. By then, it was already 7:53 and I still had a ten minute walk to school. I was getting worried but I had to leave for class. I had math first so I didn’t really fancy missing any lessons, not with my current grades anyway if I want to go to college.

I was starting to get worried as I got closer and closer to the entrance door of the school and then I heard my phone beep

From Ed:

Hey mate gonna be late for school. Don’t wait up x

Phew! A sigh of relief washed over me and I replied a quick message telling him that it’s fine and that I’ll see him later and I put my phone back in my pockets. I drank his cappuccino that I bought for him quickly which wasn’t too difficult since it was now a bit cold. I loved coffee, so one extra cup in the morning wasn’t gonna hurt anyone right? I put the muffin in the back of my backpack to give it to him later and made my way to class.

I get a few glares and glances because by now everyone knew that Ed and I became friends. I may feel like I’m invisible, and trust, I want to stay that way, but that doesn’t stop people from gossiping about everyone and everything that happen. And besides, people still knew who Ed was. He has other friends, of course.

He just decided to start hanging out with me for some reason, I don’t know why. No one ever wanted to hang out with me before, since I came out gay actually. But I’ve gotten used to it and in the end it didn’t bother me at all. Then Ed came and I had to re-adjust to the situation again. It’s nice though, I’m not complaining.

I walk to the back of the class and sit down at my usual seat. I take out my text books and notes to keep me busy from any awkward stares until I wait for the teacher to show up. I start copying my notes into a more presentable form so that I can throw away my messy, stained papers with my hideous handwriting.

Who am I? When have I ever cared about neat notes? What’s happening to me? I was finding it difficult to actually read my own handwriting. Yes it was that horrible.

Oh screw it! I’ll just ask Ed for his later. Thinking of Ed, I got my phone out and sent him a text to see f he’s here yet

To Ed:

R u here yet, mate? Class is starting

I waited for his reply cause usually he always answers back almost before even send the text but the teacher came in so I had to hide my phone away. I was determined to pay attention but all I could think of was if Ed has answered me yet or not. I’m sure he did by now, like I said, he was fast.

Class passed in a split of a second and so did the two after that and soon it was lunchtime. I made my way to my locker to empty out my backpack and headed to the cafeteria. I checked my phone on the way and still I got no reply from Ed. I traced the cafeteria with my eyes to see if I would notice him somewhere but nothing.

He never missed school for anything, he wasn’t like that. The thought of going to his house came to my mind but then it occurred to me that we have never really been to each other’s house yet. I ran to the bathroom to call him. I wasn’t really hungry now anyway. I never had it in me to care for anyone or at least not show them about it. But something about Ed makes my blood boil if I knew something happened to him. He’s become like my little brother, kind of.

Even though we’re the same age but he is so fragile and delicate both inside and out. I grew up to not care anymore. I wouldn’t say I was a bad boy with tattoos or piercings, but I there is a need for a fight, I would fight. I wasn’t always like that you know but life makes you make things you don’t want sometimes.

As I was getting close to the bathrooms I took my phone out and prepared for the call. I heard shouting and cried coming out from one of the stalls.

What the hell?

I ran in to search from where the noise was coming from. All the stalls were empty, except for the last one which happened to have the door wide open.

I saw a group of students, there were about five of them. All of them were standing there in a circle threatening someone that was trapped in the middle of their little circle. I couldn’t make out who it was. I stood behind them speechless waiting for someone to make their next move. One of them noticed me staring at them and he looked surprised like he wasn’t expecting me. Of course, why would he? He almost looked afraid. I could tell form his wide eyes and open mouth in shock. He nudged the person next to him on the leg and the other looked too.

Suddenly I had ten eyes staring at me and as I like magic, they passed right in front of me to make an escape for it. As they started disappearing, I could see a red-head boy on the floor with blood in his hair and all over his body. Ed. One thought and I lost it. I grabbed the last person that passed in front of me from his arm and held it tightly in mine.

A gasp escaped his lips and I knew he was afraid I was gonna beat him but I’m not that kind of person. I just wanted to give him a warning.

“Hey. If I ever, and I do mean EVER see you touch him, near him  or even look at him again, I will ruin you with my own hands.”

All of the other boys were still there waiting to see what was gonna happen next. The boy I held in my hand hesitated for a few seconds then replied cowardly

“W-what, are you like  h-his b-boyfriend now o-or something?” he stuttered while saying it and I knew he said it to look like a tough guy in front of his friends.

I decided to kick this up a notch.

I brought him closer and squeezed his arm once more and he gasped again in fright and pain.

“THAT is NONE of your FUCKIN BUSINESS!! Now either you stay away from him, or I will report you to the principal myself. I’ve got proof” I said as I held up my phone in the air to show him that I recorded to whole damn thing.

“U-understood” was all he said and I let his arm go and pushed him back a little.

“I’m glad”

Of course I didn’t really record what happened, but with that said, I got them even more scared than they were before. I didn’t really know I had it in me to do that but I did it to help Ed.

 And with that they ran out of the bathroom faster than a deer in the dessert. Or wherever they live. 

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