Silence

Why me?

Shit, shit, shit, I've gone and left my jotter in biology. I swivel around quickly to go back for it when i walk into a tall figure, tripping up and dropping all my books.

Not knowing what to do, I just sit there on the floor surrounded by sheets of paper with some of my drawings, poems and just personal things.

I look to see Evan heading in my direction but before he reaches me Carrie walks up in front of me, Carrie is Maia' minion she grabs some of the sheets that were scattered on the floor.

She scans the page and then starts to read it aloud "oh I'm summer miles and I don't talk because I'm a freak, at home I like to sit in my room all day and listen to shitty music and then feel sorry for myself and...." I don't know what sheet she picked up but I have never written anything like that.

"That's enough" says Evan glaring at Carrie.

"Jesus someone's cranky, am only having a laugh" replied Carrie. But when Evan wasn't looking she stared me right in the eye and mouthed, your dead.

And with that Evan held out his hand to help me up, i hesitate for a few seconds but then grab his hand, he pulls me up, sliding his arm round my waist as he does, " are you okay summer? That was a pretty bad fall"

I nod gently, not wanting him to remove his arm from my waist.

*******

Only 2 more minutes and I get to go home.

The bell rings for about 5 seconds so I start to pack away. "Summer!" I swivel around quickly to see Evan smiling at me.

I look back at him questionably."which way do you walk summer?"

I point to the front entrance of the school which leads on to the main road.

"Me too"

"Hey wait here, I need to go get my work from geography, please wait, I'll be two minutes." Evan is the first person to be nice to me so yeah I will wait.

"Ha freak" I hear from behind me.

I raise one eyebrow and then turn my back to Carrie.

"Hey little mute don't ignore me"

I turn to look at her and then raise both eyebrows. Suddenly two large boys emerge from behind her and she slips something into each of their hands. It looks like money, what the hell is she paying them to do?

All of a sudden Carrie grabs my hair and yanks me round the back of the school, the two guys following her.

"Hey little bitch, I heard you embarrassed Maia" she says through gritted teeth. I stare at her blankly. "got anything to say huh? no? Well I tried, go on boys"

The boys were both tall and what you might say 'well built' they both had a sort of darkness about them.

The blonde boy on the left turns to look at the black haired boy on his right, they both nod.

Suddenly a sharp pain shoots through my stomach causing me to double over in pain. I curl up in a ball, maybe it was just a warning?

Nope, another punch, this time to the face and then my ribs and then a few kicks.

I hear someone shout "summer" I try to look up but I can't, my visions starts to blur and I black out.