The Rebel and The Criminal (The Breakfast Club Story)

Chapter 7) It's Okay to be a Virgin

Chapter 7) Its Okay to be a Virgin

There was nothing but shock on everyone's faces. Bender reached towards his jaw and slowly started to stand up straight. I took one step back, but I couldn't go far before I backed up to the railing. I was bracing myself for whatever was going to happen next. John stepped closer to me. I was surprised to see the look on his face. There was nothing. He had a blank expression. For some reason this made me even more nervous, I really couldn't tell what was about to happen. He didn't say anything. I knew I was going to be the one to have to speak up first, but I was having a hard time forming words.

"Sorry" I let out in a whisper. Why was I apoloigizing for that. He deserved it. Why did he have this effect on me. Making me feel small all of a sudden. I was always the one that was big and bad. I had to be the strong one for the others around me. But now I felt like I was crawling into a hole in the ground. "You shouldn't talk to them like that" Another whispered sentence.

His face got closer to mine. I could smell the cigarettes on his breath. "I really don't want to get into it with you Mandy" He says in a flat tone. The whole sentence takes me off guard. This is the first time he used my name. I didn't know what to do. I froze. My emotions were everywhere in that exact moment. I was still mad at him for being such an asshole, but I was also taken aback by his reaction. It wasn't what I was expecting. I was expecting him to begin yelling, but he was calm. My head felt like it was everywhere.

He just kept staring at me, not saying anything. I was looking down at the floor but then I decided to look up. I made eye contact with him, and for a brief moment I felt a different feeling. When I looked in his eyes I saw hurt and pain. And in that moment I felt like there was so much more to John Bender then I could ever comprehend. Andrews voice broke us up.

"Leave her alone!"

Bender turned his head towards Andrew and began walking towards him. "You gonna make me?"

"Yeah"

I walked back over to my original seat and choose to watch this altercation from afar. Bender was now in Andrews face. "You and how many of your friends?"

"Just me, just you and me. Two hits. Me hitting you, you hitting the floor! Anytime you're ready pal!"

Bender goes to hit Andrew but Andrew grabs his arm and puts it behind his back and soon he has Bender pinned to the floor. I don't know what kind of move this was but I was impressed with Andrews wrestling moves.

"I don't wanna get into this with you man" Bender said mumbled with his face pushed into the ground.

Andrew gets up releasing Bender. "Why not?"

John then gets up from the floor and fixes himself. "Cause I'd kill you, it's real simple. I'd kill you and your parents would sue me and it would be a big mess and I don't care enough about you to bother. "

"Chicken shit" Andrew scoffs and is walking away. I then watched as Bender reaches into his pocket and pulls out a switchblade . He was walking backwards and he was right next to my chair at this point. I could sense the anger that was built up in Bender. He proceeds to stab the knife into the chair that was next to the quiet girl at the table next to me.

Andrew turns around and points at Bender. "Let's end this right now." I look over and see the quiet girl take the switchblade out of the chair and keeps it for herself. "You don't talk to them, you don't look at them, and you don't even think about them. You understand me!" I smiled at the fact that Andrew was also standing up for me as well as Claire. I guess I did judge him too soon, maybe he was a good guy. Bender being Bender, he had to get the last word.