This Boy

Quarry Bank

The class ended quickly and was as bad as I thought it would be. I gathered all of my belongings and exited the class room. 

"Hey wait up!" I heard someone yell behind me.

I looked back to see John walking towards me. 

"Hello" I said and continued to walk to my second class. 

Once John caught up to me, he quickly snatched my schedule out of my hand and looked over it.

"Can I help you?" I asked.

"Oh nothing just seeing yer classes. Looks like we only have first class together" He said handing it back to me without looking at me.

"Oh" I said and looked over my schedule again.

"Yeah...I've got science right now bye" he said and made a sharp turn down the hall.

I watched him walk and shook my head.

'This boy...' I thought to myself

I continued walking to find my next class. History with Mrs. Roberts in room 10. I found the class finally and sat down at a desk in the back. Soon the bell rang and the room was flooded with teenagers. A dark red haired girl sat next to me and instantly looked at me. 

"Hi Im Ruth, I've never seen ya here before" she said with a big smile.

"I just moved here my names Heather" I said shaking her hand.

"Oh thats fab!" she said with such emotion.

I giggled at her excitement and we began to talk a bit more about ourselves until class started. After class, I walked with Ruth to my next class and we non stopped chatted all the way there. She was so friendly and so golden. I was so glad to have met her.

Soon the school day was over and I was feeling much more relieved. I walked out of a back exit to the school and crossed a field to the bus stop. I was making my way through when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I quickly turned around to be met with the blonde haired boy from earlier.

"Hello love" he said to me with a smirk and a hand in his pocket.

"Hi..." I said shyly.

"So...your the new girl huh?" he asked looking at me up and down in a seductive way.

"Yeah...?" I said unsure of what he was doing. I was starting to feel uncomfortable by the minute. He leaned in closer to me and whispered,

"How about I give you a good 'ol welcome present aye?" while gliding his hand up my thigh.

I was so shocked that I froze and couldn't move. My only instinct was to slap him. He touched his cheek and yelled, "YOU BITCH" and slapped me back, hard. I fell to the floor and grabbed my cheek and when I thought he was gonna touch me again Pete was yanked back. 

"What the hell are ye doing mate?!" asked someone. It was John. A wave a relief washed over me and I got back on my feet. 

"She fuckin' slapped me so I slapped her back!" Pete said trying to play the victim.

"All I said was 'Ye need some help?' and she slapped me!" Pete said with wide eyes.

I couldn't believe what was happening. This stupid boy was manipulating everything. John looked at him ignoring me.

"Cut it Pete I saw everything" he said harshly.

Pete began to lie again before he was punched in the face by John. I gasped loudly and covered my mouth. John turned around and shook his hand in pain. I ran up to him.

"Are you okay?" I asked grabbing his hand.

"I'm fine lets go" he said flatly and grabbed my hand.