The road to nowhere

Chapter seven

We're all walking to school, finally the last day. I can't even begin to describe how happy I am that I don't have to see that asshole Thomas and his two clowns anymore. What were their names? Brian? Mike? Kevin? I don't care to be honest. I just want to be as far away from them as I can. It is not very comforting knowing what they spread around school about me and about what I do.

Not realising that Cole has stopped in front of me, I bump into his back but he doesn't even flinch.

Fucking hell.

It's Thomas.

I throw my bag on the ground and stare at him crossing my arms and tilting my head slightly. He then approaches me shoulder bumping Cole, stopping about a foot in front of me. I hear Ace and Colby creeping up to either side of me, I lift my hand in order to stop them.

"I'm sorry but I'm going to have to ask you to step out of this. It is my fight I'm afraid." I say steadily still staring at Thomas. Ace then storms over again but I manage to catch his arm. "I said, stay out of it." I say as I proceed to pull him back.

I know he is raging and I know that he is like a brother to me and that he can't let me hurt myself but I can handle the situation. Thomas is like a girl anyway, even though i always beat him up or embarrass him in one way or another he always comes back. Like a flea.

"Hey dick-sucker. I see you are with your little friends." he says smugly.

"No shit, we're on our way to school and I am afraid you're standing in our way. So move"

"Really?" he chuckles in my face. "No. I decide when you leave and as of right now, you aren't going anywhere." He says completely serious, staring me dead in the eyes.

I laugh. " You really  think you can control me or my friends? I don't think so." I move closer to him, push him out of the way in an attempt to leave but I feel his arm pull me back.

"Where do you think you're going?" he whispers.

I take a second to turn around and wink at my friends. "To school, dickhead."

He gets in my face. "No." he says softly, unexpectedly kissing me. I  manage to push him away and slap him as hard as I can.

"How dare you, Thomas?" I say as Colby and Ace run up behind him taking his arms and head-locking him.

"Shouldn't have done that, asshole." Colby says enraged.

"Or what, lover boy? You sad I kissed your girl." he says mockingly. Colby flips him over so that they are facing each other, then swings twice.

"I'm afraid so." he says dropping him and walking off. We all quietly follow him not turning back.