Bad Bloods

A story by Tabitha Wilcox and Alyssa Murphy

Blood Bone woke up this morning dreading school. He had been up all of last night without any hope of sleep. He couldn’t stop thinking about the newest 'member of his gang. “Timothy honey, it's time to get up now” his mother called him from the bottom of the stairs. “Now I want you to be nice and don't even think about hurting anyone today” his dad said before Tim walked out the door. On his way to school he stopped to talk to his friends and pick up his “girlfriend” yeah right as if he could ever love such a brat or a woman at all. You see Timothy is gay and at his school being gay is a sin so if anyone found out he would be forced to give up his title as gang leader and his poularity but he never cared about that. Everyone thinks that he's super violent and doesn't care about anything other than his gang, girlfriend, and himself but really he would stop to help anyone who needed it. He arrived at school a few minutes late but was excused because even the teachers were scared of him and didn't want to be on his bad side. And that's when he came in the newest member of his gang Dragon Blood. He was assigned the seat next to him and Tim couldn't help but stare. Everyone was because he was the first person they had seen ever be accepted into Tims gang, the Bad Bloods. Tim sat there contemplating when the best time would be for him to try to ask him out. “Psst Tim I need to talk to you after school” DB had whispered to him making him even more nervous than he already was “okay” he responded unsure how nervous his voice may have sounded. 

Timothy was waiting outside the gate when all of a sudden he saw DB right there in front of him causing Tim to jump back “oh it's just you well, what were you wanting to talk about”Tim asked looking into DB’s dark blue eyes “follow me” DB said grabbing Tims hand and pulling him around the corner and away from view “it's about Britney. I saw her with Zachary and she kissed him” Tim tensed up a bit when DB hugged him telling him he was sorry that happened and all but that's not why he was tensed it was because he wanted to hug him back and never let him go but he refrained, for doing that may give away the fact that hes actually gay so just said thanks and said he would talk to britney but he would never have guessed it was part of DB’s plan.

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“He will be mine”DB thought as he watched Timothy walk away from him.“but why do i want him to be” . He could no longer even understand his own thoughts. Why did he want him so bad he only met him three days ago. Three days ago, his whole life had changed “hey you there”he heard a voice say behind him when he turned around he saw them, the people everyone had warned him about. They said with him being new that he would be their number one target but he wasn't afraid, or was he . Everyone started to crowd around him a swirl of whispers of “He’s so dead” and “I feel so bad for him” started to swarm his head. He was unsure of what he should do “run, hide, fight , oh god, what should I do.”  Then Tim walked up to him and whispered to him “I need to talk to you” it was so quiet he was unsure if he said anything at all but the next thing he knew he was being dragged away from the crowd. Tim’s grip on his arm was so soft it was as if he didn’t want to hurt him. He was pulled behind the school and asked one simple question, “Wanna join my gang? You could use the protection.”/// He was unsure how to answer, but the next day he was hanging out with the people that everyone was so afraid of.

As he walked home he kept the memory of his first encounter with Tim and was looking forward to the next one with the memory held close to his heart.

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The next day went well until he ran into her, ”oh hey baby!” Britney had said as she kissed Tim’s cheek “Get away from me we are over!” “Oh well, i guess you want everyone to know your secret” “What secret?” Tim asked unsure if he even wanted an answer “That  your gay.” Britney said in a mocking voice “Did you think you could keep it hidden forever” Britney then laughed making Tim cringe. “How did she know about that?!” “No im not, why would you even say that!” “Cause its the truth and you have two options, you can stay with me and I won't tell anyone or you can break up with me and I’ll tell everyone. So what's it going to be?” Tim didn't know how to respond to that he just stood there frozen in place. “Fine I won't break up with you.” He said at last immediately regretting it when Britney kissed him.

Tim and Britney walked for a while before Britney's sister appeared. Mitchelle was short, had glasses, light brown curly hair,and freckles which you could barely see unless she started blushing like crazy. “Do you have our homework done yet” Britney asked her sister venom dripping off every word. “N-No i don't i'm sorry” Mitchelle said stuttering while fixing her glasses that had slightly slid down her nose. Britney heard this and soon was filled with a rage so great that it felt like she was going to burn up. In an instant Mitchelle went from standing up holding her books she couldn't fit in her bag to falling to the ground holding her cheek where her sister had slapped her. “Britney what the hell!?” Tim screamed while running over to help Mitchelle. “Don’t worry it’s fine” Mitchelle said while collecting her books that she had dropped.“You were supposed to have it done by now” Britney said while she walked past her sister and she kicked one of the books farther away.

A few weeks later, and he is still waiting. He hasn't had the chance. Every time he would try to tell him, he would be dragged away from him. “I wish I could tell him, the fact that I love him and that i want him to love me too,Tim.”

As he was walking home, he saw a stray cat fighting with another over a fish that was thrown out he was thinking about what had happened earlier the same day. He came so close to being able to tell DB but couldn’t because of the brat. He paused for a second and looked around he was sure he heard yelling, he then looked across the street and saw what he thought was a kids father yelling at them he thought nothing of it until the front door opened and the kids father threw him outside he was shocked till he saw what looked to be a LGBTQ t-shirt,then, he wasn't just shocked he was furious. “What's wrong with LGBTQ” Tim yelled at the kids father while he had a shocked and furious look on his face. “ How dare you tell me how to treat my own child,it is my responsibility not yours so mind your own goddamn business! No one likes a
GAY child like you!” 

  

A few weeks after the whole incident he has been even more cautious about his sexuality. He started to grow more distant from everyone and hardly talks in class. Everyone just thinks that he's finally changed and is becoming what everyone thought he was but no it was just so he could slowly be able to get rid of Britney and see DB than he was at the time and it was working until people noticed them spending time together