Calling Secrets

Chapter 2 - Bullies

"Juan, is anything the matter? You've been awfully quiet since breakfast" My ever-caring-mother asked me.

'I've been quietly dying ever since you arrived from that stupid business trip of yours, but you've been too busy to notice'

I wanted to say, but instead I replied

"I'm fine"

Inside I was screaming.
'I am not fine. I am not fine at all.'

She gave me a long look, with narrowed before she shrugged and started the car. Just as I expected.

"Well then, let's go. Hope you have all your things?" I nodded and off we went.

......

In school

I arrived at school and hurriedly started making my way to class when I bumped into someone.
"Oh my God! I'm so sorry" I said while picking up the person's belongings that fell on the floor.

"Hmm...look who we have here" I looked up, only to see Florence, the bully of the school

"Just what I needed!"

This girl thinks her dad owns this school.  For Gods sake he's just the president of the Parents, Teachers Association.
Her two other friends Tina and Tamara stood on either side of her.

"Juanita Lawal, the clumsy little cockroach" she makes a disgusted face and the rest begun laughing, probably what they thought sounded was girly and all, but they sounded more like  strangled Chickens

"Please Florence. I don't want trouble. Please, just stay away from me" I calmly replied as I picked up my bag from the floor and was about to make my way to class, when a hand grabbed my arm.

"You" She said in a very cold tone, which on a normal occasion would freeze me or anyone other of her juniors, but not today, not me "Listen when I'm talking to you"
I squared my shoulders, raised my chin and looked  her in the eyes.

"Leave. Me. Alone" I seethed through clenched teeth.

"My, my. Florence, this one is stubborn today...hmm.." Tina her petite friend said, while giving me a scrutinizing look.

"How dare you!" Before I could do or say anything, I received a hard slap on my cheek, sending my glasses to the floor, attracting other students attention.

"What did I even do to You? Why don't you leave me alone?!" I yelled, forgetting the fact that she was my senior.
Tears begun to well in my eyes.

"Shut up! Who gave you the guts to talk back? Are you mad? Eh?" I placed a hand on my hot throbbing cheek
"Tina, Tamara?"

"Yes?" The two girls answered.

"Let's get this stupid child to a more secluded place. I will teach her a lesson" she smirked. "What? The rest of you...what are you looking at?"
With that, they dragged me with them to where ever they were going to.
I know I'm in hot soup. I should have just kept quiet. Maybe if I had, I would have been in class by now.

I don't need to tell you what they did to me after that, do I?

Thirty frog jumps,
sit on the air,
pick pin,
think about your life
and every other punishment they knew. If I got tired and took a break, they'll beat me, they made me polish their shoes too. For Christ sake! What did I do to deserve this?

"And if you mention anything about this to anyone--" I've heard those words before..."you will receive more than this. Understood?!" Florence asked, pulling my hair, as she crossed her legs on top a desk, exposing her thick thighs.
I wonder if the teachers do not see the kind of skimpy skirts these seniors put on.