Shadows | Muke Clemmings

Chapter 4

Im literally only getting 3 votes on each chapter and it's always the same people but idc, Thanks for 75 reads btw! :3 if your reading this, Ily :*

Of course, Luke never showed up to watch my football practise. Probably too busy crying in a corner or getting beaten up. But you'll never believe who was there. Yup... Niall! "Where the fuck did you get to this morning?" He said, fiercely grabbing the back of my shirt.
"I have practise!" I said through breaths, he pulled me away saying, "Not today you don't, thinking you can ditch me! Im the only reason people like you in this school. If it wasn't for me, you would be nothing but dirt!" He glared at me and spat on me. I was used to it by now, he thought that having him as a friend was one of the best things that could ever happen to me.

"So Im not treated like dirt now? Constantly getting tormented by you, having only 3 close friends and having to live out my life hiding in the shadows! Your pathetic for thinking that you would ever be any help to me!" My words were obviously stupid as Niall had the stronger grip and managed to throw a single punch at me, making me fall to the fall, too agonised to want to move. He walked off to football practise whilst I stayed there for a second, not because I was in too much pain to move, just staying so that I could reflect over what had just happened for a brief moment.

I wandered out of the school gates. I didn't exactly want to go to the first aid area, I couldn't go back to play football especially not with Niall there and if I stayed til my last lesson, I would get around a million questions I wouldn't want to answer and I'd probably get sent to first aid anyway. I quickly walked out of the school gates before getting noticed. I looked back at the pitch one last time before walking off.

[A/N Im British so when I say Football, I mean soccer if your American :3 ]

I wasn't even annoyed about missing football, all the guys hate me and Luke never showed up so what was the point? Well, James didn't 100% hate me, but he had never really liked me since the beginning. If it wasn't for Liz, he would t even look in my direction, never mind even talk to me.

I was wandering around, not entirely sure where to go. I didn't exactly know where Cal and Ash went whilst I was at school, all I knew os that they were gone once I got back. Im guessing they come home for lunch so I didn't exactly want to go back there until I knew they would be gone. Instead, I wandered into a small park and sat on a dp bench, leaning my head back. This in no way helped the pain, but it was relaxing so I stayed.

*1 New Message *

Penguin Pal :3 : Hey, where are you? I know I was a little late but your even later and Niall keeps glaring at me, what's up?

So the little idiot did end up showing up. I couldn't exactly go back there now, so instead I replied :

The Amazing Cliffonda : Felt sick so left early, sorry, I'll be in tomorrow

I threw my phone back into my bag only to receive another message.

Penguin Pal :3 : Where are you? If your ditching, Im ditching!

I sighed and rolled my eyes before replying to Luke, telling him where I was. It was only after I told him that I remembered I had been beaten up so probably looked rough. I didn't want him asking questions but it was too late now. Around 5 minutes later, Luke appeared. When I first saw him, I began thinking about how shit our school really is, I mean, 2 kids have managed to just walk out the gates.

"Woah! What happened?" Luke said, once I came into view.
I shrugged at him and said, "It doesn't matter!"
"It clearly does matter!" He said, staring at me with concerned eyes.
"You never told me how you got your black eye so I ain't telling you about this!" I said, which clearly shut him up and he was speechless.
"Niall kept giving me dirty looks once you were gone..." He said, looking down at his feet as we walked.
"Ignore him, he's a dick!" I said harshly. Luke sighed as we walked on.

We continued walking for a while until Luke suddenly stopped. "What's up?" I said. He sighed, still staring his his feet. "Why do you guys still hang out with Niall? He's a complete douche and Ive already figured out it was him who did this to you!"
I felt myself begin to shake slightly as I stuttered, "I-I dunno, h-he's a c-cool guys I guess!" But we both knew that wasn't the truth.

***

"You're pathetic Mikey! Nothing but a fag!"
"Don't tell anyone!"
"Oh, don't worry Mikey, I won't tell anyone, because this is gonna stop! Your gonna stop being a gay fag and live normally like the rest of us, banging a new chick every night!"
"A-and if I don't?"
Niall laughed sarcastically in my face.
"If you don't, you can't consider yourself dead, socially and physically..."

***

Luke and I walked on in an awkward silence until we reached my apartment. Cal and Ash were bound to be gone by now, so I didn't hesitate to invite him in. Our apartment was messy and filthy, but that's all you can expect seeing as none of us exactly do anything around here.
"We can go hang in my room, if you want." I said, turning to face Luke. He nodded and I showed him down the hallway until we reached my door.

"Holy shit!" He said, the second we stepped into my room. I froze up, scared as to what he had spotted, but relived when he continued with, "You like these bands too?" He was admiring the posters on the wall. I grinned at him walking over to them. "Well duh!" I said, rolling my eyes, making him laugh. I had pretty much forgotten about all pain I felt in my face.

I slipped a Greenday CD on and let the music blare out, but not too loudly as Ashton would probably kill me if we got a complaint. Luke grinned, doing a stupid dance. I laughed at him and we sat down on the bed next to each other.

"So, what do you wanna do?" I said, looking around my room. I didn't exactly have any gaming systems but I had my phone and my laptop, other than that, there wasn't really anything else other than anything that involved talking.
"Wanna watch Mean Girls?" He said raising an eyebrow at me. I laughed opening my laptop.

Okay so for those of you who didn't understand the flashback earlier, the only reason Michael stays friends with Niall is because, well one, he's ABSOLUTLEY terrified of him, and two, because Niall is the only one who knows Michaels gay, except Niall thinks he isn't anymore, but isn't scared to use it as a threat against Michael. Poor Mikey :P

Anyway, yeah. By the way, you don't have to worry, there ain't gonna be any smut any time soon ;)
~ J xxx