Full Of Life: Desperate Measures
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3rd chapter! please comment with your criticism or encouragement! P.S. Nen's last name is pronounced like "youth" (you'll see what i mean when you get to it) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Chapter 3 ____________
We didn't end up leaving until four p.m, which probably meant that the principal wanted the school to be empty when he had his little "chat" with me and my mom. I was in the passenger seat obviously, just staring out the window, wondering how this would go down. The car ride was miserable, and silent. Besides the wind, and the occasional bumps in the road. Even then, they didn't do anything to help the anxiety i was going through. I'm almost sure I know why the principal wants to see me. I beat up one of the most popular kids in school. It was all my fault, not his. He was probably playing the victim in all of this. Poor little helpless him got beat up by big scary me. that's a funny thought alright. Me, scary. I chuckled silently to myself, then sighed. I should be thinking about how to convince the principal how this isn't my fault, and how he was the one who started it.
Finally pulled into the schools parking lot... for a fifteen minute ride, it sure felt like a long time. Anxiety will do that to you. And I'm soooo not ready for this. I slowly get out of the car, trying to take as long as possible. Dragging my feet every step of the way, i finally make it to the front doors. I take one last look at the almost empty parking lot and take a step inside. My mom takes the lead as we head for the Principal's office. It's rather unfortunate to say that this isn't the first time. We stopped in front of the big oaken doors that lead into the Principal's office and i just look at them in disgust every time I see them. Wondering, how much more it cost the school just to have these fancy wooden doors, so this self-important, high and mighty prick can feel MORE important.
After stepping through the doors, we enter into the waiting lobby. and of course he has a secretary that also makes his pompous ass seem much more sophisticated, and higher in power. The secretary takes her sweet little time, pretending that she's doing important work, Like she works for NASA or something. After about 5 mintutes of just standing there, she lazily glanced up at us, then looked back at the computer screen and said.
"Ah, you must be Nen, and his mother. Mr. Lowkir will see to you shortly."
Mr. Lowkir will see to us shortly? as if he's doing something important right now anyways. Did i ever mention that i simply hate snobs? not just hate, but despise with a burning passion? Well I did now. So I decided to sit down, and wait for god knows long I would have to. My mom just remained standing.
It was 15 minutes until Mr. Lowkir buzzed the secretary, Whose name is apparently Amy (and has Double D cups of course), and told us to come on back. I was already in a bad mood for all this little bullshit AND the bad day I've been having. And of course, he starts with one of those rhetorical questions.
"You know why I called you in today?"
"No, but apparently you do, so why don't you tell me?" i said as sarcastically as physically possible. he just gave me a look that said "are you really gonna start it like this?"
"You're here," He said, tone unchanged to my sarcastic remark , " because you beat up one of my students."
I couldn't help but notice the extra emphasis that he had placed on "my". It was funny in a way, how he was making such a big deal about Jedk getting beat up. If it had been me, he wouldn't have given two shits who did it. Even if he did, they would probably say that I instigated it, and off they go.
"No, I'm here because i defended myself from a potentially life threatening situation."
"I would hardly consider it life threatening! you broke his nose, and rendered him unconscious!" he said with a smirk, trying to pass me off as a liar, right in front of my own mother.
"I like how you didn't mention anything about him being two times over the legal limit." I said, my voice unwavering. I didn't even have to clarify what i said and he understood immediatly. The smirk died in an instant.
"Drunk or not, you still knocked him unconscious. On school property no less!"
"HE WAS GOING TO BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF ME!" I yelled, showing how angry I was getting.
"Now now Mr. Uith, Jedk is one of our best students! why on earth would he want to beat you up?" he said, the smirk returning... he was toying with me!
"BECAUSE I'M A FAGGOT!!!" I yelled, no longer thinking straight, but speaking the first things that came to my lips. Once again the smirk went away, and so did every other emotion on his face. I didn't dare look at my mother.
"Because I like dicks! Because I Prefer men over women! Ever since I came out of the closet, your students have been making my life hell!" I continued, tears streaming down my face. But like earlier, I didn't know what to do. So I just ran, again. right through the door that lead into the receptionist's lobby, knocking over Amy who was apparently listening in, right through those big, expensive oak doors, and finally, out of the school's rear exit. I had forgotten about the steps leading up to the entrence, but I had too much momentum. So I jumped, and cleared all 22 stairs. Practicing parkour finally paid off, I thought to myself, as I rolled, got back up, and continued running through the parking lot, and over the nearest fence. I wound up on one of the neighborhood streets, so I kept following it.
I eventually arrived at our town's park. My mind was complete chaos, thinking of all the worst case scenarios, all at once. I couldn't take it anymore. Collapsing at the nearest tree, i placed my back on the rough bark, and curled up and started crying into my knees. Scared of all the things that could possibly happen to me. Scared of what my mom thinks of me now. Scared that I'll lose the one person that means anything to me on this world. So i just sat there, and cried, and cried, and cried. I cried for a little over 30 minutes, which in my mind, felt like 3 hours. Until i heard something I wasn't quite expecting.
"Hey, what's the matter?"