Bryn Atkinson's POV

failed at finding my classes on time. I spent half an hour just wandering the halls doing nothing, really.

I walked through the classroom door, my first period. The teacher was Hispanic, the name Mr. Ramirez sitting atop of his desk in a neat slide. He asked me to take a seat, and unfortunately, there was only one empty.

It was next to a boy, but around him were Gray, Bruce, Benji, River, and Tanner. I took a seat next to him.

The boy was skinny, had glasses, and he had floppy brown hair, but other than that, he had defined cheekbones and jawline. The desks were paired up in two's, so I was merely inches away from him. At some point, a note was passed on to me and I had no idea where it came from, I know it didn't come from the guys for a fact. It came from in front of me.

I opened it, reading the words that were scribbled on there.

I looked at him and saw how he repeatedly tapped his finger on the table. Not like the way if somebody was impatient, but as if it was unstoppable. I scribbled on my notebook before passing it towards him. He read it, before scribbling down a reply. We had a conversation just like that. It turns out his name was Eloy and he has ticks, which is a reason why people think of him as an unusual being.

He has humor I'll tell you that. Anyways, at some point, class ended with me learning nothing at all. I walked out into the hallways and after only a few seconds, I heard the ruckus of a large crowd. I turned around and saw Eloy, and not in a good way. He was held by his collar and it looked like he wanted to cry, his Adam's apple bopping up in down.

I looked at the person responsible, and it was a girl. No, she wasn't your cliché blonde bimbo Barbie doll. She was tall for a girl, around my height, five-six to be exact. She wore baggy pants with an oversized hoodie, and her brunette hair was tied in a bun.

"Stop stuttering stupid!" She yelled at Eloy. Nobody dared to step in, not even the guys who were watching in the background behind the crowd. I just made a fricking friend, and friends stick up for each other, right? So I walked towards her, shoving my book bag at Benji, who tried to stop me, a panicked look on his face. I continued on until I finally shoved the girl off Eloy.

I wasn't gonna be unfair and snake her behind her back.

And she was dead ass heavy too.

The hallway stayed silent, people looking at me as if I made the biggest mistake of my life, but I didn't care, it was an unfair match between her and Eloy, I had to step in. She looked at me, adjusting her baggy pants. I knew what that meant, so I decided to tie my hair in a messy bun. Right when I finished, not even a second passed before she lunged at me. She used her weight to her advantage, making us both fall on the floor.

I hit my head pretty hard and my vision instantly got blurry. She straddled my waist, trying to throw punches at my face, but I used my forearms to my defense.

I wasn't going to let this bitch win.

Right when she pulled her arm back, I gave her a good punch in the jaw and pushed her off me. She got up quickly, charging towards me but I gave her an uppercut before she could make any contact whatsoever. She doubled over, so I took that chance to knee her in the face. Her nose started bleeding, gushing and seeping from her nose. Before I could hurt her even more, somebody pulled me off. I struggled at first, trying to get the arms off of me.

I stopped trying when I knew I couldn't get away from the security guard that had a tight grip on me.

You can guess, I got sent to the Principal's office.

***

By the time our discussion ended, it was my lunch period, so I made my way towards the cafeteria. Word got around quick that I had beaten up the girl, whose name I found out was Kegan. And once I entered the cafeteria, the silence took over. I was just standing there until I saw a hand shot up in the sky, signaling me over.

Bruce.

I proceeded walking and people began chatting again. I sat down in between Bruce and Benji, who handed me my book bag back.

"That was so fucking awesome," Tanner said, picking at his teeth with a toothpick.

"Kegan's always been a bitch, you're the first that has actually confronted her... Successfully at least." Benji added, taking a sip of his soda can.

"So, why did you stand up for the freak?" River asked, putting his palms under his chin, resting his elbows on the lunch table.

"Because he's my friend idiot. And for your information, his name is Eloy." I snapped back.

"Fiesty," Bruce mumbles, earning him a pull to the ear. After a bit of conversation, I turn around, only to see Eloy coming in through the cafeteria doors. I wave him over, and he silently comes, hand on his neck whilst looking down. I pushed Bruce and Benji a bit apart from me, making space for Eloy to sit. He abruptly does, looking around while his hand was still rubbing on his neck.

His ticks started and he uncontrollably started twitching his head, so I put my hand on his shoulder and he slowly calmed down. He took that moment to look up, only to look back down when he saw that we were all staring at him.

"Sit straight boy," Benji said, pulling Eloy's shoulders back so he wasn't slumped forward.

"Let's fix the hair," Tanner said, the hair God. He stood up, and walks to the other side of the table, using his fingers to comb through Eloy's hair. "Voila."

"Let's fix this collar too," Bruce said, unfolding Eloy's shirt collar.

"Get the hoe's."

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