Chapter 26
"Are you sure you’ll be alright
at school? You still look a little sick.” Roy’s mother asked as she watched him
eat a bowl of cereal.
It was the first Monday from the
time Roy had came home and he planned on going to school. It was still difficult
for him to walk far distances, and he had yet to stay awake through a whole
day, but he wanted to go.
“I’ll be fine as long as you drive
me.”
“I’ll drive you, but if anything
happens call me.”
“I will.” Roy took one last bite of
cereal and walked the bowl to the sink.
“Are you ready?” His mother asked.
“Yeah, I’m ready.”
They started to walk out the door.
“Aren’t you forgetting something?”
His mother looked at him.
“No, what?” He asked.
“Your backpack and all your other
stuff.” She answered.
“No, I wouldn’t be able to carry
them, so I'll figure it out when I need it.”
“Okay then.” She sounded bemused.
She drove Roy to school, parking in
front of the main building, she helped Roy out of the car.
“Call me when school is out, okay.”
“I will.”
As she drove off she waved to Roy,
and he waved back.
It was thirty minutes before the
first bell was to ring. Roy decided to go to the area where his friends hung
out.
The hangout was an alley, formed by
the main building and the gym, only a few hundred feet from where he was
dropped off. It took him tens of times longer than it usually would have taken,
but eventually he found them.
Roy walked up to them.
“Roy, where have you been?” Oats
asked.
Gill then added, “What happened to
you? You look sick.”
“Yeah I’ve been in the hospital.” He
answered.
“Are you okay?”
“Yeah.”
“Why were you at the hospital?” Oats
asked.
“It’s a long...” Roy stopped.
Though his back was to the
courtyard, he knew someone important had just passed him.
“Nina?” he asked himself, turning to
see Nina walk pass the corner of the building.
“Nina? You mean the new girl? Wait,
how do you know her? She just moved here.” Gill asked in confusion.
But Roy ignored his question and
with all the strength he could muster, ran after her. He ran from the alley and
around the corner.
He could see her, “Nina!” He yelled,
“Nina, wait up!”
Nina stopped and turned around.
Nina was within arms length.
“Nina, I’ve missed you.” Tears
started to flow from his eyes and down his cheeks.
“Oh hey Roy, I’ve missed you too,
but I have to go.”
“Wait, why are you here?”
“Mom and me moved down here.”
“When?”
“A few weeks ago, I’m sorry but I
really have to go.”
“Oh, okay come here?” Roy opened his
arms gesturing for a hug.
“Is there a problem here?” A boy’s
voice came from behind Roy.
“There’s no problem.” Roy answered.
The boy walked in front of Roy and
stood next to Nina.
Nina looked up to the boy, he then
kissed her.
“Wait! Wait!” Roy yelled, “Wait.”
Not as loud. “What is this?” Roy’s heart pounded, his breathing quickened.
“This is Kevin.” Nina started, “He’s
my boyfriend.”
Boyfriend?
What does she mean? I thought we were…
“I met him my first day here, I’m
sorry Roy I hope we can still remain friends.” Nina looked at Roy, “See you in
class.” She said walking away.
Roy did not blink, his heart started
to slow, his breathing all but stopped, his body became weak and limp. He fell
to his knees, crying. This isn’t real. It
can’t be. Please God, please.
Oats and Gill came running to Roy.
“What’s wrong?” Oats asked.
“Are you okay?” Gill added.
“Roy come on, answer.” Oats looked
at Roy’s face, “Gill, he’s crying.”
“Dude what happened?”
This
isn’t real. She doesn’t love me? Why? Why?
Roy continued to cry.
“Come on man.” Oats said.
Oats and Gill helped Roy to his
feet.
Ring!
The bell that signalled the start of
school rang.
“Here, lets get to class, how about
it Roy?”
Roy wiped the tears from his eyes.
“Thanks guys, but stay away from me.”
“What?”
“Just stay away.”
Roy ignored his debilitated and
exhausted state, and walked to his first class.
He walked into class, “Looks who’s
late, even after such a long vacation.” The teacher greeted him.
“Sorry I’m late.” He replied,
looking throughout the class, everyone was looking at him.
Roy walked to his seat and sat down.
The teacher continued her lecture
and wrote notes on the white board with a dry erase marker.
Roy looked around; he saw a boy
texting, trying to hide the phone, the text said, “Did you see Nina and Kevin
yesterday?”
Fucking
Kevin!
He then overheard the conversation
of two girls.
“Aren’t Kevin and Nina so cute?” One
asked the other.
“Yeah, their perfect.” The other
answered.
God
damn fucking Kevin! He covered his eyes and shut them.
But some people’s thoughts were so
prominent that Roy could not help but hear them.
I
can’t believe Kevin and Nina got in trouble for making out in class. One boy thought.
I
should ask Kevin and Nina if they want to go on a double date with Rob and I. An
another girl though.
“Kevin...”
“Kevin...”
“Kevin this...”
“Kevin that...”
Everyone was thinking about Kevin,
Roy had never heard of him prior to that day.
The anger boiled in Roy, eating away
at his insides.
A girl raised her hand.
“Yes Allie?” The teacher asked.
“Do you have Kevin as a student...”
Roy snapped, he stood up, grabbed
his desk and threw it. From the back of the class room, and through the window,
continuing several yards. The window and wall lay in shattered pieces. “God
fucking damn it! Kevin! Kevin! Kevin! Do you fucking retards think of anything
or fucking talk about any fucking thing other than that fucking Kevin?!”
Everyone was turned around in their
seats gawking at Roy.
“Roy! Go to the office! I’m calling
security!” The teacher yelled.
Roy started walking out of the room.
“Go fuck yourselves, all of you, I don’t care anymore.”
Mom
come get me! He commanded.
The security guard came running down
the hall.
“You stop! Don’t move!” He yelled at
Roy.
“Get the fuck out of here!” Roy
directed him.
The security guard then walked away.
Roy continued to walk to the door to
the outside.
Fuck!
I’ll kill him.
“Hey you!” A voice yelled from
behind the main office door.
“Yeah.” Roy glared at him.
“You Roy?” he asked.
“Yeah, why?”
“Your expelled. Your not coming
back.”
“Good.”
“Glad your happy, now get the fuck
out of here.”
“Whatever.”
Roy walked outside, his mother was
waiting for him.
“What happened?” She asked. “I
suddenly got a feeling that I had to come get you.”
“Yeah
let's get home.”
“Why?”
“I’m kicked out of the school.”
“What? Why?” She asked.
“I don’t want to talk about it.”
“Okay, I understand. Lets get home.”
When they arrived home Roy went
directly to his room.
God
damn it! Roy slammed the door behind him. He started to walk to his bed,
but his clothes began to fall apart, his shoes, shirt and pants fell apart at
the seems. God damn it! Now I need new
shoes!
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