Chapter 166
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Is there a place anyone else dread's more than school? I mean I know I need my education but at what cost? Mean girls left and right, bullies too bored with their lives they have to make others a living hell. I'm tired of this place no I'm more than tired I'm exhausted, every minute I spend here is a minute that I'll never get back.
I walk down the wondering halls with no idea of where I'm even going, most of the time this place confuses me so I walk. "Well if it isn't Kc Matlyn" I hear my worst nightmare creep up behind me "slow down Matlyn let's chat" Rory is what classifies as a bully he's big, mean, and for some reason always angry. I couldn't have picked a worst time to walk down the hallway. He catches up to me and wraps his hill like arm around my tiny 110 pound body "where you heading Kc?" He asks squeezing me so tight I see colors
"Class" I reply trying to breathe.
Blocking me with his hands he stops me from walking "I don't think so" balling my collar in his fists he says "see thing is I can't stand you Matlyn" I can feel myself slowly levitating from the floor "why's that?"
"Your guess is as good as mine" if I don't provoke him maybe he won't hit me.
He laughs "you're such a little bitch Matlyn I can see your lip shaking, are you scared?" I'm not not scared but I chose not to reply. He pins me against the wall inches away from hitting me when the worlds strangest thing happens
"PUT HIM DOWN YOU GIANT SACK OF SHIT!" A voice yells down the hall, Rory and I turn to see this guy charging at us before Rory can react he tackles him causing them to fall me included. I hit my head on the floor, I look over at the guy pounding on Rory as he lays there.
Trying to get up I crawl away scared of what the fuck was happening, who even is this guy. I crawl away but he stops me "get up kid!" He demands grabbing my arm. He gets me up and helps me outside
Immediately I pull away from him still frightened by what he just did "who the hell are you?" I ask as he stares at me
"I'm Wyatt Briggs"
"You're new here aren't you?" I ask confused "Yes" he replies and it all makes sense now
"Ok well rule one around here is not to get involved when he's beating someone up"
"So I'm just suppose to let it happen, just let him pound your face in" I nod yes "THAT'S FUCKING STUPID!" He yells causing me to jump and I back up from him a bit. It's obvious this guy is insane
"Well that's how it is around here people just let it happen when he's hitting me because they don't want to be next"
"I don't care I can take that douche and I'm not going to stand around seeing that and not doing anything about it"
"You might be one of the good ones then, scary, but good" I smile faintly "I should go thanks for what you did sorry you committed social suicide on your first day" there's no way this guy is going to have a good school year, Rory will tell everyone that he's public enemy so they'll either have to hate him or face Rory.
I walk away heading back inside finishing what's left of today. When the day's finally over I run to my car and I get to leave without looking back, until the next day of course. As I'm driving out of the lot I see a familiar face walking along side of the road, it's him! I try to drive by him without getting seen but that doesn't work because he's looking right at me.
I wish I was a dick who'd make him walk but I'm not and he helped me out today "need a ride?" I ask slowing down next to him
"Nah you're good" he replies and continues walking
"Come on I owe you one" he doesn't reply but keeps looking at me "please?" I ask "Ok" he walks around my car and gets in. "Thanks" he says as I pull away
"No problem" I smile "so where am I taking you?" "J street on Hillary boulevard"
"Alright" I drive and we sit in silence. I feel like I have to say something this is too awkward "was today really your first day?" I ask breaking the silence
"Yeah, when I found you I was leaving the deans office she was giving me my schedule" as I drive I can feel him staring at me "does he do that to you everyday?"
"The days he's too sick to come to school he makes his girlfriend fill in with verbal torment" it's a sad life I live
"Well I don't care as long as I'm here I won't let any of that happen" I wish that were true. "What do you like to do after school?"
"I don't really know the best part of my day is leaving school" he laughs.
His laugh is so attractive, is that a thing? Can someone's laugh be attractive? "You're kind of funny..."
He blanks on my name "Kc, I'm Kc Matlyn"
"Nice to meet you Kc" he smiles. I pull up to his street "that's my house" he points and I drive up to it
then stop "thank you"
"Sure, and if you need a ride to get around I'm free" I don't know why I offered that "Are you sure? Because I will take you up on that"
"Sure" I reluctantly reply
"Here give me your number" my number?!
"Like for my cell?" I ask confused no guy has ever asked for my number, specially not one that looks like him
"Yes" he chuckles "unless you don't want to"
"Sure I do!" I give him my number and he says
"Ok I'll text ya" and walks into his house. He's joking right? No one ever texts me, literally the only two people who texts me are my mom and my therapist, my dad barely notices me so he has no reason to text me.
I get home finally "where you been?" My mom greets me at the door "Hey mom" I reply sarcastically
"Hi Kc. Where have you been?"
"I drove someone home"
"You made a friend!" Her face lights up
"I said I drove someone home mom not I made a friend"
"Well I assumed" walking to the living room I lay on the couch taking my phone out of my pocket "what's their name?"
"Wyatt" I answer
"It's a guy?" She smiles "what does he look like?"
"I can't really explain it, maybe he's on Facebook or something" I search his name and seconds later he pops up. Wyatt Allen Briggs from Santa Fe New Mexico. I flip through his pics and show one to my mom "that's him"
She gasps "oh my god he is hot!"
"I drove him home and he asked for my number" I sit up to get a better view of my mom "he's new and he knows no one"
My mom smiles "sounds like an opportunity" I roll my eyes "it's not mom."
I go about the rest of my week and it's already Friday, thank god. I haven't seen Wyatt since we
spoke on Tuesday it's like he hasn't been at school at all, or I might have dreamt about the whole thing and he's not an actual person either way something's off about him.
Friday's almost over I only have two classes left, I can survive that right? As I'm walking to class I see Rory walking towards me, great! Spoke too soon. His creepy smile makes me want to run "hey little freak" he greets me as he pushes me on the lockers causing me to stumble
"where's your new boyfriend I've been looking for him" I'm guessing he means Wyatt. I don't answer his question so he says "what no bodyguard today?"
"Nope" I shake my head
"Maybe if I hit you he'll show up" after saying that with no hesitation he punches me right in the stomach knocking the wind out of me. I fall to the floor practically gasping for air as I clench my stomach. Hitting me somehow makes him feel better and I know I can never take him so I don't bother.
He bends down to look at me and as he is about to say something we hear "HEY! HEARD YOU WERE LOOKING FOR ME!" Wyatt yells
"BRING IT BITCH!" smiling Rory runs to attack him. They both charge at each other as I lay on the floor witnessing everything. Tackling him Wyatt climbs on top of him punching him in the face "how tough are you now?!" He asks as he hits him
I can't lay there doing nothing, prying myself against the lockers I stand up and rush towards Wyatt as he hits him "stop!" I demand trying to get Wyatt off as Rory bleeds "get off of him you're going to get in trouble!" I explain and I finally got a good hold of him to pull.
I rush us outside leaving Rory behind, he yanks his arm out of my hands "why'd you pull me off of him I finally had him!"
"ARE YOU INSANE?!" I yell "WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA?!"
"Because he was hurting you?!" He replies in anger and I look at him confused
"Why do you care so much, I'm a nobody" and with no warning he rushed to me and kisses me.
