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I was
feeling pretty good about things when I
walked into school today. Things were cool
with me and Dee and everything. Even
Marita was being nicer to me than she had
been since I broke up with Flora. I
remember thinking about where Dee and I
could go during lunch. It was a nice day
so maybe we could get some food at Mikko's
Deli and eat outside. Like a picnic or
something. So you see that proves wasn't
looking for trouble or anything. But right
after I put my stuff in my locker and
headed for the gym I saw Juan laughing
with a bunch of guys and everything
changed inside of me.
I have
been pissed at Juan since that creep tried
to molest Dee but I have decided to just
keep cool about it. Not especially because
I wanted to but because that's what Dee
wanted. Besides, Dee took care of things
with him, and she made him look real small
in front of many witnesses, so I was
thinking that maybe I could just let it go
at that. You know, since he had already
been publicly humiliated.
But
that's not the way it was going to be.
Because just as I was about to open the
gym door, Juan pushed me. You see? Even
though I wasn't looking for any trouble,
Juan was. Then when he make this crack
about Dee and him and the way he said it
made it sound like he had had sex with her
or something and that she was begging him
for more! Well, that did it.
I don't
even remember much about what happened
next. I wasn't thinking anything I was
just feeling, you know? Just feeling this
rage inside of me, shoot through me like a
flash of fire and then the next thing I
knew I was on top of Juan and punching him
in the face again and again. I remember
hearing all these people around me.
Yelling and cheering. I remember hearing
some girls screaming. And then someone
grabbed me. It was Mr. Henson, the PE
teacher. He's a big guy. One strong dude.
Used to be a linebacker on his college
football team. And he's still in excellent
shape. He just lifted me off of Juan and
pinned me to the wall...and he was barely
putting any muscle to it at
all.
Juan was
yelling some crap about how I started it.
How he had been socializing with his
friends and out of nowhere for no reason,
I jumped him. He told Mr. Henson that he
had no idea what any of it was about. And
the guys he was with backed him up. Henson
asked me why I hit him and I just didn't
want to get into it. You know? So I didn't
say anything.
The next
thing I know I was taking my books and stuff
out of my locker and leaving school 'cause
I had been suspended for two days for
fighting. Great! What am I going to tell
my parents?
As I
walked outside I looked up at the sky. It
was still clear but a chilly wind had
started blowing. Probably wouldn't have
been a good day for a picnic
anyway.
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