Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 11:10:41 +0200
From: petra jardas <petra.jardas22@gmail.com>
Subject: Colin's 'Perfect' Life pt2

Colin's 'perfect' life

The usual disclaimers apply here.

This story contains acts of homosexual behavior. Also if you are under age
or it's illegal in your country to read such material then leave.

Enjoy :3


Chapter 2


That weekend went by as slowly as it could. I didn't dare to leave the
house, although I was invited to several party's earlier in the week I did
not dare to show my face at any of them. I was afraid of what would people
say. After all I did slug one of my team mates a couple of times and left
the premises with the 'school fag' under my arm.

Of course dad noticed my sudden change of attitude but I just brushed him
off saying that I have three tests to study for. That seemed to please him
so he left me alone for the rest of the weekend.

I was afraid of Monday. I just knew that I would be the school outcast and
that it was already decided in the court of the public opinion that I was a
fag and should be treated as if I had the bubonic plague.

*Zwrr**Zwrr* Monday , 7.00 a.m. I guess It's time we found out for sure.

Driving to school that morning I found myself driving as slowly as I could
trying to delay the inevitable. Pulling up into my parking spot my heart
was pounding like crazy, in my head I already saw myself as the school's
laughing stock. I took a deep intake of breath and slowly got out of the
car surveying my surroundings.

Walking towards the school I noticed some strange looks but nothing major
happened and I was able to go to my class with no one stepping on my
toes. And that's pretty much how it was until lunch rolled around. I
dreaded lunch. Was I supposed to go and sit with the guys I usually sit
with?  Was I supposed to sit by myself? I was torn so I tried to do my best
to avoid conflict. I've decided I should skip lunch all together in hope
that none of the guys from the team won't spot me and come to get me. I
mean I know I'm a pretty big guy but still..I'm alone and there's like 20
of them so fighting was out of the question. I was almost at the exit and
thought that I got away when I felt a hand on my shoulder. 'Hey Colin !'

I turn around already ready to fight but then I recognized the face as
Ted. He's one of the actually decent guys on the team. I was never actually
that close to him but always considered him a great guy and a good
friend.'Wow dude! Put those away, you could hurt someone ! hehe' He was
referring to my still clenched fists raised up ready to defend myself.

'Oh,sorry. Didn't realize it was you dude. I thought it was Rick or someone
else pissed off.'

'No problem , bro. Where you hedin'?'

'Nowhere special.Out. Ditching lunch. '

'Mind if I join you?'

'No,not at all.'

And with that we started walking around looking for a bench or something to
sit on. 'So. I know why I'm ditching lunch and I suppose you know too. But
why are you ?'

'I couldn't stand listening to them a second more. All they to is cuss you
and talk about what a fag you are.'

My heart started beating harder and harder, my legs froze and my gut
twisted, I felt like I was gona puke.

'Jesus fuck ! You're pale as a mouse! Dude relax ! I'm not one of them. I
hate what they do. I hate the way they treat Alex and all the other kids
that are not like them and now you. '

After that I kind of relaxed a bit knowing that there was someone on my
side. 'Dude thanks for saying that. I really hate what they do too. I
should have done something a long time ago. But hell better now then never,
right?'

'My thinking exactly.'

'NO! LEAVE ME ALONE! ' We heard someone yelling from a distance away. 'LET
ME THE FUCK GO! I never fucking did anything to you! '

I immediately recognized that voice as Alex and by the look on Ted's face
he did to. So by an unspoken deal together we took off looking for him.

'You knew you had this coming ! This is how you would have looked like
yesterday if your boyfriend hadn't showed up!'  Hearing that my anger rose
even higher. I had to find him, and fast.

'Please it h-hurts !  PLEASE ! Let me g-go ! ' He's voice was cracking and
he was crying in pain.

Finally I saw them on a little clearing in the woods near the school.

'RICK!' I yelled as loud as I could. 'Leave him the fuck alone! Don't you
have someone your own size to pick on?!' Rick was a big guy. It would be a
challenge to beat him in fight. But hell, hes not as big as me so I'd still
beat his ass.'If you really want to fight someone then here, come and get
me ! '

'You piece of shit ! No one talks to me like that and gets away with it !
You are as big of a fag as this little queer ! Fags deserve to die and burn
in hell ! '  And with that he flung himself at me and completely
missed. Then I got him good with a knee to his gut and a forearm to his
neck. He fell on the grass gasping for breath.

Just then I felt a strong kick to my lower back that send me of balance. I
turned around to see Mark just a split second before he landed a blow to my
jaw. My head was spinning as I fell to my knees. But before Mark had
another chance to attack Ted already had him pinned on the floor in a
headlock.

I slowly got up just in time to see Rick getting up and lunging himself in
my direction. I managed to dodge his attack and surprise him with a blow to
the jaw and then to the gut that send him flying to the ground on his ass.

When finally I got my heart and my breathing under control I looked around
to see Mark lying on the ground next to Rick unconscious. Ted was on his
knees next to me trying to get his breathing under control. And then I saw
him on the far end of the clearing. Alex was lying on the ground, not
moving, his clothes torn , covered in blood.

'ALEX ! ' I was next to him in a flash. 'Alex please ! Say something ! '

Slowly he opened his eyes. 'Wha-?' He blinked a couple of times trying to
get what was going on around him. 'What happened? Where is Rick? Where did
you come from? '

'It's okay. Ted and I heard you scream for help so we came to find you. And
Rick and Mark are over there. ' With my hand I gestured to the place where
both of them were still lying but starting to stir.

'We better get the hell away from here before they wake up. We don't want
any more drama.' Said Ted.

'Agree' I said. 'You good enough to walk?'

'Not sure' Alex replayed unsuccessfully trying to get up. 'My ankle hurts
pretty bad. I landed pretty hard on it when Rick pushed me to the ground.'

I clenched my jaw tight at that but didn't say a word about it. 'Kay then I
guess I'll carry you.'

And before he had the time to complain I picked him up of the ground. He
felt so small and fragile in my arms. For a second our eyes met and
something passed between us. At the moment I wasn't really sure what but it
somehow felt..intimate.

'C'mon guys let's move it ! Rick and Mark are starting to get to. '

It was hard but necessary to rip my gaze away from his. We got a couple of
feet away when I heard Rick's voice filled with anger that sent shivers
down my spine 'You'll pay for this Green! Ya' hear me?!'  (Green's my last
name) We just kept walking but my heart started breathing faster and
faster. What the hell was he gona do?

When we got to the school the bell had already rang so it was pretty much
empty except for Ms. Winters (Our geography teacher ) who was checking to
see if any of the students were ditching class. When she spotted us she
rushed over in our direction. 'Oh my God ! What happened to you boys? '

'Miss. Winters Ted and I heard screams from the woods where we found Rick
and Mark beating up on Alex so we went to help him.'

'Alex Is this true ?'

'Y-Yes Miss. Winters. They helped me.' He was still pretty shaken by what
had happened so his voice was still cracking up a bit.

'And where are Rick and Mark?'

'Still in the woods I guess.' answered Ted.

'Okay, Ted come with me we'll go and get them and Colin you go and take
Alex to the nurse's office. Think you can manage that? '

'Yes, Miss.'

And with that we each took off in different directions.  I was still
carrying Alex in my arms. Somewhere during the walk his hands went around
my neck and he was clinging for me as if his life depended on it. I never
wanted to let go of him. At that moment I knew I simply didn't care what
other people thought or said. I just wanted, no NEEDED to hold him and make
it all right for him. Of course I had no fucking idea of how to do it but I
was determent to, and of course I was still pretty scared of Rick and what
my reputation at school would come to.

At the nurses office she said that there were no bones broken, he was just
badly bruised and his ankle was sprained badly. She said he'll probably
need a casket for it.

As the nurse was tending his cuts and bruises a woman busted trough the
door . 'Hello, I'm really sorry to burst in like this but I got a call for
Alex. Oh my God, Alex ! Look at you ! Who did this to you?!' Actually a
woman is not the best word to use, I guess girl would be a better one
because she looked to be 20, 22-23 tops. She had her hair dyed purple with
a side cut. She also had a few pretty cool looking piercings on her.  She
defiantly didn't look to be his mum and then I remembered him telling me
that his parents kicked him out so I assumed that he was living with her.

'It's not as bad as it looks. The nurse said that no bones were broken.'
Alex said.

'Oh, my poor baby.' At that one he blushed a bit.

'Sis ! I told not to call me baby ! ' I guess I got my answer to who she
was.

'Sorry bro I forget myself at times.' That's when she seemed to notice me
there.

'Sorry don't mean to be rude but..You are?'

'I'm um..I'm a friend.' I said looking over at Alex. Once again our gazes
met and something unspoken passed between us.

I saw his sister shifting her gaze between Alex and me and then smiling.

'Hes the one that saved me from looking even worse.' Said Alex smiling at
me.

'Well then I should thank you for saving my little brother.'

I smiled back at her 'No thanks needed.'

Then the nurse spoke up 'well Mr. Green now that Alex's sister is here and
you don't need any special care you are free to go back to class. And to
warn you, you will probably be called to the principles office to give a
statement later today or tomorrow.' Great just what I need I thought.

Reluctantly I got up, said my awkward goodbye to Alex and left. For some
reason it was really hard for me to leave him. I mean knew that he was in
good hands but I still didn't want to leave him. I was really starting to
fall for him. And hard.

What was left of my classes went by as slowly as it could and the fact that
the word had obviously gotten around school already didn't help ether. Both
in the classroom and in the hall people stared at me weirdly and no one had
the guts to come up and speak to me. I felt really uncomfortable and
couldn't wait to leave.

Once at home I didn't know that do with myself. I kept pacing back and
forth in my room wondering what my life is gona be from now on. What if I
get kicked of the football team? Am I gonna lose all of my friends? Then
again, do I have any real friends? What if my parents find out about me?
Then my mind would wander of to Alex. How is he? Is he in pain? What if
he's crying?

Finally after hours of self-torture I went out to do what I always did when
I need time for myself, when the only thing I needed was to zone out of
everything and everyone. I went for a run. I'm not sure how long I've ran
but by the time I got home it was already dark. Thank God my parents
weren't home yet (as usual, at least lately ) so I didn't need to explain
myself. I was so exhausted from the run that I didn't even bother showering
I just stripped and passed out on the bed.

Driving to school the next morning I really didn't know what to expect and
on one hand I was eager to get there so I can get this over with, but on
the other I was scared shit less of what was in store for me. A part of me
wanted to show up and scream my love for Alex at the top of my lungs, but
then again another part of me just wanted to hide in a hole and never show
my face again.

By now I was pretty much driving on auto-pilot. I woke up when I realized I
was in front of the school. I was nervous as hell but determent not to let
it show. I didn't want to give them the satisfaction.

Getting out of the car once again I saw people watching me. Some smirked at
my presence, some despised me, some were disgusted, but then again..some
smiled, some nodded so I was relieved to know that I probably did something
right.

'Hey Colin,dude wait up !' It was Ted.

'Hey bro, wazup?'

'Nuthin', Hey bro did you notice people looking at us weirdly?  '

'Yeah,..Weird as fuck. But hey, I guess that's my life from now
on. Obviously I've had it way too good for too long.'

'We are in the same boat bro.'

Nothing major happened during the day. A few people came up to me and and
they supported me in trying to stop the bullying. Ted and I once again
skipped lunch. I got to know him better. He seamed to be a really great
guy. I remember wondering why I was never all that good with him.

Then came the football practice. Both Ted and I were pretty nervous about
that. But in the end we decided to man up, to go and just play it by
ear. We expected the worse but hoped for the best.  Once we left our books
and got our gear we headed for the locker rooms. On the inside I was a
nervous wreck but on the outside I was determent not to let it show. Having
Ted there with me helped a bit but 20:2 still quite not fair I'd say.

And there we were, The door to the men's locker room. Ted and I looked at
each other and simply nodded. I took a deep breath and went for the door
knob.
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