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There was a soft knock on the door before the principle walked in to the classroom followed by two police officers, I sunk down in to my chair a little thinking that I had been caught for my last criminal damage act I had done on the town buildings.
My eyes followed as the principle walked over to the teacher who was stood in front of the board where he had been trying to explain the diagram on the board, they exchanged quiet whisperers, eyes darting around to the class before they looked towards the officers stood near the door again.
‘’Mr. Lambert, would you please gather your things and come with us,’’ the teacher asked and all eyes turned to Adam who was sat near the back of the room, his own eyes darting between the teacher and the principle and then the officers before he started to pick his things up.
‘’Mr. Bell, I would appreciate it if you came along too’’ The teacher spoke out and eyes turned to Brad now who looked just as worried and nodded before he quickly gathered his things from where they were sat next to each other and they slow footsteps started to head towards the front of the class.
Whispers started up about how that they were in trouble for being gay and for going out a few years ago but I knew that they were all stupid. My eyes followed the tall dark haired boy who had moved to the school a couple of years back just before we all came back for summer. He never fitted in with anyone, of course everyone soon picked up that he was gay once he started to hang around with Brad more and came to school with a dark mark on his neck.
From that moment the gang started to pick on him, I had pushed him around a few times but I knew that It wasn’t who I was and that if the gang found out I was in to guys too, I knew they would do the same to me.
The principle opened the door of the classroom again as the officers stepped outside and then Adam and Brad went, I could see them in them all stood in the hall as the teacher went on to teach his lesson but I could see the principle talking to Adam before he nodded to the officers who started to speak, from where I was sat I could see the color drain from Adam’s face before he dropped the books he had in his hand and started to slide down the wall before Brad had grabbed him and pulled him In to his arms, from what ever he had just been told I could tell that it had upset him, hurt him enough to make him cry.
My eyes was still on them as I heard a few people laugh and I turned around to see them looking out at Adam before the teacher called the class back to attention and turned the projector off, I glanced back to see the officers pick Adam’s things up before Brad was helping him to walk along the hall, his arms still wrapped around his shoulders despite the height difference.
‘’Hey, hey quiet everyone now…I said NOW’’ The teacher yelled out and the room fell silent before I turned back to see him stood near the front, a small sigh passed his lips as he looked around the room, ‘’For all those who are laughing because of what they have just seen with Adam, I would be very honored to see you take the news which he has just been given’’ He stated out and I frowned a little, trying to work out what was going on.
‘’He’s got aids’’ One kid laughed out, making most of the class laugh loudly again before the teacher called for silence, the look on his face showed that it was no laughing matter.
‘’Mr. Lambert has just received the news that his parents have been killed in an accident’’ The teacher told the class, which fell silent pretty quickly, ‘’And that his younger brother is in a very bad way fighting for his life’’ He spoke again and I could feel my heart fall in my chest as he went on to explain everything happening.
Before I knew what I was doing, my things was all in my bag and I was walking towards the door of the classroom, whispers going around as the teacher called for me to come back but I couldn’t stop myself as I pushed the door open and started to walk down the hall way, turning the corner, I stopped as I saw Brad pacing the hall a little and Adam sat on the floor against the lockers with his head in his hands and tears down his face.
‘’Lambert’’ I called out to him before I took a few steps towards them both, Brad’s pacing stopped as he looked towards me, Adam glancing up a little as he tried to wipe the tears away before looking back down again just for more to fall from his eyes.
‘’Cant you just leave the kid alone for once instead of trying to bully him like you and your gang always do?’’ Brad’s voice came out as I walked over , closer to Adam before I crouched down beside him,
‘’Hey’’ I whispered to him and he stared down at his boots still as a tear rolled down his cheek and dripped down on to the floor, leaving a dark line from where his make up was smudging. ‘’Adam,’’ I whispered to him softly again and I softly placed my hand on his shoulder for him to flinch under my touch and I looked down as I swallowed and breathed out lightly, ‘’Look, I just want to say sorry and …’’ I told him softly before I felt hands grab me from behind and pull me away before pushing me against the lockers again, a hand closing around my throat.
‘’You even dare try to do anything to him Ratliff… I will personally make sure that you would be eating your own dick and crying like a baby back to your mother’’ A voice growled out to me and I looked down before I felt the hand leave and I crumbled to the floor, bring my hand up I rubbed my neck and looked up to see Sutan walking over to Adam before he grabbed his hands and pulled him to his feet and in to his hands.
‘’Shh baby, things are going to be okay’’ He told Adam who in turn just broke down in to more sobs as he held on to him,
‘’Well baby I have been here before
I’ve seen this room, and I’ve walked this floor,’’
I knew people was watching as I got to my feet and grabbed my bag before I fled the hallway, eyes on my back as I skidded towards the exit, tripping a little and dropping my bag, as I got to my feet again I could feel new eyes on me which was telling me to look back, but I couldn’t. Walking towards the doors, I paused as I started to push one open, my thoughts in over time as I glanced back over my shoulder to see Adam’s red eyes on mine before I turned again and pushed my way out in to the rain filled streets as I fled from the school.
I was scared of the feelings I was currently feeling I didn’t understand them let alone want to know why I was having them, but I was…And I needed to forget them quickly before they got me in trouble.
My palms was sweating as I let my hands bunch up in to fists, why was I so nervous as I made my way through the school hallway with the others, some of the younger students moving away for the others in front of me, most people was scared of the gang…I was too but I couldn’t tell my cousin that.
My eyes moved around the crowded hallway as I watched people just walking by, I didn’t need to get anything from my locker yet I went to it anyway and just shoved all my things in before turning around and lent against the open thing.
At first I didn’t notice him but then I caught those blue eyes from under the dark hair and under the hood which was pulled up tightly. He looked just as beautiful yet he looked like hell, I hadn’t seen him in school for almost a month now and truth was, I was starting to get worried because he stopped turning up, rumors was going around saying that he had killed himself or he ran of to another state but I believed in him enough for him not to do anything like that.
He walked closer, his eyes on the ground as he passed people in the hall, being knocked in to he took no notice as he made his way closer but stopped just before he got to where I was stood, his own locked just a few down from mine as he slowly reached out with sleeved covered hands and slowly spun the dial on his locker, the small metal clicking loudly before he pulled it open and started to place his books inside. When I looked closer, I could see that he wasn’t wearing any make up or glitter like he normally would, his hoody was baggy and his jeans weren’t tight. It was like it was a new Adam, I felt sorry for him knowing that he had lost his parents and is nearly loosing his brother. I had managed to over her a conversation between his friends talking about how his brother was slowly loosing the fight and I swore that I felt my heart break again.
‘’Tommy’’ Someone yelled my name out and Adam looked up at the sound, his sad blue eyes meeting mine quickly before I turned to see my best friend walking towards me with a soft smile, she was the only person who I could really talk to who wasn’t in the gang and who knew everything about me, but this time I was hiding something, even from her.
‘’Hey Mia’’ I tell her as I softly wrapped my arms around her and gave her a tight squeeze before she pulled away to go to her locker which was next to mine,
‘’Are you okay?’’ She asked me as she paused to look at me as I nodded with a smile before I grabbed my bag again and shut my locker, my eyes glancing down towards Adam’s to see that he was gone.
‘’Hey Mia, I think I want to go to music and theater again today’’ I told her and she raised her eyebrow at me.
‘’Are you sure your okay Tommy, I thought you hated that class but you’ve been going to every lesson for near a month now’’ she told me before she smirked a little, ‘’you fancy the teacher don’t you?’’ She teased as we started to walk down the hall.
‘’WH…no’’ I laughed back as I shook my head, ‘’I’ve just been enjoying myself and it gets me away from the gang’’ I tell her quietly as I moved my arm over her shoulders and lent against her. Truth was, I had only started going again because I wanted to see Adam, and it was scaring me of how much I was starting to care.