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as Anthony came to the locker room to pick up his stuff after a long practice of badminton, his classmates suddenly came up to him. “oh h-hey guys!” he said as they started staring..quite weirdly at him ”why are they staring at me like that-..?” he thought but his thoughts were cut short by the boys speaking.
“you don’t deserve to be here.”
“cheat.”
“show off.”
“w-what..?” Anthony mumbled while tearing up—what do they mean-..? he was suddenly shoved in a locker “and stay in there.” one of the boys said. Anthony could hear their footsteps getting more and more distant as he begged and cried for someone to get him out but it was to no avail.
After some time, he accepted his fate. He was gonna be trapped in this locker. It’s been a couple of hours..hes sure everyone must’ve gone home by now.
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*”what did xin tell me to get from here again..?”* yzra thought as she got into the boys locker room- they will admit- it was a tad bit weird she there but xin left something here and he has already gone home so xin kindly asked her to get it—then she hears someone sniffing…and..mumbling something.. ”what the.. isn’t everybody supposed to be home by now?”
🕯️ “I-is someone there..?” yzra heard a voice say, the voice sounded a bit scared and was very shaky..
🪻 “I heard someone..crying here I think? are you okay?”
🕯️ "h-here..p-please get me out.."
yzra started to follow the voice but it's sort of difficult.. just where was he-? "w-where are you? in..one of the lockers..?" she spoke out "w-wait hold on-" Anthony grabbed his id and slid it through the locker's small window "c-can you see it..??" she looked around the room til she saw something that stood out "ah! I found you! hold on a sec!" she started to brisk to the id "are you..anthony-? w-wait hold on for a sec-" she pulled the door open and was met with a boy with bloodshot eyes "t-thank you..." the boy said
🪻 "woah! what happened to you?! your eyes are completely bloodshot! h-have some water-!" she started looking around her bag for her tumbler and when she has found it, they gave it to the boy
🕯️ "I...I... People just stuffed me... In here for." he took sips of water "I-I dont know about a few hours..."
🪻 "w-what?! w-why would-... w-we have to report them! do you know their names?!"
🕯️ "s-sorry but i dont.."
🪻 "ah well..ill just stay with you til you've calmed down!"
a comforting silence was there for a couple minutes, then yzra started looking for xin's stuff and heard a question from the boy
🕯️ "w-why do they not like me..?"
🪻 "hm? who?"
🕯️ "some classmates.."
🪻 "ah well.. you're not exactly everyone's cup of tea but you don't need to be! Some people can like you, and some people don't..but that's completely okay! There are people who will be there for you and love you with all their being!"
🕯️ "..t-thank you..i will keep note of that for the future...i-i have to go now-"
🪻 "goodbye! ill just be here til i find what im looking for!"