CHAPTER - 2

The next day was bright, with a mild breeze. Lily and Mark goes along with Jere where they met up at Jere's gate. They went to school with a happy smile.

Jere : You know, that Oliver. He looks to be very smart. Maybe he comes from a very intelligence family.

Mark : How do you know that.

Jere : The way he act, and his appearance seems to be very clever.

Lily : So, you mean, just because he is quite clean?

Jere : No. Just look at how he act. He is totally different from other.

Mark : Stop mentioning him. I fed up. By the way, what did he do in your house last night. And hug you. I don't like you to involve with him.

Jere : Don't be so over protective. I can take care of myself. Just because he hug me doesn't mean he'll do anything bad.

Mark : And now, you are taking his side.

Lily : Can we change the subject, guys.

Mark : (With a frown face) Please don't mention him again in our conversation. Ever again.

Jere : Hey, Lily. What about you and Andrew.

Lily : Well, sort of dating. But I didn't agree with the terms he applied when he proposed me.

Mark : What terms? (Shocked)

Lily : He wants me to met his grandma. I hate all those type of people.

Jere : That's a great idea. How about, you stay together with his grandma. (Laughing alone)

Lily : Should I just ignore him?

Mark : Are you expecting some Prince Charming to come and get you. Just stick with him, idiot.

Jere : He ain't a bad guy. I like him, too. He is just perfect for you. Infact, he so valuable for you, and I used to wonder why he choose you. I mean like there's a lot of beautiful girl out there, unlike you. (Laughing quietly)

Mark : Or maybe, he was proposing you because you are ugly and no one is there to have a time for you. (Both Mark and Jere laughed wildly)

Lily : Stop insulting me.

Mark : Its not insulting, idiot. It's the fact.

Lily : My glowing fade away, when I'm with you two. Some guys used to give me a very good compliment. You two will never know how popular I am.

Jere : That's how a guy makes an ugly girl smile.(And he laughed)

Lily : (Slapping Jere arms)Are you picking up on me.

Mark : How can we challenge you, you are the greatest hunter, the night reaper of insects.(Both Jere and Mark Laughed)

Lily : I'm going alone. (Going as fast as she could)

Jere : (Running behind her with Mark) Wait. We are not done yet.

Mark : No need to cry.

They don't talk for a while. As they go, Oliver came quietly behind Jere's back, grabbing his bag, pulling it up in the air and releasing it. Being heavy, causing Jere to lean backward.

Jere : (With furious) Who the hell! (With a rough voice)

Oliver : Good morning, Jeremy.

Mark : What do you think you are doing?

Oliver : Who might you be mister?

Mark : The name is Mark. Stay away from Jere, (Pausing for a bit) as far as possible.

Oliver : Oh! that's harsh. Why would I do that.

Mark : Because I'm his guardian.

Oliver : So you are his fairy God mother. (He giggle)

Lily : So, mister Oliver. Who do you stay with?

Oliver : With my aunt. Why do you ask?

Lily : I don't know.

They walked along the road. Mark let Oliver walked on the other side while Jere on the other. As they reached the school gate, Oliver saw Nancy with her gang standing near the gate. And other students were teasing each other. So, Oliver went toward Jere, he put his leg infront of Jere's legs making him stumble on the ground.

Nancy : Why are bowing down in front of me? Are you worshipping me?(Chuckles) Or are you begging for forgiveness about yesterday.

Oliver : So, you just want some attention from Nancy. ( He laughed alone) Maybe you should just ask her out instead of bowing before her.

Jere : (Still on the ground, with a red cheek and embarrassed) Oliver. You do that on purpose!

Oliver : Now, you gonna blame me?

Nancy : You should win an Oscar for your acting. Do you think, I'll keep on falling for you. Just because you topped the class, I just gave you a chance. And you even rejected it, again. Do you think, I'm a fool.

Lily : (Going toward Jere, grabbing his hand) Stand up.

Jere : (Standing up, pushing Lily hands and ran towards the class) Go away.

Mark : (Staring toward Oliver) Behave yourself. (He ran after Jere with Lily)

Oliver : It's just the beginning. Mister Jeremy. (Whispering to himself)

INSIDE THE CLASS

The bell rang for a recess.

Teacher : So, that will be the end of the class. (And he left)

Mark : Shall we go the bathroom, I gotta pee.

Jere : Okay. (Closing his books, keeping inside his bag. Making his desk clean) Let's go.

Oliver : (Writing in a piece of paper I'M SEXY AND HORNY) This well be fun.

IN THE BATHROOM

At the Bathroom gate,

Student 1 : Mark, the principal is calling you.

Jere : You go ahead. I'll wait you in the classroom.

Mark : Make sure you stay away from that idiot, Oliver.

Oliver : (Standing behind them, he whispered to himself) Who do you call idiot, Idiot. Go, your friend will suffer.

As Mark leaves, Oliver entered the bathroom.

Oliver : (He slapped Jere shoulder in which he stick the paper with his chewing gum. Jere knew nothing) So, where is Mark?

Jere : Going to the principal.( He pee)

Student 2 : Hey, Jere. If you're sexy and horny, why don't you go the girls bathroom. (He laughed with his friends)

Student 3 : Jere, I thought you were a good boy, but why are you horny in the bathroom. (He laughed again)

Oliver : (Peeing, he was smiling at the corner) He have a feelings you know. (And he joined the other in laughing)]

Jere : What are guys talking about?

Student 4 : Jere, are you an idiot. (Going toward him and take out the piece of paper from his back) See this.

Jere : (He remember how Oliver slapped him. So he go towards him) What do you think you are doing. Are you crazy?

Oliver : (Grabbing his arm, smashing him in the wall. Putting his both arms just above Jere shoulder where Jere head lies between Oliver's hand) Who do you call crazy?

Student 2 : Whaoooo, Nancy will not be happy.

Student 3 : Is Jeremy a gay.

Student 4 : Who knows, he may reject Nancy because he was gay.

They gossiped. Hearing all those words, Jere was so embarrassed, his both legs were shaking, and all his energy was drained off.

Jere : What are you doing? (He pushed him, but got no strength)

Student 3 : Oliver, kiss him.

Oliver : (Looking at the student, and he turned back to Jere) Sure. Why not.

Jere : I'm begging you, please stop it.

Oliver : You are so cute when you begged.(Imitating how Jeremy act) But unfortunately, I'm gonna kiss you today.

Jere : Please.

Oliver : Sorry, but no.(He closed his eyes, and send his lips toward Jere lips) closed your eyes and feel it.

Jere : Never.(He turned away his head)

Oliver : (Forcing his hand to turned Jere face straight) I say feel it.

Mark : (As Oliver lips was about to touched Jere lips, he ran in, pulling away Oliver's hand. Hitting his face) Are you insane. (Yelling at Oliver)

Jere : ( Feeling being guilty) Mark take me to the classroom. (And felt down on the ground)

Mark : (About to hit Oliver's face again but seeing how Jere felt down on the ground, he let go Oliver and ran towards Jere) Hey, Jere. Are you okay? Can you hear me.

Jere : (with his pale face) Can you take me to the classroom.

Mark : (Carrying him in his shoulder of ones Jere arm) Okay. Better not stay together with Oliver.

Oliver : What a loser.

Jere and Mark went inside the classroom. Jere had no more strength, he just lay down on the desk. Seeing his situation, Lily came to him.

Lily : Hey, Jere. Are you okay.

Mark : That idiot Oliver ..

Jere : (Interrupting his words) It's nothing. I'm alright.

Mark : But he..

Jere : I'm telling you, I'm alright. (The bell rang) Lily, I'm okay, you should go back to your sit.

All the students gather inside the classroom. As Oliver was coming along, Jere hid his face.

Oliver : (Approaching him) Loser.

Mark : You little brat.(About to stand up)

Jere : Hey, Mark. Keep it down.(Pulling him to sit down)

Oliver : Yes, Mark. keep it down.

The teacher entered the classroom.

Students : Good afternoon, ma'am.

Teacher : Good afternoon. Okay students, today, we will talk about organic chemistry.

Oliver : (Whispering to himself ) I hate chemistry. (Folding a piece of paper, in which he wrote 'I'm sorry' and throw it to Jeremy).

Teacher : When benzene reacts with alcohol, it produces phenols. (Writing down the reaction)

Jere : (Being hit by a piece of paper, he open the paper) what the hell. ( He respond Oliver with nothing)

Oliver : So, this mean war. (He throw him with a piece of stone, that cannot make Jere to give full concentration)

Teacher : Okay, the next reaction is when sodium hydroxide(NaOH) reacts with Hydrochloric acid (HCl), it gives common salt name sodium chloride (NaCl)

Jere : (whispering to Mark ) I hate today, I should have taken leave from the principal.

Mark : Shall we report it to the principal.

Jere : Are you insane. Its between us, why should we let the teacher interfere.

Mark : That's your weakness. If you want him to stop bully you, you have to act harsh.

Jere : Maybe one day, he'll change.

Mark : (Laughed mockingly) No. Maybe one day, you will become his wife.

Jere : (Pinching his arm) Never in a million years.

The last bell for the day rang. Everyone's getting excited. Jere fold his books and kept inside his bag, and began to run.

Mark : Hey, Jere. Wait for me.

They met up at the school gate.

Oliver : (From behind them) Jeremy, wait for me.

Jere : I'll see you guys tomorrow.( He sprinted toward his home)

The next three days, Jere took leaves from the Principal and stay at home. Inside the classroom.

Oliver : (to Mark) Where is Jeremy? He's been absent for the past three days. What is going on.

Mark : He is fed up of you. So he take a leave to stay away from you.

Oliver : Seriously. I don't believe you, maybe he is sick.

Mark : Can you please stay away from him. (Without responding him, Oliver walked away) Hey, I'm talking to you.

Oliver expression was bad the whole day. He didn't talked, he didn't smiled.

In the evening, as Mark pass by Jere's house, Jere was cleaning his courtyard.

Mark : Jere, why don't you come to school for the past three days?

Jere : Still embarrassed to see others.

Mark : You won't believe but Oliver's, without you, he is so quite, to be honest with you, he lose his mood. He was just sad the whole day, for the past three days.

Jere : Whatever. I'll come next week.

Mark : Make sure.

On Monday, Jere and Mark went together again.

Jere : Where is Lily?

Mark : She should be in school by now.

Jere : Why?

Mark : She say she had some assignment to do.

Oliver : (From behind them) So, you come today. I was so bored, no one to bully. Hope we enjoyed today. (He passed through them)

Mark : Don't mind him. He is an idiot.

Jere : Why do we need to have him as a new comer.

INSIDE THE CLASSROOM

The first bell rang. Their teacher was absent, so a new replacement came.

Students : Good morning, sir.

Teacher : Good morning, students. As your teacher has absent, I came as a replacement for him.

Student 1 : What should we do, sir.

Teacher : Let's play a games. Two students must spells a words that I'm gonna say, and the loser had to do the winners wish. What do you say.

Students : (With excited face ) Yes , sir.

The teacher was calling some students, until he call Oliver.

Oliver : Sir, I wanna challenge Jeremy.

Teacher : So, who is Jeremy.

Jere : (with full confident) I'm here, sir.

Teacher : Come toward the front, both of you.

Oliver : (whispering to himself) This will be fun.

Jere : (whispering to himself) Lets see who has the best brain.

The teacher let them spelled some difficult words, both of them did very well. Unfortunately, Jere lose.

Teacher : Mister Oliver, what type of punishment would you like to give to mister Jere.

Oliver : Sir, does that mean, he will do whatever I told him to do?

Jere : Obviously, I'm ready. Come on, try me.

Oliver : Will you be able to stand my challenge.

Jere : I'm ready with anything.

Oliver : What if you don't dare to do what I ask for.

Jere : I tell you, I'm gonna do whatever you ask for.

Teacher : Hurry it up.

Oliver : Okay. Mister Jeremy, strip of your shirt and pant.

Teacher : What!

Students : What? That's nasty. How can he do that.

Mark : Sir, that is disgusting.

Oliver : I thought you were ready for anything. Or are you scare now, little baby boy. I thought you are a fighter.

Jere : If that's gonna makes you happy, then I'll surely strip if off.

Mark : You don't need to strip. There are girls in our class.

Oliver : If you are that scare, I'll give you an another option.

Jere : What could that be?

Oliver : Go on a date with Nancy, ask her out.

Nancy : What nonsense. (From the corner).

Jere : I rather strip off. (Taking his shirt off)

Girls : Whaooo. What a body.

Oliver : Now, your pants. Hope you dare to do.

Jere : I' not a loser. (Stripping off his pants)

Students : You did great... (They applause)

Jere : (standing with his underwear) anything more.

Oliver : Shake your butt.

Teacher : That's enough.

Jere : No, sir. It's okay. (shaking his butt infront of the students, everyone laughed)

Teacher : You are going too far, mister Oliver. You will regret this. Put back your shirt and pant, Jeremy.

Oliver : Looks like you have a guts.

Jere : I'll never lose to you.

AFTER SCHOOL

While going back home, Lily and Mark consoled Jeremy.

Lily : He surely is an asshole.

Mark : Let's do something.

Jere : I'm okay guys, It's alright.

Oliver : (Approaching them) You are quite strong, Jeremy. I thought you will run away after the first class.

Jere : You know what, Oliver. Ill hate you forever.

END OF CHAPTER - 2