A Close Call

"You really showed them this time Neon." Max said, helping Neon back on his feet.

"Don't worry, i gat this," Neon said with much confidence, "On my signal you run, he whispers into Max's ear."

Walking forward towards Carl, he smiled and said. "You know I didn't really catch her name after yesterday's one night stand."

What?... What are you talking about dipshit, whose name" he asked with confusion written all over his face.

"Your mom's." Neon said out sharply

"Ohhh!." Kelvin didn't even know when it slipped out

Carl infuriated by what Neon had just said, "That's it Edison," he said, charging angrily towards Neon, and aiming a punch at him

"Oh no." Max could only express his intense fear as he stood behind Neon. "What is he doing," he thought to himself.

But everything was going according to plan for Neon, he had gotten him angry on purpose, people become irrational when in anger and their actions becomes more predictable, this was one key points he had read in a book.

Neon kept his cool as Carl approach him, anticipating his move.

-Swoosh- Carl's hand passed beside Neon's ear as he barely dodged what seemed like a fatal blow, it was a perfect opportunity for a counter, using his force against him, he grabbed his and pushed him towards the other two, sending the three of them to the ground.

"Run!," he shouted at Max as he himself runs in the opposite direction.

"After him," Carl screamed at his other two colleagues, both still trying to recover from the fall.

Neon plan had worked, as he successfully shifted their attention from Max to himself.

Running through the hallway, Neon enters a classroom trying to get away from Carl. Inside the classroom was Miss Catherine, it was the same class he had just left a while ago, Miss Catherine was still sorting through the files on the table.

Perplexed by the way Neon entered into the class so sudden she asked, "What are you doing Edison?, have you gotten yourself into some kind of mischief again?."

"Uhmm, No... I, Uhmm...," Neon stammered, trying to find a reasonable excuse, then suddenly getting one. "I wanted to asked you a few questions, about my research that is.

"Oh that's good, am glad you're taking up the offer," she said with a smile on her face. "Am happy to help in anyway i can," she added.

"Ok, in my last hover board experiment, i had some challenges with the magnet, in changing the magnetic field to induce the current on the wire, i had to keep on moving my magnet to and fro in order to generate enough current in the loop of wire, which led to the opposing magnetic field that levitate the hover board from the ground," Neon said, starting the conversation to engage Miss Catherine as he while away the time hiding from the bullies.

Miss Catherine impressed by Neon's explanation. "That's a good start actually and it's pretty impressive you were able to accomplish that much with just that, but have you tried using an electromagnet." She paused to let the idea sink in on Neon. "Here you don't have keep moving a magnet to and fro to generate the current, you only...."

"Where the hell is he," Neon suddenly heard Carl's voice from outside in the hallway, fearing that they had almost caught up to him, he interrupted Miss Catherine in the middle of her speech.

"On a second thought, i just realized that i have somewhere very important that i have to be now, thanks for the help anyway, electromagnet yeah, got it" he said, walking backwards slowly towards the door, then exiting the class, before Miss Catherine could even realize what was happening.

Neon exited the class with caution and it seemed Carl and the others were nowhere to be seen at the moment, as he turned to leave, -Punch- , Carl landed a punch on his face sending him to the floor, the other two picked him up and pinned him to the wall.

"You thought you could hide from us, huh!, Edison?," Carl asked rhetorically, smiling and rubbing his fist against his palm, ready to hit him again.

"Boys!," a voice from behind said suddenly.

"Principal Morgan!," Carl, Dickson and Kelvin exclaimed in fear as they turned around.

"I thought i already told you boys," he said with a stern voice, grabbing Carl by the ears, "No fighting in the school, the three of you detention, now!," he commanded.

Principal Morgan has been Lightville High school principal for over 10 years now. he has had to deal with problematic children a lot, and he was use to commanding authority, though he was probably in his late 40s he was still as agile and strong as a teen, he wasn't to be taken very lightly.

As the trio left, Principal Morgan turned to Neon and said, "Edison am beginning to think that you're getting into these fights on purpose, what are you trying to prove," he asked glaring down at Neon.

"Am not trying to prove anything," Neon said with a low tone, adjusting his bag well on his shoulder and staring away to avoid his glare.

"You just be careful now Edison," Principal Morgan said as he walked away