Acting like a hero

He smirks " weren't you really listening to what my mom was ranting about yesterday? " he raises a brow in question.

"Uummm I know but I wasn't expecting to meet you in school this week."

I thought he might start later. Probably around that kind next week or so.

"I wasn't supposed to start school this week but you know how how convincing my mom could be so….. "

The ringing of a bell interrupts our conversation. 

"It's time for our assembly." I lead the way towards our hall. Being a new guy here, I have to show him some things.

*

We had our morning devotion before we retired to our first classes.

"What do you have this morning?" I turn to Dave in question, but instead of answering he gives me his timetable.

Reading through it, I widen my eyes in surprise.

 "Really? You have the same classes as I" I asks surprised at the coincidence.

He just shrugs. "Mother was the one who chose the classes. I don't even know the subjects am taking." He sighs. "I gotta go. see you in class, I need to go and take my textbooks from the dean."

"You Know the way right?"

"Yes of course. I do." Waving at me, he walks towards the teacher's staff rooms.

*

I walk into the physics lab and take a seat next to the window.

few minutes later the teacher walked in. 

"Good morning class,"he greets as he write something on the board.

"good morning sire" the class responds.

"Today our topic is velocity... "

The sound of the door opening made the teacher pause.

we all look expectantly at the door to see who would dare interrupt our lesson.

And oh dear Dave strides in looking all high and mighty with a smirk.

The girls gasps loudly.

I can't blame them. I would have done the same if today was the first time I was seeing him.

"Good morning sire", Dave greets as he fully walk into the class.

"young man may we know you??? The teacher questions.

"Am David a transfer student, just started school today," he says obviously not in tune with the attention he's getting. 

"Welcome David. You can take a seat, am about to start class." He gestures for David to join us.

Looking round the class in search of me, David looks really serious.

He spots me and he starts walking towards me.

is he really coming my way?

I blink in question.

Oh maybe not and.....

he takes the seat right next to me.

"Well class as I was saying before the interruption, our topic today is velocity " he starts the lectures.

"Hey", David nudge me.

I look up from the note I was making obviously angry about the interruption.

who wouldn't be angry if you are interrupted during a physics class?

"what?? " I shout unknowingly attracting the attention of the teacher.

"Mr Daniel can you please enlighten us on what you are discussing that is more important than the lesson we are into." He says in an angry tone.

"I wasn't talking I was really paying attention."

He look at me with raised brows and Davie mirrored his look. 

That conniving traitor, he is enjoying this while he was the cause of it.

I discreetly give him the finger as I don't want detention on my second day at school.

"Well Mr Daniel since you were really "PAYING" attention can you tell me the formulae for velocity of an object during uniformly accelerated motion?"

I can feel eyes on me and even Dave looks compassionately at me.

well too bad for him ,he doesn't need to pretend he care cos baby... I've got this. 

"Well its v=u+1\2at^2" I answer.

" you got it but next time don't interrupt my class else you face detention", he gives me a stern warning. Turning back to the board, he resumes writting.

 I sit down.

So much for keeping a low profile I hump, and luckily Dave didn't disturb me throughout the lecture. 

*

The three more classes we had before lunch went by uninterrupted.

as I was packing my books after the Biology class, the bell was rung indicating the time for lunch.

I didn't wait for Dave who was busy making friends. I know his mom asked me to be his tutor but she didn't mention that I should be his bodyguard.

I leave him to his device as I walk towards the cafeteria.

*

  I walk home alone having missed the school bus, and you can guess the reason for that.

 David actually asked me to wait for him after school, but here I am walking home, alone!

apparently l he stood me up or preferably ditched me.  

 As I walk pass an alley near towns square, a scream stopped me dead on my tracks.

I look around, and when I saw no one around I decide to check out the source( although I knew curiosity killed the cat but we all know people that satisfaction brought it back).  

 "Bitch you better keep quite or you will regret it", a voice hisses as I drew closer.

As I drew close I was nauseated by the smell of blood_I hate the smell of blood although I want to be a doctor_ a gagged girl was lying on the ground and a boy was on top of her.   

I have read stories about rapes.

I read it on the news every time but, I have not Witnessed it first hand. 

 The boy who was busy undressing the wounded girl didn't notice as I cautiously approach him but the girl saw me as she lookup.

her eyes that where once filled with fear now have a bit of hope in it. 

  I looked around and that's when I see a fire extinguisher lying around.

I tiptoe quietly to where he was ( he haven't noticed me yet) and hit him with the fire extinguisher.

he looks momentarily stunned as he tries to regain composure.

I didn't wait for any signal as I hit him again on the head. This time it perfectly knocked him off.

  I slump on the floor, colors draining from my face( who wouldn't be shaking after that) my body quivering from the shock.

I hit someone.

I can't believe it, I actually hit a person. 

  I have never been the violent type.

That said, am really surprised with what I just did.

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Taking the phone out of my pocket, I call the police.

something I should have done before trying to be a hero.  

 "Thanks", I startle at the sound of her voice.

I've really forgotten about the girl I saved.

I look at her closely and discovers her now half ripped uniform is my school's. 

  I help her up and sit her on the bench" what happened?" I gently ask her.  

 She startd sobbing .

I am always awkward when someone cries near me, I don't even know what to do and when it comes to girls well you can say?

am that clueless .

   When I hea the sound of a siren I thanked my God, I have never been so happy to Hear it like I am now.  

 They take the unconscious rapist on a stretcher, before they came for the victim.

"sire what happened here?" they question me.