Chapter7 Ask me

Ask me!

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''So class, I hope to get my works done by Friday; no excuses 'cause I'm not gonna take that!'' Mr Sid added with a smile as he enveloped his books into his bag reaching for the door knob. ''I've got a surprise for you in our next class, bye kids!'' He walked out of the class as soon as the bell rang

''Bye Mr Sid!'' the class responded in unison, he was the twelfth graders' favorite teacher, he was easy and coolheaded to get along with. Students packed their belongings some headed out while some remained, it was free period anyways. Lindsey and Jack headed out without looking back, he wondered why the rudeness began as early as 12pm on a good Thursday. He ignored and assumed that they wanted to get something very urgently, he tucked his books into his bag pack and rose up to leave.

*Guys what's up, at the court?*

He texted Jack, it was too soon to forget that Lindy ignored his text last night he too did not reply. He nodded negatively. He attempted to leave as a couple of jocks stood in his way.

"And where are you headed bozo?" Matt asked as they other two boys laughed out mockingly, Finn attempted to leave as the other boy on his left side obstructed with his arm.

"I asked a question that requires an answer! Hmm?" Matt said tilting his face towards Finn, he felt his hot breath against his face.

"Get out of my way!" Finn said with a frown on his face

"Are you trying to act funny again 'cause we got the cameras all set up!" Matt added

"Get off my fuckin way!" Finn warned for the last time but Matt and the others relented instead they laughed pushing Finn to the ground. He attempted to stand to his feet as Matt punched his face, he began to bleed.

Matt attempted another punch but this time he was overwhelmed with a strange feeling if hate and anger. Finn threw the first, then the second time, the fourth time, the fifth, the sixth, Jack dragged away from Matt. Finn was red in anger, he retracted from Jack's grip then took up his bag pack, he gave Jack an unforgiving stare. Finn walked out of the classroom while the jocks helped Matt up, they could only think of the clinic.

Jack tried to catch up with Finn while he strode down the hallway.

"Finn! Finn come on, what just happened back there?! You were nuts..."

"Was I?" Finn turned to him abruptly, Jack was frightened because he's never seen him in this way. He moved a step backwards. Finn walked away angrily. The students on the hallway stared at their phones, watching the video that had been recorded earlier by Matt's jocks, they stared at him in shock and scare, the more steps he added the more they moved away from him.

"Finn Dexter, see me in my office. Now!" The principal said through the speaker, he stopped and squinted and made a U- turn walking in the direction of the principal's office. He suddenly felt relieved off of something he couldn't describe, he felt normal. His phone buzzed, as he took out if his pocket to take a look. It was the recorded video on the student's blog.

"Dammit!" He said underneath his breath, he couldn't watch any longer, he exited it and tucked the phone into his pocket.

He stood before the principal's office knocked softly before making his way inside.

"Good day Mrs Denise."

"Sit!" She motioned with her hand, and he obliged to her gesture.

"Mrs Denise I can explain," He began as she chirped in instantly

"Well Finn, I am very disappointed at your unruly behavior towards your fellow student..."

"But he started it first, he was harassing me..." Finn countered defensively

"It doesn't give you the right to hit him, you could always report to the school authorities. Matt was wrong and you are wrong too."

"I'd never start a fight Mrs Denise, you know me." He added

"I know your mother and not you, there's a difference. Hmm?!" She pointed out

"Right!" He snapped underneath his breath. Mrs Denise and Mrs Carmen had known each since high school, and now each of them had different reputations they loved.

"You both will be placed under detention for the rest of the day and I hope not to hear from you this way!" She warned

"Sure!" He exited her office. His phone buzzed as he pulled it out to take a quick look, Lindsey was calling. He aborted the call. The video from earlier popped up and played without his effort, he tried to exit it but it would not exit. He watched himself beat Matt thoroughly, he watched it repeatedly yet closely, there was a black figure behind him while he punched Matt's face. The figure disappeared the moment Jack called out his name from behind. He rewinded the video clip for the last time, he saw the same thing but then he wondered if someone saw the same thing as himself.

"Finn!!!" Lindsey called out from behind, he was a bit startled yet still angry.

"What'd you want?" He asked rudely

"Look Finn, I'm sorry about earlier. I just..."

"I don't enough time to listen to you speak to me after you both ignored me the whole day. I got detention." He snapped walking away briskly

"Oh dammit!" She heaved a deep sigh turning to leave too.

He entered the empty where they were held up for detention, Matt was there already alongside a man from the committee.

"Hey boxer, your phone, head plugs, anything that prompts you into boxing." The man said taunting Finn. Finn tried to control himself regardless. He handed all his items to the man and sat at the extreme end, away from Matt. Two hours in here was going to be hell, he said to himself.

"You see this, you're gonna fix it!" Matt said outrightly but Finn ignored

"Silence Matt, you might get hit again." The man said. Finn tried to focus, his fingers interlocked whilst he looked downwards but the specters of the figure in the video reflected on his memory, freshly, as well as the party's incident that remained unexplainable, he felt like world was forcefully caving in on him.