Blackmail

Morning mind with an assumption that may be last night's nightmare might turn into reality, I enter in the Valmot's high school. Nothing makes me anxious more than that one thought, that maybe the invisible string which was pulling me towards Adrian might break down today. Hopefully, I didn't receive any cold gaze from him.

My eyes kept sneaking and peeking from people's talks, and trying to find Mr.Rock. Reason behind my search for him is because I was unable to understand why he didn't spill it out. Keep thinking about why he didn't tell or just had a part time business bad mouthing about me? ...Or he did!; and I am unaware of it . After completing the morning assembly, I step out to see the condition. To confirm, the presence of any kind of humorous humor about me and I found nothing. Which sounds suspicious but at the same time peaceful. At the sports ground gate, I found Mr.Rockchilling with Ed, Katty and Ellen…, as I got close by a few steps I discovered them picking on a blonde hair boy . I kept my sharp ears closer to know what was happening there.

Mr. Rock was holding the same kind of attitude and the same boorish looks, with accompanies of Ed and Katty, where they were mocking the poor boy. They snatched his bag, which was given unwillingly. And they started taking out his stuff and his things without this permission and didn't know who gave them the permit to make a joke of his belongings. And on the other hand, he was ...just looking down without even saying a word. They were Making fun of his things, which is normal business to them but time cautiously, I didn't want to get involved in it ,so I just stood and watched all their drama.

They make fun of him, and his books and things he was carrying, they take all the notes that he was having and Katty throws out all the books on the floor . It Sounded so dramatic, however it was insanely abnormal. The thing which kept me frozen there was the will to see a good answer from that abused boy, however waiting to see the blonde boy's reply to them, turns out none. But the thing that astonished me was that he didn't say a word in his defense. Katty takes his water bottle In furious manner, and that moment a word comes out of his mouth . ' Thank God, I thought he is without voice ' I quote in my mind

He says hesitatingly," Please don't throw it,....I...I will need ...it."

" What ,?.. What did you say?.....increase your volume! " Katty replies to him with her over attitude .

"I will need it. I have a throat problem and…,and the doctor suggested that I should drink water from time to time ,so it's medicinal. Please give it back to me." He appeals to them,but these insensitive heads will never understand him. First they made a formal face, and then showed their real colors. Katty makes an idolised look and says,

"Oh...now I get your problem, I think we should help him guys ,shouldn't we? Pass all your water bottles (she collects all the bottles from their bags and keeps them in front of him).

Drink it...!..today we will end your problem. Okay! start...." . She forces him to drink water from seven bottles in continuous take and he tries to get rid of them, however Mr. Rock stands in front of him like a wall of commands which forces him to do so as they say. I witnessed it holding me back.

The boy did good till one bottle but, ...his pain was visible from his face and when he appealed that he can't do it. A different action shows up in Mr. Rock which in notice was very bizarre. He throws out water from the water bottle upon him and all his peers join him too ,to make the blonde boy wet from hair to toe and it was insensitive on this cold morning.

Mr... Rock came close to him and said, " Ok ,no need to drink them all ,drink this and all things will end."

Katty split her saliva in the water bottle and handed it over to him. It was too rude of them. My eyes grow wider as I see this happening in front of me. I couldn't control myself and, at the end, jumped in,in their matter.

"What an insensitive behavior it is? you all don't have any work this morning?Y'all think it is cool to bother a student in this cold morning?( turning toward the boy)

Hey ! you don't need to drink that shit." I exclaimed to that boy.

" Don't you think you're getting too nosey? Mind your own business! Do you know him ? ( chuckles) Why don't you let go a chance to show yourself great!?'' Ed exclaimed with a strange look on his face.

" You're such a chance seeker to show yourself great. We don't want your saint's lectures. " Katty replies hand in hand with Ed's words.

"So you think that what you're doing is cool??? Making fun of others just for your own entertainment sake? If you find fun in these useless things like,..making fun of others,..destroying their belongings,...and puncturing someone's bicycle tire. So you need a psychiatrist. Let him go ."I answer them in their eyes and give a look to the boy,signalling him to collect all his belongings. Suddenly. Mr.Rockjumps in the middle and locks his scary eyes on me, " What would you do if we didn't let him go? ".

His looks threatened me ,but slowly I put a hold on myself and control, which struck Dorothy's words in my mind.

I went closer to him which put him and his peers in a strange position and whispered in his ear ,

" So I will let them know about our fight in which you lose to me." A raise in my eyebrows and a little frown on his face, which made my act , forcing him to take his steps back and swiftly grab his bag. Commanding them ,"Let's go!" in an anguish way. Mr.Rockleaves our sight.

Did I just blackmail?....Maybe, my eyes followed him till he took his steps far away and brought myself back to the blonde hair .The boy started collecting his things and I joined him...

I joined him to help collect his belongings, and after collecting them all , I handed over his things . With a shiver in his voice he says his words," Thank you...you..so much ."

"Oh my ! you're shivering, and your clothes are too wet. You need to change them !follow me." With a command I take him towards the man's changing room and he follows me with his head down. His full body was shivering and his face turned blue. I ask him to wait inside and give me his wet clothes, which makes him follow and get inside the room . From the side of the door, he passes his clothes with his hand out from the corner without showing his face or body. I understand his shy behavior towards me and I assure him that,

"I will come back ,so please wait until I get some clothes."

From the gap of the door he said," okay",

and I walked in the corridor ,for the same size of t-shirt. To get to know his size I open the t-shirt ,swing in the middle of the air in front of me ,and start recalling people I know of the same size. While thinking of it, Adrian jumps in and asks politely,

"What are you doing? umm...let me just gusse, by seeing it( he starts observing the t-shirt) that...it's not yours, am I right? "

"Of course ! it's not mine ,do you think that this shirt can fit in my body? " I answer him in a friendly manner. And while talking ,he stands in front of it and I acknowledge that the shirt's size is close enough to Adrian's body size. In a Furious way I asked him,

"Can you help me? please! " making a cute face.

"Help ....? what kind of?" .

"Do you have another pair of clothes? I need them ." I ask him.

" Why? Are you going to wear it? I don't think it's a good idea."....Adrian asked in a straight way .

"No ! I'm not going to wear it ,a boy needs it ; he is standing in the men's changing room half naked. Please lend them to him,I'll tell you the full story, but it's kind of urgent. "I explained to him and in a formal way he asked me to wait and he walked toward his locker and brought a plastic bag and a pair of clothes.

We walk back and I knock on the door and without entering, from the side of the door I put my hand in ,slightly opening it ,and give out the clothes to him. And again he takes them without showing his face ,Adrian and I wait for a while outside and whenever I look at him he passes a soft smile which just goes through my chest. While we were waiting outside, I asked him hesitatingly,

" Did Mr. Rock tell you something? "

"Mr.Rock...?..oh! Lucas, which thing?." He countered my question.

" like .....ummm ....about , like, something happened with him ?"I ask in my nervous tone.

"Yeah...about the fight!,,,,,....I'm still mad at you. How dare you touch my friend? " He replies in an anguish tone with the looks and I get astonished by his words.

"I'm...I'm....so ...sorry"...I try to speak with my head down and start feeling bad for my actions but as I say...., he interrupts me with a laughing face. And I didn't get any of his mood swings.

"You thought I'll act like this!...(with laughs) ,.don't worry I'm not mad ,actually if I say the truth, I felt it funny when he told me, girl you really have guts, I wish I'd be able to see it!. " he explained his action and I take my breath back with a relief. The boy opens the door and I ask him if I can get in and without his permission .

I stepped in, and as he was wearing Adrian's shirt ,he looked good in it. And as I got in, Adrian followed me and with a smile, Adrian said, " Man, this shirt looks better on you than me!." And with a pleasant smile he walked toward me ,and said,

" Thank you so much....for helping me here and even there ."

"Even there means? "Adrian asked with curiosity.

" Yeah...! because of us." an unknown voice enters the room.