Chapter 1 : Before the crashing

Justin Hawk wasn't like any other normal kid in the prestigious yet sophisticated boarding school he previously attended before his unjust expulsion clouded his parent's judgement . He was that one person the teachers avoided at all cost due to his lack of good work ethic and mannerism . Everyone in Wisdom Academy knew of his uncanny behavior and inability to work with others.

It wasn't his fault that rich kids were nothing but snobs . Though he was just like all them , spoilt and egocentric with no future plans whatsoever .But Justin wasn't oblivious , he saw every dirty glance teachers spared him when it was his turn to present his work to the whole class .

All the sneers he got when he arrived an hour late for school and the hateful comments about his laziness . Hell , none of the teachers even bothered with him for his late coming and unfinished homework though . They blocked his whole existence out of their minds .

Lessons carried on and no one cared if he was falling behind . Months would pass and they wouldn't ask for his assignments or essays . They simply carried on as if his existence wasn't valuable .

His name sent unpleasant shivers down their spines but Justin still chose to ignore it blatantly . His nonchalance irked everyone even more , rendering him as nothing but a pest in their eyes . Teachers wanted to get rid of him by all means , students wanted him gone too . He was a disgrace to his family's respectable name .

He brought shame to society and people like him should be locked away or they'll rot others too . Well , that's what the rumors said but he tuned them down as well . People's opinions didn't matter to him anymore . His first priority was to breath down their necks and his life would be complete .

His parents had sent him to the Academy in hopes that he'll be driven like they were back in their teen years but Justin wasn't his parents , he was him . He couldn't control the future , he couldn't twist fate and he definitely couldn't bring it upon himself to care for what his parents wanted for his life . He was willing to let fate take over without even planning ahead . He couldn't be bothered about building legacies for generations because evidently , he won't live long to care about it .

Sometimes he even wondered if he was adopted or perhaps h the nurses had switched babies because there was in no way that he belong to the Hawk family . If his behavior wasn't proof enough , then his looks should be considered . He had brown hair , while both his parents had pitch black hair and blue eyes . His pale skin deeply contrasted to their tan olive skin but he never questioned them about it . His life was already falling apart , he didn't need any more stress .

The day that changed his life started like any other uneventful day , He was walking down the crowded hallway trying to navigate his way to his second period which was English . It was his only tolerable class because Mrs Boyd wasn't prejudice , she treated all her students equally .

He did give her a hard time at the beginning but changed over time because he genuinely loved the subject and wanted to learn more . Mrs Boyd was the only teacher that bothered asking for essays and assignments . She was the only one who smiled down on him and praised his work . He was pretty much good at writing and scored 100 % for all his essays .

As he was just about taking out his necessary stationary from his packed locker , he collided into someone's hard chest . By instinct he looked up to see who was the lucky person to deal with his wrath . Oh . It just had to be this fucker he thought .

Of course the world was always against him and he just had to bump into yet another one of the school's worst nightmare . Eric Hunter , who unknowingly to him , also hated him with fueling passion . Eric was the stereotypical bully with a permanent scowl on his acned face and almost immediately Justin wanted to run for his pathetic life because his opponent was not only tall , but he was bigger than him too .

He searched around nervously for an escape but he was cornered by the wall of muscle .

Justin had never felt so conflicted in his life before and a crowd had started gathering around them . Some girls were hastily grabbing their phones out of their pockets with shaky enthusiastic hands in order to have the scene on camera .

They would do anything to humiliate him , won't they ? Justin swallowed the bitter bile forming in his throat and licked his lips nervously , he couldn't escape this one . This was bound to happen anyway . Something tugging in the pits of his stomach made him look up at Eric with pleading eyes . He was scared of his so called nemesis . Eric had a reputation in the Academy , everyone knew of the belligerence nature of the boy .

He thought of a much more calmer approach to cut through the thick tension in the hallways . It was suffocating and sadly enough , he didn't have any knife to do the job . He may have been an idiot but he wasn't irrational .

" Uh ... can I help you with something ? " Justin stupidly said . He wanted to smack himself in the face for sounding shaky and scared . He couldn't let this douchebag get to him , he was Justin Hawk for God's sake ! The name itself should have made this guy run away for his life , not the other way around .

" Are you kidding me , you're the one who ran into me you dipshit ! You never get tired do you ?! You think you're better than everybody else don't you ?! " Eric practically yelled for the whole school to hear . His long face contorted into an ugly sneer and Justin had the urge to smack it away . He was at loss for words , he didn't know why this guy was getting worked up over something so small . Perhaps he was the only one dealing with anger issues . He didn't have a verbal answer so he stared at the angered boy with a bored expression .

Before he could even react , he was grabbed by the collar of his school shirt and yanked up so he was eye level with the tall boy . Justin being shorter than the boy's 6'1 frame , struggled against the iron grip and started trashing about . This earned him a much more tighter grip from Eric as he moved closer so he was inches aways from his face . Justin could've sworn he saw something flash behind the boy's dilated pupils , something deadly but he chose to ignore it . Deadly or not , he wasn't gonna go down without a fight .

Justin looked at him with just the same intensity . He patiently closed his eyes for the upcoming punch but strangely , Eric merely inched closer so their noses touched and spat on his face .

"..."

" They're sharing saliva? "

" Oh my God , why is that so hot ? "

" I wanna try that with Donn , maybe he'll love me back yeah ? "

" Donn is gay Aries "

" Are you dumb ? I have an asshole too you stupid fuck . He can still fuck me ! "

" Shut up!!!!!!! "

"..."

The crowd went silent as they watched the scene before them in horror . They never thought this day would come , clearly they were wrong . In front of them stood Justin Hawk , the rebel and Eric Hunter , the bully . The hallways became silent in anticipation as the two most avoided people in the Academy held a stare contest .

Justin's eyes twitched as he felt something slippery and warm sliding down the bridge of his nose but Eric wasn't done yet. He looked at Justin straight in the eye and spat on him once more but this time , aiming at his pursed lips . That was the last straw for Justin and he finally snapped as red clouded his vision .

He lunged at Eric smug face , punching him straight below the jaw earning a pained hiss from the taller boy . His iron grip loosened on Justin's collar and Justin being the idiot he was , took that opportunity to knee him in the gut . As soon as Eric let go of his shirt he swiftly grabbed a thick hard covered textbook from his locker .

He tightened his fingers around the book , using the sharp corner to stab Eric on the head with all of this strength . Eric fell on the floor whilst groaning in pain , he slowly touched his head where the book made contact and retracted his fingers to see dark red blood coating his trembling fingers . That triggered something in Justin and he kicked the bleeding boy straight in the face with his leather boots , sending the poor boy backwards with a painful wail .

Gasps and screams could be heard from the crowd but Justin didn't care , he was livid ! He kept throwing punch after punch , kick after kick until the boy was beaten to a pulp .

The bruised boy looked as good as dead , sprawled out on the floor lifelessly . He was choking on his own blood , his chest rising and falling . Justin looked at the mess he'd done while whispers were dancing around the hallways . After seconds of just standing his world stopped for a moment , and he just stood there gaping at what was Eric Hunter .

" Oh my God , he's a murderer " someone whispered and Justin fell on his knees regretfully .

He wanted to cry but was unable to , he could only stare at the bloody boy . He could only let out a choked sound from the back of his throat from the aching of his stoned heart . More and more murmurs were heard but the couldn't care less , people had already made their minds about him . He was unbearable and now he's a murderer . A stone cold murderer .

" He's not moving , I think he's dead "

" No way , the dude's got chicken arms , he wouldn't kill anyone . "

" Open your eyes dummy , Eric is drowning in his own blood ! He's dead , if there's blood then you should know !"

" Nonsense , maybe he's taking a nap , what ?! Losing blood can make you tired !"

" Quiet pinky , or do you want die too ? "

The hallways filled with whispers as people wondered if Eric was dead but no one called an ambulance . To them Justin didn't deserve that sympathy , he had to take responsibility because the blood was on his hands , literally .

Almost everyone had their phone out capturing the moment where a student killed another student . But Eric wasn't dead , unfortunately for them , he still had a pulse .

" What the hell happened here ?!?!" An authoritive voice yelled and Justin lifted his head to stare at the old man .

He couldn't answer for himself , his chest ached for what he had done . He knew if he uttered a word , no one would believe him . He dared to look at the crowd for help but no one was looking at him or the principal anymore .

They were either engrossed on the bloodied floor or the ceiling , bloody hypocrites ! he thought . They knew that Eric initiated the fight but they chose to save themselves from the trouble then to tell the truth . Justin immediately knew that things were looking bad for him . He kept quiet though , just like all the times he chose not to say anything .

"Justin Hawk in my office now !! And someone call a damn ambulance or I'll be suspending each and every one of you !! Get to class now !!" Principal Brown shouted , not sparing Justin a second glance as the went down the hall to his office .

With one final look at the Eric's unconscious form , he followed the principal to his office not forgetting to flip everyone off .

" Show's over ..." He muttered under his breath .