Let Me Help You

Liam sat next to Bryan and patted his back seeing that he was in a very sad state.

"Bryan. What are you crying about?"

"It's. It's about my friendship between me and Scott." Bryan is still in a crying state.

Surrounded by Jim, Dwayne and Natalie, Laura didn't hesitate but to smile even more.

"So what is this? Three against one? But where's Scott?"

"That doesn't matter. We knew you would behave like this when John was taken away so we came prepared to take you to the hospital like it or not." Jim pointing his gauntlet at Laura. 

"Why would I go to the hospital? I'm fine."

"Are you sure Laura? Can't you tell that your lower face is covered in blood. I'm not a medical expert, but I can tell that you've been vomiting blood." Dwayne is concerned for Laura.

"Whatever fatass. And you Natalie. Why are you pointing a gun at me?"

"This isn't a gun, it's a tranquilizer. For so long, ever since you came to Sunshine High, you've been acting more psychotic and tend to be violent towards others besides John. I brought this with me because since you act like an animal, I'll treat you like one."

"Ah. My goodness! You're calling me an animal? Look at yourself. You seem to be an animal like your skin!"

"What did you say?!" Natalie being enraged.

"Ignore her, Natalie. She's just trying to crawl under your skin!" Jim said to Natalie.

"MMH MMH! I assume you were trying to find me so you can give me the 'help,' but actually. I waited until the end of the school day to get my revenge on Jimmy Wilson, the same guy who took JOHN AWAY FROM ME! I saw you outside of the school JIMMY. AND YOU WERE CELEBRATING! THAT HE WAS GOING TO JAIL! I cried my eyes out because of YOU! So. I'm. Here. To. Kill. YOU!"

"What about Scott? Aren't you planning to execute him in a few days?"

"Oh you nerd. I'll take care of that friend of yours later. For now." Laura then picked up her axe.

[I WANT YOU FUCKING DEAD]

Laura charged at Jim ready to swing at him not before he could dodge her attack.

Once he dodged, Jim activated his expansion foam shooting a couple of shots at Laura's foot trying to immobilize her. He would shoot every pellet in his gauntlet until he ran out of bullets covering her foot to her lower knees.

"Laura. Don't be stupid. Just listen to us and we can help you get the medical attention you need!"

"HA HA! You think your chemistry project can stop me?" Laura, with no struggle, got out of the foam with her body full of adrenaline.

"What the hell? How is this possible? My calculations should've made her hold still?"

"You know, nerd! NOT EVERYTHING IS ABOUT SCIENCE AND GIZMOS!" Laura once again charged at Jim nearly hitting him.

Luckily, Laura only hit the locker door causing not only a big gash on the door, but also making it stuck.

With their chance Jim called out Dwayne. "DWAYNE! NOW IS OUR CHANCE!"

Trying to get the axe out of the door, Laura was then tackled to the ground with Dwayne's body weight on her.

"LAURA STOP! Please." Dwayne restraining Laura.

"Laura this isn't you. We Scott isn't a liar and what he told you about us is true, then you can be better than this. Please don't make me use this." Natalie shaking the tranquilizer on her hands.

"Well that isn't fair. Three against one? You know if Troy was alive and John wasn't in jail, then this fight would've been equal. But no, you instead try to hurt a defenseless woman. However, I don't know if you know this, but I can fucking. LIFT. YOUR. FATASS. UP!" Laura, with a surprise to everyone, carried Dwayne using her back and then legs and then threw him away which he would hit his head on the wall leaving him unconscious.

"DWAYNE!" Natalie and Jim worried.

"Well wouldn't you look at that. The medicine John gave me really made me strong! I told you I didn't need help." Laura standing back up.

"Shit. This is going to be harder than I expected." Jim pointing his gauntlets.

"We need to finish this quickly. She might not make it to the hospital before her conditions take over her." Natalie pointing her tranquilizer.

"If that's the case, then let's give her everything we got!" Jim fires pepper balls at Laura's face to prevent her from retrieving her weapon. Once he ran out of pepperballs. He would tase Laura to the ground to prevent her from constantly moving.

On high voltage, Laura knees would somewhat collapsed immobilizing her. 

"NATALIE NOW!" Jim using up most of his taser electricity.

Natalie tried to use her tranquilizer. But something went wrong.

"What the?" Natalie struggles to shoot the tranquilizer dart.

"What's the hold up?!" 

"I-I can't shoot this thing! I think it's jammed!" Natalie tries to bash the tranquilizer to get it back up again.

"What?" Jim looked at Natalie.

"Haha! That tickles!" Laura slowly gets back up as the taser coil runs out of electricity.

"Ah shit." Jim had nothing left on his gauntlet.

"You think that a little bit of electricity can put me down?!" Laura grabbed Jim's taser coil and threw him to the end of the hallway like a tetherball.

"Damn it. Work!" Natalie tried to pull the trigger, but kept on jamming.

"NATALIE NATALIE NATALIE! It's not nice to play with guns you know. Here let me take that!" Laura grabs Natalie's tranquilizer after pushing her to the ground.

Laura pushed Natalie so hard that she banged her head on the wall also leaving her in an unconscious state.

After confiscating Natalie's tranquilizer, Laura would then throw it to the ground as the tranquilizer dart unejected itself.

Pulling out her axe from the locker door, Laura would walk towards Jim as he was still on the ground having difficulties getting up.

"Come on. Get up!" Jim is still struggling to get up.

"Jimmy Wilson. You arrested my boyfriend. Why the hell would you arrest him even if he did nothing wrong?"

"He did something wrong. He decided to beat you up even though you were already vomiting blood. Why couldn't you see the reality? He doesn't want you but instead is using you for his own reputation."

"No. He does love me. I've been with John for so long so you don't know anything between me and him."

"Cut the bullshit Laura. It makes no sense that you defend John. Also, think about what John is doing to the other students in this school. He forces the school band to overwork themselves for his homecoming, threatens teachers if they don't give him an A, and most importantly, murders those who oppose him. For all those heinous acts, that bastard deserves to go to jail."

"So you think he does deserve to go to jail?"

"Hell yeah. This is payback for not letting me see my family, Troy to steal my car, and for you BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BEHAVE LIKE A NORMAL FUCKING PERSON!" Jim giving an angry face at Laura.

Laura, hysterically, started laughing at Jim. "How dare you call me that. I AM A NORMAL PERSON! But you. You aren't normal. The nerd that this school once knew is now a wanna be student with great looks." Laura raised her axe.

"Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy, me and my boyfriend were planning to fix you again after executing Scott Smith, but you gave me no choice. You took John away from and now. I'm going to take your fucking life away!" Laura is ready to use her axe on Jim.

[THAT'S ENOUGH]

Charging at Laura, Scott thrusted his softball bat at Laura pushing her away from Jim.

Scott, with his bandages still on his bleeding knuckles, brought his softball bat from his previous battle with Drake.

"Scott. Just in time."

"Jim. What happened? I thought we were following the plan?"

"We were, but we didn't expect Laura to be this strong. He took down Dwayne and Natalie. Not even my self-defense weapons were good enough to put her down."

"But how? Your invention took down a couple of Drake's gang members."

"I don't know, but she did mention some sort of medicine she took and is the reason why she's this powerful."

"So it was true. John must've brought these drugs to his territory." Scott thought to himself.

"It doesn't matter. Can you get up?"

"I don't think I can. Can you help me out?"

"Yeah." Scott picked up Jim.

"Jim, get Dwayne and Natalie out of here. I got the car keys so I'll try to put her down and take her to the hospital."

"But you can't. She's as strong as a US Marine! How can you, a teenager, be able to bring her down?"

"I don't know, but I'll think of something when taking her down because you know that hard work has advantages that intelligence doesn't have."

"You're right. But Scott, don't worry about us. Just get Laura to the hospital. I'll try to take both of them back to my house."

"Go for it." Scott held his bat as if it was like a sword.

"I wish you luck." Jim left the hallway putting Natalie on his back as well as dragging Dwayne.

Getting back up, Laura was shocked to see Scott.

"Well, if it isn't Scott Smith. Are you here to protect your friends?"

"Listen Laura. Let me help you. I know you're not like the person that I'm seeing at this moment. You are so nice and sweet. Kind and beautiful. Why would you want to put your life back in John's hand?"

"Oh stop reasoning with me. All you do is lie and manipulate others. You manipulated our school nerd, beaten up our basketball team and contributed to John's arrest. Just so you can 'help' me?"

"Laura. That medicine that you're taking, it's an experimental drug used in the Iraq War. Although it gives the user high adrenaline and resistance, it's the cost of your life span. I don't know how many drugs John fed you, but soon it's going to kill you. If there's time we can still save you. So Laura, drop the axe and let me take you to the hospital. We can still cure that condition you have."

"Scott, you know what I remember? I hated you back in the first week of school because John couldn't see it but I could. John wanted you to be his friend and join his fairytale, but even if you did accept his friendship, I would hate you more. I'm jealous of anyone who tries to take my John away from me, including Troy. Sometimes, I'm happy that Troy is dead. I lie to John about mourning the death of him but in reality it gives me a step closer to John." Laura started to vomit blood once more.

"Laura, stop."

"But while I wait for John to come home, I'll just KILL YOU INSTEAD!" Laura charged at Scott.

"Don't make me do this." Scott puts a stance using his softball bat while tears come down his chin.

Back in the cafeteria, Liam and Bryan were having a big talk discussing Bryan's relationship with Scott.

"What about your friendship with Scott?"

"Ever since I tried to punch Laura, I felt really guilty."

"Wait, you tried to hit Laura? Bryan, we don't hit people!"

"I know, but for so long, I was just sick and tired of people not accepting me for who I am. I tried to be nice to Laura, but all I get is a slap to the face. I tried to be with other students, but I didn't have anything in common with them. I sometimes want to talk about my feelings, but this stupid school has no social workers I can work with because it's all fucking candy and rainbows in this school isn't it."

"I get it. Our school nurse isn't a nurse, but the school librarian with barely any medical experience. Heh, all the best she could do is offer us an ice pack or a vitamin gummy." Liam tries to make a joke in a very serious situation.

However, Bryan didn't laugh as he kept crying.

"Bryan, why couldn't you just say sorry to Scott? Wouldn't that be a good start to fixing both of your relationships?"

"I...…can't."

"Why?"

"B-Because....."

"Because?"

"Because I'm scared!" Bryan yelled as he had a mental breakdown.

Liam couldn't believe his eyes seeing Bryan crying his eyes out and hitting his thighs.

"I'm scared! Angry! Frustrated! And. Alone." Bryan kept crying.

"Ever since I came to Sunshine Valley, I wanted to fit in. I tried the lacrosse team, culinary club, and tried to run for student president. However, no matter which club I joined, I was considered an outcast to them whenever I tried to mention my homosexuality. Since then, I had no choice as the poetry club was the only club available I could join."

"Bryan." Liam feels bad for him.

"Even worse, my mom barely speaks English and has Dementia. Everyday, whenever I come home, I would always prepare dinner for me and my mom. However, she would never come back home to eat it. I would do it everyday for the two years I've been in Sunshine Valley and at this point, I gave up. Without my mom, I feel so lonely and nobody to talk to about my feelings and how to feel confident with my sexuality."

"What about your dad? Why couldn't you try to talk to him?"

"Can't. My dad got deported back to Brazil after ICE found out that he had no documentation on him and snuck into the United States by cargo plane. I can't contact him since Brazil has strict phone access."

"Liam. I'm scared to say sorry to Scott, he accepted me and then I broke it. All because of my vengeance against Laura."

"Is that why you're scared? All because of your rejection from other students?"

"Yes. Besides you, I don't have anyone left in my life. I'm a fucking disgrace to this school." Bryan tries to take a deep breath.

"Bryan. That's not true." Liam putting his arms around Bryan.

"How do you think I've met you? Scott and his friends did all of this, made a big scene, just for me to confess my love towards you. Even though homosexuality was prohibited in Sunshine High, he broke those rules just so people like us can feel love for each other without being restrained in chains."

Bryan looked at Liam.

"I don't know much about your parents, but sometimes I feel afraid to. Before the basketball team, Laura just abducted me when I was playing basketball in an abandoned basketball court. It was so dumb for her to think that I was a varsity player in that sport even though the truth is that I just want to be alone where I can recharge my battery from my daily life. Thinking about it, it was pretty stupid of me to play basketball at night and now look at where we are."

"What about your parents? Are they worried about you?"

"No. I'm an orphan. I just live by myself in Iowa City. The only thing I'm concerned about is the rent for my apartment is overdue. I mean shit my stuff is probably out in the streets right now."

Liam took a deep breath.

"Look Bryan, the point I'm trying to tell you is that we're all scared. Sunshine High isn't actually a High School, but more like a prison. Whenever John is around, other students would play in John's delusional world, but in reality are terrified of him. I remember the time where I was just taking a walk around the town at night, but when I passed by the school, something horrifying happened."

"What was that?"

"John, Laura, and Troy were all on the school roof with John holding Jake the class clown by the leg."

"What? I haven't seen him in a long time. What happened to him."

"He died. He could stop cutting off his limbs using that fancy sword of his while Laura and Troy were in the background laughing at him. Once he cut off Jake's last limb, he fell to his death and most students, besides me, didn't know what happened to him."

"Oh my God." Bryan is now terrified.

"However, Scott isn't afraid of John. Instead, it seems like he's different out of all of us. He knows what's right from wrong. He probably doesn't have a contract mounted on his ass. The only thing I saw from him was his bravery against the other basketball members, breaking the restrictions of this school and most importantly, wanting to get along with many students and teachers of this school. Personally, I think Scott wants best for others around him and for you, he wants you to feel like you belong here and accepted for who you are."

"Really?"

"Yeah. So Bryan, try to apologize to Laura and Scott. I think he'll understand. He's not perfect, but does care for you. So what do you say?"

"Yeah. Whenever I get to see him, I'll apologize." Bryan hugging Liam.

Suddenly, Bryan heard Scott and Laura's voice from the hallway.

"What the hell? What's that commotion?" Bryan looked at the hallway.

"They must be fighting. If that's the case, I'll do my best to help Scott!" Bryan ran towards Scott's location.

"Bryan, wait." Liam yelled at Bryan.

"Be careful. Laura seems to be a wild person, so I suggest you try to tackle her to the ground when you get an opening. If she has a weapon, always take a few steps back to avoid it. And one more thing, try your best to help Scott out."

"I will Liam." Bryan then left the cafeteria.

Back in the hallway, the fight between Scott and Laura was intense as they fought with Scott's softball bat and Laura's axe.

However, Scott's bat doesn't seem to be holding up as there's a lot of damage to the bat.

"Please Laura! I don't want to fight you!" Scott uses his bat to parry Laura's axe.

"I DON'T CARE! I WANT YOU DEAD!" Laura gives heavy swings at Scott.

After dodging the axe, Scott tried to think about how to put down the axe. However, it seems to be unreliable with Laura constantly and quickly swinging around her weapon.

"Damn it! Please Laura! We don't need to fight! Just drop the axe and let me take you to the hospital!" Scott is still parrying Laura's axe with his bat.

"LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!" Laura took a huge swing at Scott aiming for his head.

With a quick reaction, Scott uses his bat to block the axe. But after blocking it, something was wrong. He looked at his softball bat and realized.

[The bat broke in two]

The upper half of the bat flew out causing it to hit the locker doors and later be on the ground.

Realizing the bat broke, Scott was now in hot waters. "Ah shit."

"WHAT'S WRONG! YOU'RE BAT BROKE! STUPID SCOTT! YOU AND YOUR MANIPULATION WON'T TAKE OVER ME!" Laura kicked Scott to the ground.

"Now we're getting somewhere!" Laura walked towards Scott as he was on the ground.

"Laura. Stop."

"No. No I won't! You took my John away from me! And now. It's time for you to die!" Laura swung her axe at Scott.

However, Scott tried to block the axe with the remaining part of the broken bat as the metal of the bat was slowly bending.

"Laura! Please!" Scott struggles to block the axe.

 Laura didn't care laughing hysterically, not giving a damn about him.

On the other side, Bryan was witnessing an all out brawl between Scott and Laura.

"Holy shit." Bryan was shocked to see the situation he ran in.

Looking on the ground, Bryan would see a tranquilizer dart on the ground still filled with anesthetics. Picking up the dart, Bryan thought to himself.

"Help Scott no matter what." Bryan gripping on the dart.

Scott couldn't handle it much longer seeing his broken bat couldn't handle the stress of Laura's axe. 

[HEY BITCH]

Someone called her, Laura looked behind.

Suddenly, Bryan stabbed Laura with the tranquilizer dart as well as tackling her to the ground, making Laura drop her axe.

Scott couldn't believe his eyes seeing that Bryan came back as he was restraining her to the ground while being punched by Laura.

Laura kept elbow punching Bryan until the drugs went through her system causing her to fall unconscious.

When Laura stopped being aggressive, Bryan let go of Laura pushing her to the side.

"Bryan." Scott stood back up.

"Scott, I'm sorry. I was just angry at Laura after all she's done to me and after I tried to be nice to her. However, I was wrong for trying to assault her with a deadly weapon in school. I thought you were trying to defend her actions until realizing that you want her for the better."

"It's okay Bryan. I was upset that I would lose a friend. But hey, we're both human and we make mistakes. But in those mistakes, we can be better than who we are." Scott picked up Bryan.

"Yeah. So what are you going to do with Laura now?"

"I have to take her to the hospital. She has a condition where she's been vomiting blood and being very hyperactive."

"I see."

"Bryan. Do you mind going after Jim? He needs help bringing Natalie and Dwayne back to his place for recovery."

"Of course." Bryan went after Jim.

"Scott, another thing. Thank you for accepting me for who I am."

"No problem. I'm always happy to make more friends." Scott carried Laura and walked out of the school building.

Walking out of the building, Scott ran to Natalie's car throwing Laura on the front seat and him going to the driver seat.

Starting up the engine, Scott prayed for their safety towards the hospital.

"Oh Laura. Please make it to the hospital." Scott started his drive to the nearest hospital.