And So Romeo Forgot His Lines {42}
***1 Week Later***
***Clifton’s POV***
Seamus walked into school with the same dead look he’d had for a week. He walked over to Jay, Jer, and I. “Hey Seamus,” Jay said quietly. Seamus just nodded slightly at him.
He hadn’t told us what had happened. Obviously something other than Richie and his mom dying had happened. He had been emotionless at their wakes and funerals. I sighed, annoyed with his stuck up attitude.
I grabbed him by his arm and dragged him over to a corner alone. “What’s up?” I demanded. He shook his head. “Shame, just tell me!” I said. Shame looked up into my eyes. “I just…I don’t know Cliff. A lot is wrong. I don’t want to talk about it.”
“Too fucking bad,” I grumbled. “You’re really starting to piss me off.” “I’m emo. What do you expect?” he said with an eye roll.
We glared at each other for a few minutes. “Look Shame, just go back to being your other annoying self.” He sighed. “Yea, yea, yea. I need a good fight to feel better.” Of course.
We walked back over to Jay and Jer. They watched us anxiously. Shame just kept walking. He walked away from us. “Man, what’s up with him?” Jer asked in worry. I shrugged. “I don’t know.”
Chants of “FIGHT!” started and I sighed.
***Seamus’s POV***
I walked away from my friends with my head down. Someone slammed into me and I staggered back and glared. “You,” I growled. Stupid Rick. He grinned at me. “Hello fag.” I wasn’t even in the mood for smart ass comebacks. I just hit him and jumped on him.
We rolled around, throwing angry punches. People cheered. I ignored them. I could hear Alex yelling something at us and I ignored her too. I just needed to get this anger out on someone.
I punched him as hard as I possibly could. “Break it up!” the security guards yelled. One of them literally picked me up. I didn’t like that. I hit them in the face and they dropped me in surprise. I knocked Rick back to the ground and hit him more.
“Seamus stop!” Alex cried. She ran in between us and I accidentally punched her. She dropped to the ground in shock. I stopped and stared in horror.
The guards grabbed me and held me tightly. But I had lost the will to fight. I numbly let them drag me away, my eyes on Alex.
Rick, Alex, and I were thrown into the principal’s room. Two of the security guards stayed in there with us to make sure we didn’t start again.
I could see a bruise in the shape of my fist forming on Alex’s cheek.
Rick’s face was black and blue, his nose was bleeding, and his eye was swelled. I could feel a few bruises forming on my face.
“What is the meaning of this?” the principal demanded, slamming his fist on the desk. “He just hit me out of no where!” Rick snapped. “Because he needs to go to a mental hospital or something! He’s unstable!”
I glared at my hands. Maybe he was right. Maybe I was unstable. Alex was silent but I could feel her eyes on me.
Lizzy entered the room and sat down next to me. Rick’s dad and Alex’s dad came in and sat with them. “Now then Seamus, why did you hit Rick?” the principal asked angrily. All eyes on me. Just what I always wanted.
“Because I wanted to hurt someone.”
Lizzy’s eye widened in horror. Everyone else just stared at me in disgust. But I knew I was lying. I didn’t want to hurt someone. I just wanted someone to hurt. I wanted someone to hurt the way I did.
I squeezed my eyes shut.
Maybe they would all go away. “Just hurt,” I whispered. “What?” the principal asked. “Just hurt!” I exploded. “Hurt! I want everyone to hurt!” I said desperately. “Oh my god,” Lizzy whispered in horror. “Listen to yourself!”
But I was done listening to myself. I was done listening to everyone. I walked out of the room. No one stopped me.
I knew Alex was following. I didn’t care. She could follow me all she wanted. I was too tired to stop her.
I sat down and she sat next to me. “I’m sorry I hit you,” I said silently. “I don’t care Seamus. You’re scaring me,” she said shakily. I looked at her. She looked away. “Alex…what do you think of me?” “I think you’re an emo fag.”
I knew she wasn’t lying.
“Seamus, wait!” she cried as I stood up. “I’m done waiting,” I whispered and walked away from her. “Seamus!” I couldn’t hear her though. I was already dead inside.
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