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"Even the nicest people have their limits"

~Anonymous

Caleb

Guilt.

It's such a bitch.

The feeling that someone is hurting because of you - it was just unbearable.

Now I sat on an armchair in Connor's room, facing the bed. On the bed, lay the almost lifeless Connor, his eyes shut close, taking hasty breathes.

His head was banded with thick layers of bandages and yet, spots of fresh crimson-red blood could be seen on it. It only made me wonder how deep the cut would've been that the blood seeped through. I winced, glancing at the bruises that covered his face and the wounds that enveloped his arms.

A picture of Connor hurriedly trying to shield himself as Eric waved a dagger at him, formed in my mind. I bit my lower lip and ran my hands through my hair in frustration.

Just wait till we find those assholes.

And then what? My mind asked. Can you undo what they did to your brother?

The truth sent chills down my spine. The thought of facing Connor, after he wakes up, frightened me. I didn't want his forgiveness, I wasn't worth it.

I looked at his bandaged hand for sometime before lifting it and holding it between my hands. His hand felt fragile and weak and it just made me even more miserable.

A ball of sorrow had formed in my throat and I let out a whimper. I placed my forehead on his hand and surprisingly, I broke down to tears.

"I'm sorry" I cried glancing up at his face "I'm so sorry bro..."

I could feel the air in the room thickening, a weight of despair that I never felt before. Never in my life did I ever cry with such an intense feeling - I could feel it.

"You were right all along" I spoke to Con, even though I knew he couldn't hear me. My voice came out in stutters "I'm an asshole. A selfish fucking asshole"

"My life's a mess bro..." I wiped my tears away with one arm and got back to holding his hand "I always tried to fit in with the popular people; I thought I didn't need you. I used you"

The word 'used' gave me a more agonizing heartache than I had imagined.

"But the truth is...it's that I'm stupid!" I almost yelled and muffled on my sobs "And it's the other way round - I need you"

I wiped my tears again and smiled at him "I don't know if you'd ever forgive me for I did, and I don't want your forgiveness either because I don't deserve it..." another tear went sliding down my cheeks "...But if you ever come back to this day, please remember that...I...Caleb Parker...am truly sorry for everything that I've done till date...and that I promise to never hurt you again"

I placed his hand back on the bed and started to wail out loud. I pushed myself of the armchair and headed towards the bedroom door.

I wasn't even worth being anywhere near him.

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Alberto's POV

I slammed my locker shut angrily. Con was at home, severely injured and instead of paying him a visit, here I was - trapped in school.

"Man, spare the locker" Damon hissed from beside me "We'll visit him after school"

"How can you be sure about that?" I snarled at him "A freaking earthquake could strike right now killing everyone of us...I don't wanna die without meeting him for one last time!"

"You need to chill" Damon patted my back.

I couldn't chill, even if I tried.

Just then, we heard a girl's voice. I turned around and spotted Gina scurrying upto us "Damon, Al!" she was yelling.

She ceased to a stop in front of us. Placing her hands on her knees, she breathed heavily. She then looked up at us; drops of sweat could be seen trickling down her forehead.

"You won't believe what I saw!" she panted, wiping her sweat with a napkin.

"What?" Damon and I asked at the same time.

She took her time to let her breathing rate settle. She gulped as she wiped her sweat again. Clearly, she was taking advantage of our lack of knowledge.

"Stop being such a tease and tell us already!" I implored.

"Yeah, wait" she pulled her cell phone out of her jeans pocket and unlocked it. We heard some clicking and typing and soon after that, she turned the mobile screen to face us.

My eyes widened and my jaw dropped on the ground when I saw the image that she presented before us.

"Y-You're right" Damon stuttered beside me "I don't believe what you saw"

He was baffled and I was speechless.

I snatched Gina's cell phone from her and scrutinized the image meticulously. Evidently, there was no editing or photo-shopping and it was taken just a few minutes ago.

"Caleb is gonna be so fucking mad" Damon whispered "We need to make sure-"

He stopped speaking when we all heard shouts of a bunch of people emanating from outside.

"Something's happened" I half-yelled and dashed out of the school building, clutching Gina's cell phone tightly in my hand. Gina and Damon followed close behind.

When the three of us were out and under the sky, we found students gathered in a circle a few meters away. I edged closer until I was able to apprehend what these students were shouting out.

They were cheering "Fight, fight, fight...!"

I squeezed through the crowd and craned my neck to catch a glimpse of these 'fighters' and then, I spotted Caleb.

"Caleb!" I yelled but I was sure it was impossible for my voice to reach him over the noise.

He was pressing some guy down on the ground and punching the hell out him. Nobody inched forward to stop him. But he had to be stopped or else he'd end up killing that guy.

I pushed the students who blocked my way and after a lot of struggle, I was in the middle of the circle. Caleb was right in front of me and the other guy lay limp on the ground.

And who is that girl that I see?

Harley!

Harley stood a few feet away from the Caleb. She was crying and begging him to stop hitting the guy. 'Eric' was what she was calling him.

Wait, I've heard that name before.

"Cal, stop!" I screamed and hooked my arms around him and started to pull him off this 'Eric' guy. But Caleb was very strong, he didn't even budge.

"Caleb!" I screamed again but it was of no use. Caleb was angry, really angry; I could feel his rage even from a few feet away.

Damon and Gina were now beside me. All three of us together, with the help of a few other guys, were successful in pulling him away.

But Cal didn't rest. He kept on flailing and yelling and kicking. We all gripped him with all our might, pleading for him to calm down.

Eric was being lifted up by a few people, including Harley. Blood oozed from his mouth and his face was sore. I turned away from him because his condition was scary and I could not even imagine how much that would hurt.

But why was Harley being so good to him?

"I hate you!" Caleb screamed his lungs out "I hate you Harley! I hate you Eric! I fucking hate both of you! Just you wait, I'll fucking kill you-!"

"Caleb, stop!" Gina screamed and instantly, Caleb stopped flailing and looked at her.

"Please...stop..." she panted.

And Caleb stopped.

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I was seated in an empty classroom. With me, were Damon, Gina, Caleb and a few of his friends. My mind was whirling because I was just informed that - the guy in the picture that Gina showed us was this 'Eric' and he was also the reason behind Connor's injuries.

"I'm sorry I blew a gasket back there" Caleb spoke with a soft voice.

"Your anger is acceptable" I replied "After what they've done"

"I wanted to show you this" Gina's voice was trembling as she handed Caleb her cell phone "I saw it happening this morning near the parking lot, and immediately took a picture"

Caleb glared at the picture with fury but his expression didn't change "Gina..." he looked up "...why do you think I was so mad at Harley?"

We all exchanged dubious glances.

"It's because I know about this already..." he handed Gina her cell phone back.

"What happened bro?" one of his friends asked "What did you see? And what's there in the picture?"

"This morning..." Caleb started, in a low voice "...Eric and Harley were making out in the parking lot. So, clearly, Harley has been cheating on me all this while"

There was a heavy silence in the air until Damon broke it.

"So what happens to Eric then?" he asked Cal, shrugging "Does he get arrested for what he did to Con or-"

"That's up to the cops" Cal cut him off "I took my revenge and I don't care about him or Harley anymore"

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