The Clay Connection

om the other students. I tried my best to not think murderous thoughts towards them

e asked. "What the hell did I

sion on his face when he asked this. I rem

iend are playing some kind of sick joke." I slammed my locker shut with so much f

on me instead and..." I couldn't even bring myself to say the words. I felt so mad an

hony planned the video thing. Don't get me wrong, I did want to take revenge on him, it's just that Dante has been known

en Luke spotted Anthony walking in with Crystal, her face crestfallen as she sighted me

ambush with kisses on your list?" Dante asked mockingly. Th

y friends. I didn't know how to tell her that I had no cont

ed. Dante oohed and gave him a sadistic look. I

asked. "Bro, that's disgusting. As if

you guys are acting like assholes

l who was glaring spitefully at

gay will never stop being disgusting,"

vel with her and said "You have terrible taste

nounced and started dragging Anthony across the hall to the

nte locked her outside. She banged on the door to be

beat me? Pretty cowardly, don't you thin

te said and snickered. He stalked over to the shelf where all the c

e let the mug slip before Ant

op

e's plans and moved ov

. We can tal

some reason, but also unable to stop them. I felt a tightness in my chest as I saw the horrified look on Anthony's helpless face. I knew how much work he put in all thes

p a rainbow-

he air and caught it. Anthony turned paler and paler

at." Anthony's voice was dripping with desperation

like? Blake?" He pointed at me a

He totally lik

you start to put ideas in his head? I don't want a

ed supporting the weight of the mug. It dropped to the floor, just like the others, and smashed into a thousand irreparable

ve to go or else we'

nom and spite as we exited the Clay Room. I tried my best to not dwell

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d to because of social convention. My friends enjoyed watching others eat and making snide comm

ria. His entire high school life was spent in the Clay Room. I thought of the mess that my so-calle

ter, Susan, the second hottest girl in school joine

wo beautiful girls and opt for talking about God-knows-what instead. Susan tried to start a conversat

fun or are you just going to keep giggli

Dante said excitedly and p

ned because I had never seen Anthony in the cafeteria since tenth grade and also because of t

rown lunch bag that he always carried from home because he couldn't eat cafeteria food since he didn't kn

. He and Dante were acting really weird and I suddenly felt this

ce. The action confused me even more when Anthony slapped his hand away an

sked, dreading the answer e

him a little taste of it." The way they laughed after Luke said that enraged me. My eyes bulged

ere seated there. Dante and Luke stopped lau

just sa

f before he could say so

table now. He was so red, if a tomato was placed next to him you wouldn't be able to tell the difference in color. Everyone around

look at me!" His blu

eathe," he mana

et Pearce die" before leaving Anth

that I used the EpiPen she literally begged me to carry around for Anthony

used and headed back to the cafeteria. Mr. Cornell, our Histo

oved those unwilling to yield. I crouche

t save you." And without wasting a second I stabbed his thigh with the

he brea