The Last of Them
aches did
ing, it
h the halls without someone whispering, laughin
s in his pockets, walking as if he didn't he
't as good a
your boyfriend make
d hands whe
ht over who'
er. Mo
came th
e, Dan, Jack's right-hand man, slammed into his sh
teria we
s curled i
give them w
y pulling him b
Not gonna fight me? Though
pped in.
ned. "Or what?
ia erupted
saw
en he
Afte
uch after his jaw con
weight of teachers pulling him b
he principa
tight. Across from him, his father stood wit
what you've done?" h
or. "Yeah. I hit some
low breath, pinching t
r three days." The p
his fists. He
voice lowered. "You
ked up
about you.' Not
mbarra
ump in his throat.
n't c
le
rincipal. "Thank you for inform
ev thought
ways
it wasn
made things worse. Jack and his gang weren't the ty
ldn't wait l
r Sc
shadows across the pavement
ep in his pockets. He hadn't sai
d at him.
is head. "No
, but it'll pass. The school wil
rless laugh. "You r
dn't a
estly? He w
ow alleyway, one they always too
n they
k. Ian.
ing in the alley,
ensed.
turn around, but footsteps behi
re surr
smirking. "Look who
ou'd get away with that
e punch. His eyes were filled with nothin
d hard. "Yea
k vanished
fight back. H
s five ag
his stomach, knockin
s face, sendin
nd yanked him back before d
pull them off Dev, only
stomach. Anoth
Cole cough
ice, calm and mock
ng blood onto the p
ting his head. "You should kno
d. He was too bus
k mockingly. "This i
hey we
e alley as Dev and Cole la
t up, holding his ri
y ached. His face was swollen. But the wo
going to l
this
s, looking at Cole.
ed. "Where
his decision
ere bu
my dad probably going to ground
sigh "let's j
ted Skipp
lls. No texts. Returning to school, Cole's absence was palpable, a
pension ended, Cole w
for him by
never
ed. No
d day, Dev
ly and went straig
door was sl
ing wa
t open, step
him first. A
hed with bottles, ashtra
n he sa
his hoodie pulled over
ach twiste
espo
closer, rea
gr
p at him. His face was b
heart
is to you?" D
idn't
didn't
lread
Staying
his head.
u c
ev
. We'll leave t
o argument
g him out of the house. Aw
lked in
his was the last norma
se to
ould b