Metamorphosis
Chapter 1
Stan's POV
I opened my eyes to the sound of my alarm blaring; I slam the off button and got out of bed. I looked at my clock and it read 7AM. I sigh and get up to do the usual; take a shower, brush my teeth, get dressed, pack and go. I stood in the doorway of my room for a minute looking at my bottom dresser drawer thinking about the scotch and vodka bottles that are hidden there. Just one sip, just one sip would help me make it through the day…no I promised Kyle I would try not to drink. But its only one sip, what would he know? I reached for the bottle…no a promise is a promise.
Closing the drawer I sigh and walked down the stairs and out of the house; I plugged in my headphones and played some music as I walked towards the bus stop like usual. Moments later Kenny, Cartman and Kyle showed up. Kyle waved at me and I nodded acknowledging him while saying nothing, out of the corner of my eye I saw his smile falter a little but he shook head and started talking to Cartman. I felt a little bad but I did promise him that I would try not to drink and when I don't drink I'm on edge, it's like my sanity is hanging on a thread and I'm ready to snap at any given moment, the bus arrived and we all got on with me and Kyle in one seat and Cartman and Kenny sharing another. I closed my eyes and started nodding my head to the beat of the music just zoning out when my headphones were yanked out of my ears, I was ready to yell but it was just Kyle.
"So, how are you Stan? " I wanted to tell him how I felt like blowing my brains out considering it would be easier to do than to deal with the worlds bullshit but I looked at Kyle and paused. I couldn't let him worry about me, so forcing a smile I answered. "I'm fine Kyle, just…fantastic." He didn't look convinced, not even for a second. His emerald orbs looked into my blue ones and I started to panic, what if he knows that I'm lying? With the way he's looking at me, it's like my soul was exposed for all to see. The bus stopped and we got off, so far so good until Cartman bumped into me, "Watch it you fucking faggy Jew lover!" I stopped in my tracks, "Don't fuck with me Eric I am NOT in the mood for your bullshit today." He turned around and walked towards me, "Or else what? You gonna sic your fucking Jew boyfriend on me?" Kyle got in between us, "Stop it guys, we're on school grounds! Stan you need to chill and Cartman you need to stop being such an asshole." Cartman went from glaring at me and turned to Kyle, "Shut the fuck up you stupid Jew!" and shoved Kyle with all his might and that was the last straw.
I snapped, I punched Eric in the face and just kept going. I don't know why but I just couldn't stop, I heard someone call my name but it didn't stop me. I heard my name being called again and again getting louder and louder each time when finally I felt hands on my shoulders, these hands belonged to Kyle, I don't know how I knew but I just did. Immediately I stopped and let Kyle drag me away from Cartman; I finally looked at him and saw the damage I caused. His left eye was swollen and purple, his bottom lip and nose was bleeding a lot and he was crying. I know I should apologize but I really didn't want to, he deserved it and if it wasn't for Kyle I could've killed that fat-ass with no regrets. I shook my head, put in my headphones and started walking towards the school.
Everyone kept staring at me, almost like I was a wild animal. There were whispers and there were looks that came with them, the pointing and the giggling. It was annoying yet at the same time I felt very alone, even a little cold. I felt a hand on my shoulder and again my headphones were yanked from my ears I stopped and turned around, "What the fuck do you want?!" Kenny let go and backed away a little with his hands in the air. "Chill man it's just me! I just wanted to say way to go on kicking Cartman's ass not that it looked too hard to do, he really needed to be put in his place. See you in class Stan!" Kenny ran past me to class, I felt hands on my shoulders again so I stopped. "Stan?" I turn around and look into emerald pools. "Stan, are you sure you're okay? I mean I'm all for Cartman's ass getting kicked but still that was brutal!" I shake my head, "You know Kyle if I didn't know better, I'd say fat-ass was your boyfriend or something." Anger flashed in his eyes but it was also followed by something else, sadness? I actually started to worry because the silence was so tense and could be cut with butter.
"Kyle, is something wrong?" It was silent and that look in his eyes I still couldn't put my finger on it, they were hiding something from me. That's the only thing I never understood about Kyle, sometimes he could be the most transparent and within the blink of an eye he can be the most reserved, it's kind of scary how quickly he can change between the two. "Kyle?" "Everything is just peachy Stan."
With that his hands dropped from my shoulders and he walked into class leaving me alone in the hallway. What the fuck? I was seriously confused, the bell rang and I sigh walking into the class. I still had my headphones in so I couldn't really tell what was happening but then I really didn't care, screw school I was too focused on trying to not to walk out the class. God this is gonna be a long day.