By the end of this story, Kurt's life shall have been placed in jeopardy. He will be a victim of a hate crime that will result in him plummeting towards the ground…
Luckily fate had deemed that Malcolm Germaine would move to Lima with his Dad. And that he would save his life.
Malcolm and his father both speak with an accent:
Zeez = This
Zee = The
Ez = Is
Zat = That
Let us begin the tale
"Zeez ez a far cry from New York," Malcolm said, his first words since he stepped foot off the plane "but it ez rather quaint…"
"Well, we needed to get away from city life… If only for a year" Dr. Germaine quipped back "It's so much calmer here"
Malcolm sighed and blew his bangs out of place. This was going to be a long year.
"I still can't believe you managed to drag me to this mall…" Burt with disbelief tinting the edges of his statement.
"You needed an excursion." Kurt said, as confusion crossed Burt's face.
"What does that mean , again?"
"An outside trip, usually to get exercise…"Kurt explained while looking at the latest fall fashions "and besides, my wardrobe needed updating"
Burt buried his face in the palm of his hand and said "Okay, fine. Look, I'm going to go to the food court and wait for you over there okay?" Burt said making a waving gesture in the vague direction of the food court.
"Okay dad, don't order anything too fattening in the meantime" Kurt said in a joking manner, "I'll be over their as soon as I'm done here, so get comfortable…"
"Ha, ha" Burt said flatly as he turned and headed for the food court.
"According to zeez map, the food court is on the third floor, and we are here…" Malcolm said pointing to the map "on this bridge connecting zee two sides of level two…"
"I cannot believe a place like Lima would have a mall more than two stories," Dr. G shrugged, " I guess this place has got some surprises after all"
"I think zeez is the best route to the stairs up to the third fl-"
"YaaHaaaaaHHaHAAhh! A high pitched yelp pierced through the mall
"HELP!"
Malcolm and his Dad looked up in shock at a boy hanging by a ledge of the connecting bridge above their heads.
The ledge was behind the, above waist-height plastic walled handrails, that were supposed to prevent something like this…
"I CAN'T HOLD ON! I'M GONNA-" Just then one of the boys hands slipped off the ledge, and everyone gasped as the boy yelled out "DAD!"
Kurt had scored big at the store… a new scarf, as well as a few key designer items, that he simply had to have…
But of course he had to run into him when passing over a connecting bridge.
"Hey fairy-boy…" Karofsky said menacingly, " What are you doing here?"
"It's none of your business, now get out of my way" Kurt said, then under his breath he added "Neanderthal"
"What did you call me?" Karofsky said, lowering his voice growling
"Nothing… Just let me pass" Kurt said in his typical self assured fashion
Something deep inside Karofsky snapped, perhaps it was his, already, tenuous grip on reality and consequences.
"Fat chance Hummel!" and then Karofsky quickly stepped up to him… and pushed him as hard as he could manage.
Kurt lost his balance and toppled over the hand rail… screaming
And Karofsky ran
"Hold on kid!" Dr. G yelled up to him "We'll get you down!"
"JUST HURRRY, I'M SLIPPING!" The kid continued to lose his grip, and no one on the third level could reach him over the handrail.
Malcolm turned to his dad and said, "I think we're going to have to employ that gymnastic catch-and-land trick…"
"We haven't perfected zat yet, and we are a story high above a tile floor!" Dr. G argued.
"I don't think we have much choice" Malcolm countered, shaking his head.
"Hey kid!" Malcolm yelled. "YEAH?" the kid responded.
"On zee count of three, I want you to let go of zee ledge!"
"ARE YOU CRAZY?"
"Just trust me!" Malcolm yelled back.
"OKAY!"
"1..." Malcolm stepped up on top of the railing" "2.." Malcolm bent his knees "3!" Malcolm started to jump
The kid let go, and Malcolm jumped up off the connector bridge and caught him, they then proceeded to fall, and Malcolm landed shoulder first, employing a basic low-impact free runner landing that he had perfected on gymnastic mats. He finally stopped rolling and he looked at the kid in his arms, he was shaking like a leaf eyes shut tight.
"It's okay buddy, your okay now" He set him on the ground as people came rushing up to them, he simply rubbed his shoulder until his dad managed to find his way down the steps.
"Zee authorities have already been called, and the mall security is being sent to our location…" Malcolm's dad paused, "Are you okay?"
" I'm fine, going to feel this tomorrow though…" Malcolm rubbed his shoulder and shrugged.
Just then the kids' cell phone rang, it was on the ground. Malcolm picked it up and read the caller ID… and opened the phone.
Burt was getting impatient, where was Kurt, and what was the fuss all about? Mall security on the third level were all starting to head down stairs…
Burt felt a sinking feeling in his stomach. To ease his worry, he picked up his cell phone and called Kurt's cell phone.
The phone rang once… twice…
"Hullo?" an unrecognizable voice piped through the cell phone speakers "Your… Burt?"
"Who are you? Why do you have my kids' phone?" Burt started to panic "Where's my boy?"
"He's fine, he's on the first floor of zee mall, with the emergency medical technicians looking him over"
Burt stood up suddenly, walking quickly over to the escalators "WHY would he need E.M.T's WHY is he on the first floor? WHO are you?"
"He fell from zee third floor, I think that answers your first two questions… and my name ez Malcolm-"
"Why do you have my kids' phone?" Burt said now on the second floor, and hurrying to the escalator that would take him down to the first level of the mall.
"He dropped it, it was on zee floor…" Malcolm explained "I figured I'd answer it"
Burt had finally made his way down to the first floor, and he had made his way to the commotion.
"Kurt, Kurt!"
"Dad.." Kurt was shaking like a leaf, "I got pushed off the third floor…" He pointed at the boy who was holding his phone.
"He saved me, he caught me and took the brunt of the landing…"
He turned to the boy Kurt had pointed to, he was still holding Kurt's phone.
"Who did this to you Kurt?" Burt said urgently, "Who?"
"K-k-karofsky, D-David Karofsky… a jock from school…
Kurt continued to shiver, the shock made him feel cold.
Dr. G took a blanket from one of the E.M.T's and handed it to Burt
"Here, he looks like he could use this…"
Burt nodded his head once in thanks and agreement and took the blanket and gave it to Kurt.
"W-Who are you?" Kurt managed to stammer out looking at the kid that had lessened his impact on the ground.
"Zee name ez Malcolm, I just moved here from New York with my dad" Malcolm gestured at his dad and continued talking "We are both gymnasts, but my father ez also a doctor"
Dr. G nodded at the acknowledgement of his profession and went on to explain further "I'm a medical doctor" He said nodding.
Burt shook Dr.G's hand energetically "Burt Hummel, your son just saved my son's life"
"Zeez Karofsky fellow," Dr.G suddenly exclaimed, "Do you think he might still be within zee confines' of zee mall?"
Burt looked confused as Kurt explained "He's asking if you think Karofsky might still be in the mall"
"If he ez, he won't be a free man much longer" Malcolm glowered menacingly "Zee cops are sure to get him…"
Are the cops going to catch Karofsky? Will the glee club totally freak at the news? (Mercedes will, most definitely)
Am I going to continue? I don't even know!