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"Listen, Dork! Give me that IPod of yours!" Grayson spat at Leon. Leon shivered and worked up all his courage to say "no".

"What did you say?" Grayson asked Leon.

"I said no."

"You shouldn't have done that dork!" Grayson slammed Leon into the brick wall. Grayson's fist then connected with Leon's face leaving a big shiner on Leon's eye. Leon cringed and tried to run away but Grayson dragged him across the pavement scraping his knees. Leon's face became hot then tears poured down his cheeks.

"Awww little baby crying? Are going go home and tell your daddy?" Grayson taunted. Leon ignored Grayson's teasing and struggled out of his grip. When free he ran as fast as his battered legs would let him go to his Dad's car.

His dad sat in his car smoking a cigarette. He did that once in a while, only when he was stressed. When Eli saw his son coming he quickly threw out the cigarette and turned on some music.

"Hey, Bud!" Eli said then got out of the car to brace his son.

"What the hell happen to you?"

"Mom told you not to swear in front of me."

"Well, Mom's not here. Now tell me what happen to you?"

"Nothing. I just fell." Eli wasn't buying this one bit.

"Son, is someone hurting you?" Eli asked Leon.

Leon shook his head. Eli patted his son on the back and then opened the car door for him. Eli remembered back when he use to get bullied by a guy named Mike. He never told his parents because he was embarrassed and knew that they would go to his teacher. And there's nothing worst then to be known as a snitch. He would ask Clare how to deal with this when they got home, that's if they were on speaking terms.

"Aria you should totally ask out Grayson! He's so cute and I heard he likes you!" Jamie told Aria. Aria sighed. Jamie always had the latest gossip.

"May be. He is totally cute." Aria said thinking about Grayson. His Justin Bieber-like hair and his big blue eyes were to die for. Not to mention his sexy six-pack. Trust me it's hard to find a boy of 13 years with a six pack.

"Omg, Aria! Here he comes now! Go ask him out." Jamie chirped.

"Fine."

Aria in her red tube top and short jean skirt sashayed her way over to Grayson, fixing her hair on the way.

"Hey Grayson!" she purred.

"Oh, Hey Aria"

"I was wondering if ya wanna go out...with me." Aria said. She played with her bra strap while she waited for his answer.

"Ya, sure! How about this Friday...I'll meet ya at The Dot. Say 7."

"Great. See ya!"

"Yeah, see ya!"

Aria walked back to Jamie who sat on the steps of their school. Jamie smiled brightly at Aria.

"I'll come over on Friday to help you get ready!" Jamie stated.

"You were eavesdropping?"

"No I was just listening in. Anyways.." Jamie was interrupted by the sound of a car horn.

"There's my Dad got to go!" Aria said picking up her back and strolling to her dads car.

"Honey, this is going to sting, Ok! Hold Daddy's hand." Leon reached out for his dad's hand and grasped it in a tight hold.

Clare poured some alcohol on a cotton ball and dabbed her son's cuts with the stingy cleaner. Leon sulked and squeezed his dad's hand as his Mom cleaned his cuts. He let out a sigh of relief when all his cuts were medicated and bandaged.

Leon lay on his bed holding an ice back to his bruised eye. He listened to the IPod he had almost lost today and was glad to have it. He listened to one of his favourite songs "Wake Me Up When September Ends" by Green Day. It was an oldie but he had liked it right away when he heard it for the first time in one of Dad's car rides. He lightly sang the lyrics to himself making him fall asleep.

Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
wake me up when September ends

like my father's come to pass
seven years has gone so fast
wake me up when September ends

here comes the rain again
falling from the stars
drenched in my pain again
becoming who we are

as my memory rests
but never forgets what I lost


wake me up when September ends

"Eli we need to talk." Clare said nudging Eli's back. They lay on their bed faced away from each other. Eli turned his body so he could face Clare. He could see from the redness around her eyes that she had been crying.

"Eli I'm sorry I forgot to take my pill. Ok! I know I'm stupid...just..I'm so sorry, Eli!" Clare said breaking down into sobs again. Eli pulled his wife into his chest and kissed her forehead. He comforted her until her sobs died down.

"What are we going to do, Clare?" Eli asked her.

"Eli we could..you know..if you want to..I could get an abortion." Clare suggested. She wiped her eyes and stared at Eli.

"No, Clare. I'm not making you go against everything you believe in. Just...let me think." Eli said.

"Ok. "

Clare snuggled up closer to Eli and started kissing his neck. When Eli just lay there she stopped and looked at him.

"Clare, I think someone's hurting Leon."

"What? You said he fell in the park."

"That's' what he told me but I don't believe it. Someone's fist gave him that black eye."

"Poor baby. We need to talk to his teacher!"

"No, trust me. It will only make it worst."

"Then what are we suppose to do. Just watch our son get pushed around?" Clare asked bitterly.

"We can't fight his battles, Clare!"

"Don't be stupid Eli! Our baby needs our help."

"No he needs to learn how to fight back. May be we should enrol him in some boxing lessons."

"Eli stop with your fucking nonsense! OK!" Clare yelled.

"No Clare! You don't know what the fuck you're talking about! If we tell his teacher the bullying will only get worst."

"Eli you are started to get on my fucking last nerves. I am his mother Eli. And I'm going to go talk to his teacher whether you like it or not."

"Fuck you, Clare." Eli spat at her. He totally regretted it when he saw the look on Clare's face.

"oh, Clare I'm sorry I didn't me-"

"Eli, get out." She said not daring to look at him.

"Couch tonight?" Eli smirked.

"This is not funny, Eli! Go!"

Eli picked up his pillow and obediently walked out of the room. He plunked himself on the couch and fell asleep wishing Clare was beside him.

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