Auggie POV.

I let out a loud cry as my face collides with the floor. My door bursts open I look up and see my dad holding a baseball bat.

"I heard a bang!" He exclaims.

"That would be my face saying hello to the floor" I mumble sitting up.

Dad winces "You've got yourself a nasty bruise kiddo"

I sigh "Just great"

"Anyway come on we both need to get go to school" He says dragging me up.

"I'm so glad you don't work at middle school anymore"

Dad laughs evily "But in a few months you'll be mine, for ALL of high school"

I groan "Don't remind me"

"What happened to my loving son?"

"He only loves when he wants something" I say with a shrug.

He laughs "Don't I know that and before you ask no I'm not giving you any extra lunch money"

...

I walk into school with Oscar by my side.

"So tell me again how you got that bruise?" He asks.

I shrug "Can't remember" I lie.

Ethan Crossley, the most popular guy in our year comes up to me "Woah Matthews did you get into a fight?"

I gulp before nodding "Yeah, it was nothing big"

Ethan nods and high fives me "Nice" He says before walking away.

I cradle my hand in pain, man he hits hard.

Oscar grabs my shoulders "My little Matthews got into a fight?"

"It was why I was running late and couldn't meet you to get on the subway" I lie smoothly.

The bell rings.

"I can't be late Mr. Jones will kill me but I want the details at lunch" Oscar calls as he walks away.

I nod before gulping loudly.

How am I supposed to get myself out of this one?

...

I walk into my English class, luckily my teacher was too busy eating and listening to music to realise I was late. He usually just wrote what exercise he wanted to us to do and let us get on to it.

Someone taps my shoulder making me whip my head around, I see Topaz sat there.

"Is it true you got mugged and had to fight them off?!" She asks resting her head on her hand.

My eyes widen "Well technically it wasn't mugging because I fought them off"

"Wow! I usually don't believe in violence but that's pretty cool" The multi coloured haired girl says.

I smirk "It is isn't it?"

Topaz bites her lip "So how's Oscar doing?"

My smirk widens "Thought you didn't like him"

Her green eyes widen "I don't! I just like to make sure my friends of friends are okay"

I roll my eyes "Of Course"

...

I go over to my usual lunch table tray in hand, my eyebrows furrow together as I see a large crowd around mine and Oscar's usual table.

"Here he is the man!" Ethan says holding my shoulders making me wince.

"I can't believe you did it man" This guy called Liam says looking at me in amazement.

"Yeah man, as if you fought off 3 trained assassins!" Ethan calls making the crowd cheers loudly.

"Come on he's a normal guy" Oscar says "Who's MY best friend!"

"We gotta go but Matthews you're a legend" Ethan says as him and crowd disappear.

As the crows leaves they begin chanting 'MATTHEWS!'.

I begin to bang my head against the table.

Oscar puts a hand on my shoulder "Don't worry bro, you'll get used to the fame"

...

I go to my locker people patting my back as I do so. When I finally reach my locker a familiar blonde is lent against it.

Her laughter intrudes my silence.

"So how did you really get that bruise?" Ava asks raising an eyebrow.

"A fight?" I mumble.

The blonde rolls her eyes "We both know you didn't get into a fight"

I sigh loudly "Fine, I fell over and my face hit the floor"

She laughs "Really? I actually thought you beat up an entire college football team"

I groan loudly "Who's making all this stuff up?"

"Technically you started it"

I look down "I just had wanted to seem cool, pathetic right?"

Ava squeezes my shoulder "If it helps you'll never be cool to me"

I roll my eyes "That really helps"

"But too other people, don't try to be cool because if they spent time with you then they'd think what a cool guy you are, God knows why"

I smile "Thanks Ava"

The blonde shrugs "I'm not all bad"

"Um, you can let go of my shoulder now"

She blushes and removes her hand from my shoulder "Uh, I gotta go but good luck with the rumours"

I laugh "Thanks"

...

My eyes widen as I leave my last class and I see the same crowd from lunch gathered around my locker.

"So Rocky when can I hear the details?" Oscar asks wrapping an arm around me.

I sigh loudly "I didn't get into a fight!" I announce making everyone look at me.

"But you're bruise?" Ethan asks.

I look down "I fell over this morning and banged my face"

I hear people booing at me as the crowd decreases.

Ethan shakes his head "I actually thought you where pretty cool there Matthews" He says before walking away.

Oscar and me are the only two remaining.

"You know, I'm never going to stop bullying you for this" He says smirking.

I shrug "I wouldn't have it any other way"

"Now come on let's go get some cake and talk about them assassins" Oscar says making me punch his shoulder.

"That reminds I think that Topaz chick has a thing for you"

The blonde boy next to me shudders "EW! Never gonna happen"

"You know my dad used to say that about my mum" I say with a knowing look.

Oscar gives me a flat look "Yeah, keep trying buddy"

I shrug "Just trying to help the poor girl out"

"Maybe if she was less weird then possibly, but I don't need a girl I have my best friend"

I smile "And so do I!'