(Dan's POV)
*earlier that day*
"You know what, Howell. You're not even worth it" Phil stated as if it were quite simple.
"You keep telling yourself that, honey" I winked, before returning to my work.
Before long, the bell had gone and I immediately stood up, packed up my books and got the hell out.
I really had to pee. I called out to PJ where I was headed before sprinting to the corridor. I got halfway before I realised I didn't know where the toilet was.
"Great, just my luck" I said to…uh myself.
I spotted Phil up ahead and continued walking, I wonder where he was going. I followed him from a distance until we came to a room. The toilets!
So Phil had unintentionally helped me, I guess I'll have to thank him later. On second thoughts, maybe not.
I did my business before exiting the cubicle. I stood at the sink and nearly broke my hand on the tap when I heard a voice,
"So Howell, what are you doing here?" Phil smirked.
"Uh peeing, like everyone else" I stated, why else would I be in here?
"You weren't by any chance following me, now were you?" He tilted his head to the side.
I cringed and turned slightly red,
"No, ha! Of course not" I laughed awkwardly.
"Yeah sure thing, Howell" he said stepping very very close to me. I involuntarily stepped backwards but shit…there was a wall there.
"Is this something you do to every new kid, get up in their face?" I fumed,
"Nah, just the cute ones" he bit his lip and winked.
I blinked, and tried to control my breathing. Breathe in, breathe out. Come on Dan, you can do it. I mentally cheered myself for pushing him away.
He grabbed my face and I didn't know where to look. He pulled my face towards his, ignoring my struggling.
"Phil! What the hell are you doing?" I yelled at him,
Something wasn't quite right, I could see a mischievous glint in his eyes. He started to push my head away from his and went to slam it into the wall.
I didn't understand how important fast reflexes were until this moment. I ducked and kicked him in the shin. Phil doubled over in pain and I took this moment to push him but he grabbed my arm and I fell too.
Not on the ground, though. No, life couldn't do that. I had to fall on Phil, didn't I? Of bloody course. I stared at him for a minute before I heard the door slam and looked up.
I saw Louise's face watching in shock and amusement before walking off whilst yelling,
"PJ, stop! Hold on a minute!"
I gave Phil a disgusted look.
"Howell, I didn't realise it was this easy to get you on top of me. I thought it would be a lot harder, but I guess I'm just that irresistible".
It was in that moment I realised I was still laying on top of Phil.
"Oh shut up, you twat" I flipped him off before clambering off and walking down the hallway to find PJ and Louise
I straightened my shirt and ran my fingers though my hair. Why did he have to be such a jerk?
I saw Louise kneeling over someone on the floor, shaking their shoulders. I quickly realised it was PJ.
"Louise, what happened?" I gasped
She glared at me but quickly collapsed in another wave of sobs
"He just fell" She choked out.
"I'll be right back, Louise. I'm going to get the nurse" I panicked.
I took a few steps before walking back to Louise,
"Louise, I don't know where or who the nurse is" I scratched the back of my head awkwardly.
Louise groaned,
"Stay here Dan, I'll be back in a moment. Don't move a muscle!" She sighed before getting up and rushing to the nurse.
PJ was starting to regain consciousness so I knelt down and well…I slapped him. Probably not the best reaction but it worked. He bolted up and quickly glanced around before his eyes rested on me.
"Dan, what were you doing to Phil?" he gasped and inched away from me
"I fell over, PJ" I started to explain,
"What? On him? With your face that close?" PJ deadpanned.
"Yes?" I tried to sound convincing but it came out more like a question.
"If you say so, Dan. I really thought you were different" He raised his eyebrows.
I cannot believe this is happening right now. Again, the victim.
"Look PJ, I have explained what happened. I can't make you believe me but I thought you were different too" I sent him a disappointed look.
I sighed, this was pointless.
"Do you think you can stand up?" I offered my hand out for him to pull himself up.
He nodded and grabbed my hand just as Louise came walking down the hall with the nurse hurrying behind her.
She stopped short when she saw PJ standing up and the nurse came rushing through.
"Which one of you is PJ?" She asked, getting out her first-aid kit.
I pointed at PJ,
"I'm sorry ma'am but is it alright if I leave now? I have to get to class" I asked quietly,
She looked up at me, startled
"Yes, of course" she focused on checking PJ's temperature
I started walking away when I felt a hand grab my arm,
"I don't know what was happening in there, but Phil is bad news and you should probably stay away from him" Louise said caringly.
I sighed, I knew I shouldn't be angry and that they were just caring for me, but I couldn't help it.
"Louise, I've already explained to PJ what happened. Just ask him, I really need to get to class" I hurried away.
I went to my locker to grab my books and check my timetable and behold, the next lessons were Science and English.
I was pretty good at English but I was absolute shit at Science. I was also late. Very late. I set out to find the classes and eventually stumbled upon Science.
I knocked on the door and the teacher looked up from writing on the whiteboard.
"And who might you be?" He raised an eyebrow
"Uh Dan, Dan Howell. I'm new here, I got a bit lost" I explained, noticing I was using my hands way too much.
"Yeah sure" The teacher said, already bored. What is with these teachers?!
"You can take a seat next to Lester" He waved me away and I internally screamed.
I turned around, and saw Phil waving at me from the desk. I rolled my eyes and sat down, making sure I was as far from him as the desk would allow.
"Howell, did you enjoy our little encounter in the bathroom?" He growled quietly.
I decided ignoring him would be the best but that idea was short lived when I felt his breath on my neck.
"Phil, why won't you leave me alone?" I muttered, knowing he was close enough to hear me.
"Because I always get what I want, and you're on that list" he breathed on my neck and I shivered.
"Seems I found a weak spot" He continued breathing and blowing on my neck and I choked back a moan.
I diverted my attention back to the teacher who was talking about atoms and the mitochondria or something.
Phil was clearly not impressed with my lack of interest as I felt a hand on the inside of my leg.
I jumped and hit my knee on the desk, causing people to turn around in annoyance and confusion. I waited for them to turn back around before looking at Phil
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" I glared at him but made no attempt to push his hand away.
"Let's play a game. My hand is an ambulance, when you feel uncomfortable you say 'red light'" he said cheekily. I wanted to argue but was in no position to do so.
He started moving his hand up my leg and got to mid-thigh.
"Red light" I hurriedly blurted but Phil kept going.
He leant in close to my ear,
"Ambulance don't stop at red lights".
*Dies from pheels* I just want to thank everyone who has followed and reviewed this story. I didn't have such a great experience on here last time and it's great to know that there are really nice people out there! Thank you!
