Chapter three: Text Message with no meaning

Joey woke up early the next day, Wednesday, ignoring the pain moving gave him. It was a school day, and it was exam day. What was first? Let's see…chemistry and…English. Damn it. Why did it have to be the two of the most difficult subjects?!

He forced his body into the shower and got himself ready for school. He was thankful for Domino High for changing the colour of their uniform. It changed from dull blue from cool black. Then nobody would see if he was bleeding or not. He shoved his books and reviewers in his bag and left the house in a hurry, but he was still slow.

As he walked down the sidewalk, he got his chemistry reviewer and went over the things needed to be studied. "Let's see," he said to himself. "There's PO4, that's Phosphate…then SO4 that's Sulfate…OH, hydroxide…H2PO4 that's phosphoric acid…dammit! How the hell am I going to memorize all of this?!"

"Hey!"

Joey turned around. "Huh?" it was Tristan.

"Hey," Tristan pulled up his motorbike by Joey. "Wanna lift?" asked Tristan, handing him a helmet. Ever since their uniform was turned into black, Tristan loved riding his motor…black uniform was so cool…

Even though Joey was having second thoughts, he smiled despite the spreading pain with his very move. His ass hurt and he was going to ride a bike? Well he had to, unless he wanted his gang to find out what his bastard of a father did to him. "Nah," he said. "I'd prefer to walk, so that I can study chemistry, isn't that the first test?"

"Holy shit…I thought it was English!" said Tristan, taking the helmet back. "You sure you don't wanna ride?"

"No, thanks anyways,"

"Thanks for the info, Joey!" Tristan quickly got out of the scene.

Joey's hurt face came back as soon as Tristan screeched his way to school. Sigh. It was going to be hard to keep this a secret. What if David continued to rape him every night, every other night…? Then his stomach grumbled, somehow telling him that's hungry. He had forgotten that he didn't eat any breakfast. He took out his wallet. There was an amount of money in there. Enough to buy him a few pieces of bread and a bottle of water or OJ. That was good. He went in a nearby bakery and bought a curry roll and apple juice.

As he ate and walked, he went through his studies. "Shit, I forgot my coat," he said as a cold breeze blew. Cold autumn breeze. "Jeeze…how stupider can I get?" he cursed himself, wrapping himself in his arms.

He knew he walked funny. But he tried not to. Keeping the pain from spreading to his thighs was pretty hard…as he entered the school grounds, Yuugi and the others came to his side. "Hey, Joey! Ready for Chemistry?"

"I was, but then I fell asleep last night," he answered. 'Liar!' he mentally shouted to himself as a bad mood was overcoming him.

"Dude, you look like hell," said Duke noticing Joey's eye bags. "You ayt man?"

"Yeah, I'm fine…" Joey answered. 'Liar, you know very well that you're not alright!' "I just stayed up really late last night studying,"

"I'd say more like watching TV all night!" said Tea, giggling a little

"No offense, Tea," said Joey. "I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today, so shut up, bitch," he went past Yuugi, Duke and Tea.

"Hey, Tea, you really shouldn't have said that," said Yuugi as they watched Joey go in the school. "Sometimes you just have to trust him. Just because he's goofy all the time doesn't mean he'sthat irresponsible not to study for the periodicals," he left as well.

"You pissed off the dude, girl," Duke left and ran after Yuugi

"Why can't you just shut your mouth for once, Gardner?" a cold voice came from behind her.

"What?" she turned around. It was Kaiba. "What the fuck do you want, Kaiba?" "

I hear everything from Yuugi, you bitch, now get out of my way, I've got a Chemistry and English test to take." Kaiba pushed her out of his path.

"Hell I care!"

.oOo.

'What the hell is wrong with him?' thought Kaiba, watching the dog drop his bag and sit on his assigned chair. Joey looked so lifeless. And why his collar buttoned up all the way while others don't even have their polo buttoned up. 'He was the one who was worst dressed just two days ago, now he's best dressed?' he thought, looking at his uniform that was unbuttoned as well. 'Who cares about how I look? I look good anyways,'

Joey pulled out his Chemistry book and his face from people who would see him wincing from the pain. 'Fuck this….shit…it hurts to sit!'

Kaiba's phone vibrated. He took it out and read the text message. 'Mr Kaiba, ds is Serenity Wheeler. I begged Mr Mokuba 4 ur #. I knw dat bg brother has a huge crush on u. cud you pls take him in aftr a few days? i am begging u 2 pls take hm away from home as far posble. it wud make bg brother rili hapi. nd relivd from his bad xprience. pls…?'

'What the fuck is she trying to tell me?' he thought and replied, 'Wat da hell r u toking abt, Wheeler?! wat xprience?!'

After a few moments, he got his reply. 'Mr Kaiba, i'll tel u on friday…but pls…take bg brother away 4 sumtym, pls…'

'Y d hell does it hav 2 b on friday?! y not now?!'

'Sir, pls…pls undrstnd…pls take bg brother away…'

'What is this all about? Is somebody hurting my pup?' he thought as he composed another message. 'Fyn. but dis better not lid 2 anythng bad! Undrstood?!'

'Thnk u so much, sir…! thnk u so much!'

"Mr Kaiba, keep that phone we are about to start!" the teacher told him. "Keep those books and let's start!"

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