Chapter 9.
Hey Kids, before we get into this chapter I just wanted to remind you of something in Season one, Do we all remember Kyle who appeared at the end of season One? He was excommunicated from the club sending Opie to prison by allowing him to get caught by not driving the getaway car and instead fleeing from the police.
Anyway let's just say he may be making reappearance and if you remember right Kyle had a son called Charlie and what do you know Jayde has a brother named Charlie. Funny that.
Tuesday morning I was ready to go back to school, my mum had stopped in yesterday and picked up my class schedule and good thing to as I was already running late, when I rode round the corner on my bike I noticed Thomas waiting at the bus stop sitting on the end of the bench, three guys stood around him, I almost thought they were his friends when one reached out and pulled him up off the bench and pushed him to the ground, what the fuck. I pulled over and kicked my bike stand up getting off my bike I pulled my helmet of but kept it in my hand, the other boys clearly hadn't seen or heard me coming but Thomas did and looked up surprised to see me, Another boy said something to Thomas that I didn't hear and then kicked him in the gut Thomas pulled himself into a ball, pussy.
"HEY!" I yelled getting they're attention all three turned towards me they were probably a year younger then myself and all private schooled rich kids, I'd dealt with their type before all spoilt and all talk. The one who had pushed Thomas to the ground stepped forward,
"Tommy get up" I said going chest to chest with the first guy who looked almost afraid but still too smug for my liking Thomas stood up and came to stand behind me; almost hiding.
"Abel don't, they're not worth it." Thomas said,
"Yeah Abel don't want you to get hurt" The kid I was standing chest to chest with said, I laughed and was almost prepared to let it go, when the kid found his balls and reached up and tried to sucker punch me in the face I grabbed his fist and pulled his arm so it was twisted behind his back
"Ohhh Big Mistake" I growled out and shoved him to the ground kicking him in the stomach then when he curled into a ball I let my shoe collide with his face, I turned on the two remaining boys who were staring shocked down at their friend I grabbed the one that had kicked Thomas in the stomach by the hair and pointed his head towards the ground "You see that? that's what I'm going to do to you if you ever fucking touch my brother again." I growled into his ear then brought my helmet up and hit him in the stomach knocking the wind out of him, I turned to the last kid and he backed up against the wall of the bus shelter and put his arms up in defence
"Please don't I won't tell anyone what happened. And I'll leave hi-him alone" The kid rushed out I just shrugged spat on the first guy then headed back to my bike grabbing Thomas on the arm and dragged him with me
"Abel you shouldn't have done that" Thomas said What the fuck! I forced him around to face me
"Excuse me?" I said getting into his face like only brothers could " I was defending you Thomas" I said
"I had it handled Abel!" Thomas said shouting back at me
" No you didn't Thomas, You were weak I saw you crawl up into a ball that's not the 'Teller' way of doing things" I said
"What you wanted me to fight back?" Thomas yelled back at me
"Yes! Tommy that's exactly what you should have done" I said
"There were three of them Abel I would never have won"
"What are you talking about I just took all three down! And it's not about winning it's about gaining respect you may not have won but you at least would have gone down with a fight!"
"I AM NOT YOU ABEL! I'M NOT SAMCRO!" Thomas almost screamed at me he pushed me in the chest then stormed off back toward s the bus shelter where his school bus had just pulled in.
I rode straight to Teller-Morrow after that my Dad needed to know how Thomas felt about the club, I had always assumed that Thomas would follow me to SAMCRO sure Tommy was smart and now he was at that expensive new private school but the thought of a Teller doing anything else but Outlaw seemed foreign to me. Thomas and I were third generation REDWOOD ORIGINIAL our grandfather JT was first Nine you don't just walk away from that.
I found my dad seated at the table in Church writing something down I knocked even though the door was open
"Abel? I thought you were going to school today?" He asked closing the paperwork he was doing
"Yeah I was, look Dad can I have a word with you?" I asked
"Sure close the door take a seat," My dad said and I walked around the table and sat in Opie's VP chair, My dad chuckled
"What?" I asked
"Nothing I Just like the idea of you sitting there more permanently , It'd be good to see my own Son as VP one day." Dad said I smiled, I liked that Idea as well, Then got serious again
"That's kind of what I wanted to talk to you about, Well same topic different Son" I said my dad tilted his head back indicating for me to continue with a confused look on his face "I was on my way to school this morning when I passed Thomas at a bus stop, Dad he was getting beat on" I saw him sit up straighter and looking angry "don't worry I stopped and, er sorted it out" Jax looked relieved
"So what then?" he asked
"It's just that Dad, he didn't even try to fight back he just curled up. Bitched out, and then after he told me I shouldn't have stood up for him"
My dad slouched back in his seat and sighed running his hand through his hair, "Abel, I don't know what to say to that. Thomas is" He paused searching for the right word "different"
"That's almost what he said, he told me he wasn't like me, He said he wasn't SAMCRO" I said hanging my head in shame at even having to pass along my younger brothers words, My dad sighed again
"Abel, I'm gonna be honest with you I don't think he is either, SAMCRO takes a certain kind of guy and Tommy just isn't SAMCRO material and I don't love him any less for it, I don't know what to do. With you it was easy you always wanted to be SAMCRO since you were 13 probably younger then that it was just a matter of time, But Tommy he's never wanted this life now I've accepted that you should as well." My Dad said with a sad look on his face
"But him getting beat on? I get that he's not SAMCRO I may not understand his decision but I understand if this life doesn't fit him but he's still a Teller and he still needs to stand up for himself" I said
"Well teach him then." My dad said shrugging his shoulders as if it was the easiest thing in the world, I was confused when I was 13 my dad had thrown me in the ring with a prospect and then taught me how to throw a decent punch without hurting myself he showed me how to dodge and the best and fastest way to cripple my opponent, I always thought he' d taught Thomas as well
"Didn't you show him already?" I asked my dad just shook his head
"No, I guess I didn't" My dad seeming confused as well
" Okay, I'll teach him tonight. Bring him by here, Will juice be around?" I asked
"Yeah I'll make sure he's here" Dad said then stood up with me to give me a hug,
"I'll see you later Dad" I said
"See you Son."
I made it to School in time for 4th period I was glad when I walked into English that Jayde was sitting there with a spare desk beside her I hadn't spoken to her since yesterday morning and a huge smile spread across her face when she seen me I swooped down to give her a quick kiss
"Hey," I said dropping into the desk beside her,
"Hey, I missed you" She said I grinned at her she blushed "Once again I did not mean to tell you that" she said I laughed
"So what'd I miss yesterday?" I asked
"Not much, were reading The Tempest, by Shakespeare" She said dropping her copy on my desk
"Great," I said sarcastically she giggled, when the bell rang and our teacher came bustling in I slipped her one last grin which made her giggle again before paying attention to the front.
After class I slung my book bag over my shoulder and took Jayde's books for her
"What do you have now?" I asked picking up her hand I noticed a few kids staring but I ignored them
"Psychology" She said leading the way to her class looking down to avoid everyone else's stares
"how about you?" She asked as we rounded another corner
"Nah, I don't really feel like going to class I was just going to head out" I said one class was enough for the day I was really only making an appearance to see Jayde and get my mother off my back,
"You're going to skip?" she asked in a low voice sounding both shocked and surprised glancing around in case teachers heard us , I laughed
"Yeah I am," I whispered back grinning at her innocence,
"Well then I am as well," she said leading the way in the opposite directing towards the front entrance, I raised my eyebrows at her
"Well I'm not stopping you" I said then tugged her towards a side corridor
"Wait where are we going?" She asked
"Well here's a tip, if you're trying to skip class don't go out the front exit where every teacher can see you." I said laughing she smiled then leaned over and placed a kiss on my mouth surprising me,
"Lead the way." She said. Abel Teller you've created a monster.
