The bell rang for gym, something that most kids jumped for joy to go to and just horse around. Green had a certain fondness to the class himself and what they were doing today made Green excited. Today was one of the very few days where little kids could throw balls at each other and it be totally ok. Any shot counted, even headshots.
Green grinned at the idea at playing that magnificent game titled Dodge ball. His fingers were just itching to get ahold of one of the many balls. The gym teacher went over the basic rules and divided the class into two teams and sent them to their sides of the field. Much to his disappointment, Red was put on the team opposite to him.
Oh well, there was nothing he could change and it wasn't like he had to throw at Red anyways. Green looked around at all the kids on his team to get a feel of how much he work he would have to do to win. He lucked out with his team, having most the athletic kids in his group. He did have those annoying girls that always clumped together to gossip about cootie infested topics. They weren't going to be much of a help at all, but it's not like Green needed any help from those girls. There was after all, that terrible chance their cooties would infect the ball making it untouchable by any little boy.
The teacher blew the whistle and everyone who wanted to have a ball, sprinted to the center to get a hold on one. Green was in the lead and easily got a ball before more kids had the chance. Swiftly he chucked balls at the other team's kids as soon as he picked them up. He was going for an all-out victory.
The numbers on the other team were slowly beginning to dwindle. This game was as good as theirs. There was no way the other team could ever make a comeback at this point. Green looked around for any balls nearby and noticed that somehow, Red was still in the game. He thought for sure that Red would have been out by now. A sense of worry started to affect Green slightly, there was no way that boy could have been still in the game. It wasn't a game suited for the boy at all.
Something caught Green's eyes, there was a group of boys not all that far away from Red. The group was actually right by the line that marked the other team's territory. Green dodged a ball that was headed his way and overheard the group yelling at Red about something. Green barley dodged another ball, he couldn't figure out what those boys were saying to Red.
He looked at Red to see how he was taking the yelling. Green felt his heart sink when he saw the same blank expression Red had days before, that was, until Green gave him a Gameboy color. He had done so much to get rid of that expression and yet, there it was. Green sensed something was wrong, but before he got the chance to do anything, a ball bounced off his head. He fell back onto his butt, he winced when he made contact with the hard wood floor. He looked over at the group and Red again. Red's look was slightly even more heartbreaking than it was moments ago. He stood completely still, unfazed by the group of boys who had probably been yelling insults at the poor boy.
Green wanted to get up and go punch those boys in the face. How could they do that to the half broken boy? Green watched in slight horror at the sight of the kids taking aim at Red. One by one each of the boys chucked their ball at Red, each aimed for a different part of the boy's body. Red just stood there, unmoving and obviously not about to fight back. The last boy chucked his ball and the group looked at each other and snickered.
One of the boys decided to go one step further and walked over to Red, uncaring about the dodge ball game going on around them. Green looked around the gym, to see if anyone had noticed the boy crossing the line.
"Hey Freak." The boy sneered at Red. Red had no reaction and just stood there. The boy shoved Red back. "Freak say something." The boy huffed in annoyance and shoved Red with all his might.
The room grew silent as Red hit the ground with a thud. The whole room stood still. Red laid there for a minute and then silently shuffled to his feet. He turned away from the boy and walked over to the out of bounds area.
"Freak!" The boy yelled and then joined his group of friends. Each friend gave him a high five and they all laughed without any thought. The room unfroze and the gym was soon filled with kids yelling and enjoying their game soon after.
Green got up finally and dusted himself off. He too walked to the out of bounds area. He wanted to walk to the other team's out of bounds to see Red, maybe even comfort him a bit. He sat down and looked at Red from across the room. He was completely heartbroken at the hollow shell of what used to be his friend. He couldn't look away at all, his gaze stayed glued to Red. It was painful to see, but he really couldn't look away at all. The bell rang and Green got up and ran over to Red immediately and offered him a hand up.
Red stood up on his own, almost on a sort of auto pilot. "Hey, Red." Green said trying to get his attention. Red ignored him and walked away, heading back to class. Green stood there for a few seconds and slowly began his walk back to the classroom.
Author's Note
Well you guys are in for a treat. I felt inspired today, so I wrote this lovely chapter. We are slowly getting to the end you guys. ITS GOING TO BE GREAT. :D I can't wait to post the last chapters. I'm finishing this fan fiction this year.
...or so I hope. ;w;
I'm on spring break starting now, so if I'm not playing games or working on my AP Art concentration, I'll be working on this story. Maybe
No guarantees you guys. ;w;
Anyways I hope you enjoyed the chapter :D
