Not again, stop…
"Masahiro Maikeru, please report to the principal's office after class." The principal said loudly on the P.A.
"Damn it, why me? Why is it always me?" Masahiro's face looked stressed, and his eyes filled with rage.
The classed chatted as the class were all pointing at, and laughing at Masahiro.
Again, here we go with this. It's always this, no matter what. I'm always the target. No one can help, no matter hard they try. Just when I though I found the light…
"Shut up, dammit. You guys are all assholes." Masahiro stormed out of the classroom, and skipped class for the rest of the day.
Next class
"Oh, no! Masahiro." Eriko said as she gasped.
"What happened, little Masa-san got hurt again? Why would you EVER be friends with that troublemaker." Ayano laughed.
I kept my mouth shut; she said words that hurt, for once. I don't know much about him or how much pain he's been, but I really want to help.
"Shut-up, you don't know him, and I hope you don't. Because you'll just hurt him like you always do to others. Say what you want I don't care anymore. I cared for you Ayano, but you threw a friendship away that was way more important than being popular. Even though you were still popular, I had hope that face would bring us back together. But now, what's the point. I hope I never see your face, ever again." Eriko was mad, and it suddenly she couldn't take it anymore, she felt nothing.
It hurts, it aches. I can't cry- I won't. Right now I have to find Masa-kun.
Eriko got up, and left the class without the teacher noticing. She just taught class. Eriko strolled through the halls, and grabbed Kiku out of her classroom. She had to find Masahiro. She checked the places he would be, the roof, outside. So, that's when she figured out, he left. So she decided to go to.
"Hey, let me go!" Kiku whined.
"No, we have to look for Masahiro. Masahiro-Masa-kun…" No reply.
"But, he's…" Kiku looked scared.
"DON"T LABEL, please. He's not as bad as you think."
He wasn't in the park, the bookstore, or the mini-mart, and defiantly not home. When they turned around they saw him buying food at a mini-mart.
"Masa-kun!!!" Both Eriko and Kiku said.
"Since when did you start calling him -kun, I thought you were scared…" Eriko asked.
"Well, the look on his face it looks sad." Kiku mentioned.
"What do you want? Leave me alone." Masahiro paced himself as he walked.
"We want to help." Eriko and Kiku caught up with him.
"You guys have friends, I don't. I was teased all my life, and I'm the underdog of it all. I knew it there was no way I would get out, I can't, and I will not reach out. " He started to stride faster, and took out another cigarette.
"STOP SMOKING, it's not good for your heath." Kiku started to cry, looking at him uneasy.
"I'm not from the perfect family either, my mom died, and my dad gambles to make money, but we always lose money. I had no friends, I was a lone wolf. That's when I met Ayano, she helped me ease the aching pain, and she backstabbed me. From that day I too, had no one. I was alone, until I met you and Kiku." Eriko smiled at both of her friends.
Yes, people I care about. I can walk away from my horrid past, and look to the bright future that is here with my new friends.
"S-same with me. My mom died, and my dad takes care of me. I only have Eriko, and I want to be your friend too…" Kiku looked down.
"We'll do some gossip-killing tomorrow, and I'll be your friend…" Masahiro with the uneasy look on his face walked away.
"What's the matter?" Eriko demanded to know.
"NOTHING, you people are… just like me." Masahiro glared down at the sidewalk.
"Are, are what?" Eriko kept poking him.
"Nevermind, I'll go back to school tomorrow." He murmured.
"Oh, so you weren't going to go!?" She raised an eyebrow.
"Well…" Masahiro turned.
"Oh, YOU'RE GOING. Right Kiku."
"Y-Yes!" She nodded.
"Look at the time, see you." He trailed off into faded night sky.
"Oh, you just wait! Ah, I gotta go home and eat, and read my manga."
No matter how hard I try to stay in the darkness, hope is pulling me out.