C6
Friday had arrived. The entire Sr. class was excited about the big party and the last few weeks of school. They even had a countdown in the hall.
"So when should I pick you up?" Tai asked.
"I don't know, six-ish." Sora replied. Her eyes were sparkling and Tai once again got lost in them.
"Sora."
"Yes, Tai?"
"Promise you'll never leave me. I'd die without you." Sora was shocked at this comment.
"Tai." She took his hand. "I'm right here and we are always going to be together… Forever." She hugged him tight.
As Tai hugged her back in the hallway he could see Todd staring at them. His eyes and facial expression gave Tai a shiver.
"Are you ok Tai?" Sora asked worriedly.
"Yes, I'm fine. I was just thinking that…"
"Oh no look out! Tai's been thinking." She joked.
"Hey." He grabbed her by the waist and began to tickle her.
Suddenly the bell rang and both teens kissed each other and went running for class. After school was over for the day, Sora was waiting next to her locker for Tai to meet her. He was always late, she thought. Always causing some kind of trouble in class. 'But that's part of why I love him.'
"Hi." Sora turned around expecting Tai to be there.
"Oh. Hi Todd." She said hiding her disappointment.
"So we did well on that project."
"Yes, I was so happy to get that done."
"Sora, will you go to the dance with me?"
Sora looked at him. "Oh Todd, I'm going out with Tai."
"You deserve better than him."
"I'm sorry Todd. I like you as a friend, but I love Tai."
"Fine." He was angered now. He slammed his fist into a nearby locker- causing a dent in the metal. Sora became afraid.
"Todd you're scaring me." Todd forcefully grabbed Sora's arm. All her books dropped to the floor. She slapped him hard across the face. "Don't touch me!"
Todd was unfazed by the powerful slap, so Sora did it again. His face was red from the repeated slaps.
"Let go Todd- you're hurting me." His grip was tightening around her arm. Sora was struggling to scratch her way out. But Todd was only getting closer to her. She summoned all her strength and punched Todd in the stomach. The sharp pain immobilized him. "I'm sorry." She said pulling away.
Just as Todd released his grip from her arm, Tai came running.
"Sora? Are you ok?" He pulled her behind him. "You weirdo. I tried to be nice. But NO ONE hurts Sora." He was about to land a furious punch on Todd, but Sora stopped him.
"No, Tai." She took hold of his fist. "I'm fine, let's just go, please."
"Fine." Tai replied picking up her books. "This isn't over creep." And with that Tai took Sora gently by the hand. There was silence as they walked to Sora's apartment.
"Are you sure you are ok?" Tai said standing in the doorway of her apartment.
"Yes, I'm fine." She was still a little shaken by the whole incident. "I just don't know what got over him?"
"I knew he was a sicko-"
"Thanks, you are always protecting me Tai." She hugged him.
"I love you Sora. If anything happened to you… I'd… I don't know what I'd do."
"My own personal bodyguard." She laughed.
"I prefer the title of knight in shining armor." He said coyly. "So I'll be back to pick you up at six. And I actually get to bring the Honda!" She smiled he was so excited to actually get to use his car. He couldn't wait.
"See you then." She said as she closed the door slowly..
Friday had arrived. The entire Sr. class was excited about the big party and the last few weeks of school. They even had a countdown in the hall.
"So when should I pick you up?" Tai asked.
"I don't know, six-ish." Sora replied. Her eyes were sparkling and Tai once again got lost in them.
"Sora."
"Yes, Tai?"
"Promise you'll never leave me. I'd die without you." Sora was shocked at this comment.
"Tai." She took his hand. "I'm right here and we are always going to be together… Forever." She hugged him tight.
As Tai hugged her back in the hallway he could see Todd staring at them. His eyes and facial expression gave Tai a shiver.
"Are you ok Tai?" Sora asked worriedly.
"Yes, I'm fine. I was just thinking that…"
"Oh no look out! Tai's been thinking." She joked.
"Hey." He grabbed her by the waist and began to tickle her.
Suddenly the bell rang and both teens kissed each other and went running for class. After school was over for the day, Sora was waiting next to her locker for Tai to meet her. He was always late, she thought. Always causing some kind of trouble in class. 'But that's part of why I love him.'
"Hi." Sora turned around expecting Tai to be there.
"Oh. Hi Todd." She said hiding her disappointment.
"So we did well on that project."
"Yes, I was so happy to get that done."
"Sora, will you go to the dance with me?"
Sora looked at him. "Oh Todd, I'm going out with Tai."
"You deserve better than him."
"I'm sorry Todd. I like you as a friend, but I love Tai."
"Fine." He was angered now. He slammed his fist into a nearby locker- causing a dent in the metal. Sora became afraid.
"Todd you're scaring me." Todd forcefully grabbed Sora's arm. All her books dropped to the floor. She slapped him hard across the face. "Don't touch me!"
Todd was unfazed by the powerful slap, so Sora did it again. His face was red from the repeated slaps.
"Let go Todd- you're hurting me." His grip was tightening around her arm. Sora was struggling to scratch her way out. But Todd was only getting closer to her. She summoned all her strength and punched Todd in the stomach. The sharp pain immobilized him. "I'm sorry." She said pulling away.
Just as Todd released his grip from her arm, Tai came running.
"Sora? Are you ok?" He pulled her behind him. "You weirdo. I tried to be nice. But NO ONE hurts Sora." He was about to land a furious punch on Todd, but Sora stopped him.
"No, Tai." She took hold of his fist. "I'm fine, let's just go, please."
"Fine." Tai replied picking up her books. "This isn't over creep." And with that Tai took Sora gently by the hand. There was silence as they walked to Sora's apartment.
"Are you sure you are ok?" Tai said standing in the doorway of her apartment.
"Yes, I'm fine." She was still a little shaken by the whole incident. "I just don't know what got over him?"
"I knew he was a sicko-"
"Thanks, you are always protecting me Tai." She hugged him.
"I love you Sora. If anything happened to you… I'd… I don't know what I'd do."
"My own personal bodyguard." She laughed.
"I prefer the title of knight in shining armor." He said coyly. "So I'll be back to pick you up at six. And I actually get to bring the Honda!" She smiled he was so excited to actually get to use his car. He couldn't wait.
"See you then." She said as she closed the door slowly..