A Piece for Reese
Reese walked to lunch, a grin on his face. He was preparing to beat some freshmen that had gotten smart with him in the hall. He skimmed quickly looking for their faces. When he saw them in the part of the quad farthest from him, he walked over in a normal pace still grinning. The freshmen looked up to see him. "Well well. It looks like I have run into you two again. Are you going to get smart with me again? Did I tell you what happened to the last freshmen who disrupted my skipping class?" The freshmen shook their heads, scared of what was coming. "Well, I am not great with words but I think a little beating will express what I am trying to say." Reese grabbed one of the freshmen, who closed his eyes tightly awaiting what was coming. Reese clenched his fist and was about to hit the kid until someone grabbed his fist. "Why don't you put the fist down and stopping messing around with the freshman?" When Reese heard a girl's voice he turned around to face someone he had never seen before. She was tall, blonde, blue eyes and was wearing a blue tee with blue flares. "What did you say to me?" Reese said. "What? Are you as illiterate as you seem? I said put the fist down and stop picking on the freshmen." Reese got angered by a girl telling him what to do. "No one, and I mean no one, has ever stopped my beatings and gotten away without a scratch." The girl looked at him mockingly, "You're not willing to hit a girl now are you?" Now everyone was looking at him. If he backed down they would all think he was a coward. "How much you wanna bet that I would?" He said smiling mockingly. She cocked her head to the side and thought for a minute. She sighed and said, "Sure." Then punched Reese in the face. He fell on the ground and everyone started laughing. "Except I would put all my bets on me. Now maybe you won't threaten a girl again." She walked off and Reese just lay there. He was thinking during the time on the ground. He thought how no one has ever punched him infront of so many people, and least of all a girl. "She's...she's like me. Just smarter and with an attitude." He broke out into a smile, "I think I like this girl." He stood up and walked to the bathroom. His eye didn't seem that bad. She had hit him pretty hard, so why wasn't there a more distinct mark? He walked back outside. There was plenty of time for lunch and he was going to ask her about it. "Wait... I don't even know her name!" Reese saw Malcolm and pulled him by the shirt. "Malcolm, what's the name of the new girl?" Malcolm thought, "You mean the one that hit you?" It was obvious he was trying not to laugh. "Yea, that one." "Umm..... I'm not sure. She's not a freshman. She just moved here but I think her name is Natalie?" Reese got kinda of panicky and angry, "THINK?! You think?! I NEED TO KNOW!!!" "Ok Reese, calm down. I'm pretty sure it's Natalie because I was in the guidance office when she came in to finish registering. And I know it started with a N...so it's either Natalie or Nadia. I'm pretty sure it's Natalie." Reese looked at him, "You better be right or you're going to get it when we get home." Reese let go of Malcolm's shirt and went to look for Natalie. He saw her sitting by herself reading a book and drinking a lemonade. Reading? This is not like me, Resse thought to himself. He walked up to her, "Um Natalie?" She looked up to see who was talking to her and when she saw Reese her eyes clouded over. "Now what do you want? Going to get revenge?" Reese shook his head. He sat down next to her. "Um well after you hit me I went to the bathroom and noticed that the mark around my eye isn't as bad as I think it should be. I mean your hit felt pretty hard." Natalie smirked, "That's because I didn't actually hit you. Yes, I did in a sense but I also pushed you over to make it feel harder. I'm not that violent but I wanted to show you that it's not right to mess with other people who stick up for themselves. And it's not right to threaten girls, especially me." Reese had to think of something in his defense. "Umm welll.. I... did it because..." "Yea, why did you do it? And don't make crap up. Just tell me the damn truth. There is nothing I hate more than being lied to." Reese responded, "Well I have a rep here and at every school for being a bully. So I couldn't back down to a girl infront of all those people. Besides you prevented me from getting those freshmen who gave me a load of shit in the hall." Natalie rolled her eyes, "You know you keep more respect when saying you don't hit girls then saying you do and actually get hit by one in front of everyone." Her tone seemed angry and sort of hurt. She got up and walked away from him. "I can't let her get away." Reese hopped up and went after her. "Natalie, wait! Ok so I am a little insecure." "A little?! You want to beat people up who get an attitude and defense because they are tired of you walking all over them! I've been watching you since I got here Reese. When I stopped you it was because I was...." She stopped. He looked at her to continue, "Because you were what?" She shook her head, "Never mind." She walked off and shouted over her shoulder, "Don't catch up with me this time!" So Reese didn't try to catch up to her. He turned around and went to class.
Reese walked to lunch, a grin on his face. He was preparing to beat some freshmen that had gotten smart with him in the hall. He skimmed quickly looking for their faces. When he saw them in the part of the quad farthest from him, he walked over in a normal pace still grinning. The freshmen looked up to see him. "Well well. It looks like I have run into you two again. Are you going to get smart with me again? Did I tell you what happened to the last freshmen who disrupted my skipping class?" The freshmen shook their heads, scared of what was coming. "Well, I am not great with words but I think a little beating will express what I am trying to say." Reese grabbed one of the freshmen, who closed his eyes tightly awaiting what was coming. Reese clenched his fist and was about to hit the kid until someone grabbed his fist. "Why don't you put the fist down and stopping messing around with the freshman?" When Reese heard a girl's voice he turned around to face someone he had never seen before. She was tall, blonde, blue eyes and was wearing a blue tee with blue flares. "What did you say to me?" Reese said. "What? Are you as illiterate as you seem? I said put the fist down and stop picking on the freshmen." Reese got angered by a girl telling him what to do. "No one, and I mean no one, has ever stopped my beatings and gotten away without a scratch." The girl looked at him mockingly, "You're not willing to hit a girl now are you?" Now everyone was looking at him. If he backed down they would all think he was a coward. "How much you wanna bet that I would?" He said smiling mockingly. She cocked her head to the side and thought for a minute. She sighed and said, "Sure." Then punched Reese in the face. He fell on the ground and everyone started laughing. "Except I would put all my bets on me. Now maybe you won't threaten a girl again." She walked off and Reese just lay there. He was thinking during the time on the ground. He thought how no one has ever punched him infront of so many people, and least of all a girl. "She's...she's like me. Just smarter and with an attitude." He broke out into a smile, "I think I like this girl." He stood up and walked to the bathroom. His eye didn't seem that bad. She had hit him pretty hard, so why wasn't there a more distinct mark? He walked back outside. There was plenty of time for lunch and he was going to ask her about it. "Wait... I don't even know her name!" Reese saw Malcolm and pulled him by the shirt. "Malcolm, what's the name of the new girl?" Malcolm thought, "You mean the one that hit you?" It was obvious he was trying not to laugh. "Yea, that one." "Umm..... I'm not sure. She's not a freshman. She just moved here but I think her name is Natalie?" Reese got kinda of panicky and angry, "THINK?! You think?! I NEED TO KNOW!!!" "Ok Reese, calm down. I'm pretty sure it's Natalie because I was in the guidance office when she came in to finish registering. And I know it started with a N...so it's either Natalie or Nadia. I'm pretty sure it's Natalie." Reese looked at him, "You better be right or you're going to get it when we get home." Reese let go of Malcolm's shirt and went to look for Natalie. He saw her sitting by herself reading a book and drinking a lemonade. Reading? This is not like me, Resse thought to himself. He walked up to her, "Um Natalie?" She looked up to see who was talking to her and when she saw Reese her eyes clouded over. "Now what do you want? Going to get revenge?" Reese shook his head. He sat down next to her. "Um well after you hit me I went to the bathroom and noticed that the mark around my eye isn't as bad as I think it should be. I mean your hit felt pretty hard." Natalie smirked, "That's because I didn't actually hit you. Yes, I did in a sense but I also pushed you over to make it feel harder. I'm not that violent but I wanted to show you that it's not right to mess with other people who stick up for themselves. And it's not right to threaten girls, especially me." Reese had to think of something in his defense. "Umm welll.. I... did it because..." "Yea, why did you do it? And don't make crap up. Just tell me the damn truth. There is nothing I hate more than being lied to." Reese responded, "Well I have a rep here and at every school for being a bully. So I couldn't back down to a girl infront of all those people. Besides you prevented me from getting those freshmen who gave me a load of shit in the hall." Natalie rolled her eyes, "You know you keep more respect when saying you don't hit girls then saying you do and actually get hit by one in front of everyone." Her tone seemed angry and sort of hurt. She got up and walked away from him. "I can't let her get away." Reese hopped up and went after her. "Natalie, wait! Ok so I am a little insecure." "A little?! You want to beat people up who get an attitude and defense because they are tired of you walking all over them! I've been watching you since I got here Reese. When I stopped you it was because I was...." She stopped. He looked at her to continue, "Because you were what?" She shook her head, "Never mind." She walked off and shouted over her shoulder, "Don't catch up with me this time!" So Reese didn't try to catch up to her. He turned around and went to class.