Warnings: Contains Child abuse so be warned
Chapter 2 – Broken at Break Time
He made his way to the playground. There was a small brick wall there that stretched the length of the playground. There were already many students sitting on it, but Maurice found a spot and sat preparing to eat his chips that he had brought for a snack. About that time Johnnie Gunther and his group of bullies passed by. Maurice stayed away from those guys, they were not afraid of anyone and pounded anyone who got in their way.
Maurice followed their path trying to figure out where they were headed when he saw none other than Vinnie Spadero sitting at the end of the wall. For some reason his stomach just lurched. Wimpy Vinnie was no match for those guys.
Johnnie walked up to Vinnie while his friends were laughing.
"Hey you, nerd" Johnnie yelled. Vinnie paled while everyone else cleared the area and looked the other way, all except Maurice who couldn't keep his eyes off what was happening.
"You made me look bad earlier in class," Johnnie continued. "I don't like being made a fool."
"I...I…" Vinnie sputtered.
"Shut up, wimp," with that Johnnie grabbed Vinnie and through him on the ground in the middle of a mud puddle. Maurice cringed. He looked around 'Where the hell are the teachers?' There were always a number out here supervising the students, but of course today none could be found. Sure he didn't like Vinnie very much, he had gotten him in trouble many times that year and was always making everyone look dumb. But it made him sick to see Johnnie now pushing Vinnie's face in the mud.
'Somebody should do something,' Maurice thought.
Johnnie's friends were now kicking the now crying Vinnie who was covered in mud. 'There's no way in hell you'll ever see me cry in front of everyone,' Maurice thought to himself. 'What a wimp!' But regardless, Maurice couldn't stand it anymore, he got up and started running over.
Always being small for his age, he was a lot smaller than any one of those guys, and he and Vinnie were outnumbered two to five. If we could run from them or at least hold them off for a couple of minutes the teachers should be here by then. He got all the way there to the guys before anyone noticed him. He caught the two guys closest to him in a flying tackle. All three guys fell to the ground with a grunt. Instantly the other three turned to see what who had dared to interfere with them.
Maurice jumped back to his feet and went straight to Vinnie. "Come on man, we've got to run and find some help."
Vinnie didn't do anything except curl up and keep crying.
"Great" Maurice said as he turned to see Johnnie and his friends now REALLY ANGRY. 'Now I'm outnumbered one to five.'
"Now look what we have here boys," Johnnie said, "Another punching bag to play with." The boys all started laughing. "Come on pip squeak."
Maurice decided that he should try to get all the hits in that he could. 'Maybe it will catch them off guard,' Maurice hoped to himself as he leaped up to Stanley, one of Johnnie's friends. He immediately punched the guy in the stomach. Stanley laughed. "Is that all you got kid?"
Maurice immediately got scared, but he was vowed and determined not to let them know that. Just then one of Johnnie's friends grabbed him from behind and held his arms. Maurice had been so distracted that he hadn't noticed the guy going around behind him. Now Maurice was really scared, he couldn't move 'where are those teachers at?' Stanley then moved in front of him and punched him in the stomach. Hard. Maurice gasped as the wind was knocked out of him.
"Just returning the favor" Stanley sneered. He then hit Maurice in the face splitting his lip.
"Save some for the rest of us Stan" Johnnie laughed.
'I will not cry. I will not cry' Maurice kept repeating that mantra to himself over and over.
Maurice knew little more after that as the blows came from all over. It seemed hours, when it had actually been only a few minutes when the teachers came running and pulled the larger boys off.
Maurice groggily got up and looked around. Vinnie was standing on the other side of the wall, still crying. 'Figures.'
"Are you alright?" a teacher named Mr. Wagner asked Maurice.
"Yeah," muttered Maurice 'I've had a lot worse from Dad' he thought, but kept to himself.
"Let's go see the Principal, We're calling your parents" Mr. Wagner ordered taking hold of Maurice's shirt.
'What a way to start the week,' Maurice thought.
Chapter 2 – Broken at Break Time
He made his way to the playground. There was a small brick wall there that stretched the length of the playground. There were already many students sitting on it, but Maurice found a spot and sat preparing to eat his chips that he had brought for a snack. About that time Johnnie Gunther and his group of bullies passed by. Maurice stayed away from those guys, they were not afraid of anyone and pounded anyone who got in their way.
Maurice followed their path trying to figure out where they were headed when he saw none other than Vinnie Spadero sitting at the end of the wall. For some reason his stomach just lurched. Wimpy Vinnie was no match for those guys.
Johnnie walked up to Vinnie while his friends were laughing.
"Hey you, nerd" Johnnie yelled. Vinnie paled while everyone else cleared the area and looked the other way, all except Maurice who couldn't keep his eyes off what was happening.
"You made me look bad earlier in class," Johnnie continued. "I don't like being made a fool."
"I...I…" Vinnie sputtered.
"Shut up, wimp," with that Johnnie grabbed Vinnie and through him on the ground in the middle of a mud puddle. Maurice cringed. He looked around 'Where the hell are the teachers?' There were always a number out here supervising the students, but of course today none could be found. Sure he didn't like Vinnie very much, he had gotten him in trouble many times that year and was always making everyone look dumb. But it made him sick to see Johnnie now pushing Vinnie's face in the mud.
'Somebody should do something,' Maurice thought.
Johnnie's friends were now kicking the now crying Vinnie who was covered in mud. 'There's no way in hell you'll ever see me cry in front of everyone,' Maurice thought to himself. 'What a wimp!' But regardless, Maurice couldn't stand it anymore, he got up and started running over.
Always being small for his age, he was a lot smaller than any one of those guys, and he and Vinnie were outnumbered two to five. If we could run from them or at least hold them off for a couple of minutes the teachers should be here by then. He got all the way there to the guys before anyone noticed him. He caught the two guys closest to him in a flying tackle. All three guys fell to the ground with a grunt. Instantly the other three turned to see what who had dared to interfere with them.
Maurice jumped back to his feet and went straight to Vinnie. "Come on man, we've got to run and find some help."
Vinnie didn't do anything except curl up and keep crying.
"Great" Maurice said as he turned to see Johnnie and his friends now REALLY ANGRY. 'Now I'm outnumbered one to five.'
"Now look what we have here boys," Johnnie said, "Another punching bag to play with." The boys all started laughing. "Come on pip squeak."
Maurice decided that he should try to get all the hits in that he could. 'Maybe it will catch them off guard,' Maurice hoped to himself as he leaped up to Stanley, one of Johnnie's friends. He immediately punched the guy in the stomach. Stanley laughed. "Is that all you got kid?"
Maurice immediately got scared, but he was vowed and determined not to let them know that. Just then one of Johnnie's friends grabbed him from behind and held his arms. Maurice had been so distracted that he hadn't noticed the guy going around behind him. Now Maurice was really scared, he couldn't move 'where are those teachers at?' Stanley then moved in front of him and punched him in the stomach. Hard. Maurice gasped as the wind was knocked out of him.
"Just returning the favor" Stanley sneered. He then hit Maurice in the face splitting his lip.
"Save some for the rest of us Stan" Johnnie laughed.
'I will not cry. I will not cry' Maurice kept repeating that mantra to himself over and over.
Maurice knew little more after that as the blows came from all over. It seemed hours, when it had actually been only a few minutes when the teachers came running and pulled the larger boys off.
Maurice groggily got up and looked around. Vinnie was standing on the other side of the wall, still crying. 'Figures.'
"Are you alright?" a teacher named Mr. Wagner asked Maurice.
"Yeah," muttered Maurice 'I've had a lot worse from Dad' he thought, but kept to himself.
"Let's go see the Principal, We're calling your parents" Mr. Wagner ordered taking hold of Maurice's shirt.
'What a way to start the week,' Maurice thought.