Jonathon

"Good morning class. We have a new student arriving today. She should be here momentarily. I want you to give her the best welcome you've given anyone. Okay? Her name is Haley Walker, and she just transferred from Ms. Navarro's class on the east wing of the school. Please be sweet to her." Mr. Henderson pleaded with us. I didn't really pay attention to him. In a way I was still entranced even after the bell broke my current one with that girl.

Chris Wheeler, Danny Warren, and Bret Thornton were all facing each other to see who has dibs on her first. Using my intensive eavesdropping skills I would say Bret was getting her first. He was the "leader" of the group and always got the girls he wanted. But if he didn't want her, the runner-up is Chris. Animals. They haven't even seen her yet.

Their was a knock at the door, and the door handle squeaked slowly, but loud and it caught everyone's attention, including the girls to see if she was their group's material. Especially Dana Peters, the "girl's leader". She and Bret used to date, but lately she's been giving him the cold shoulder. The door slowly opened and she walked in. I almost fell out of my seat. It was her! Haley Walker! Her name fit her beauty. I almost passed out right in front of everyone. The guys, and the girls, noticed her beauty instantly. Bret nodded in satisfaction, and the girls let out their breath, because Haley, quite obviously looked good enough. She sure did.

Haley looked around the class and her eyes locked with mine. They widened a little like she knew who I was and she was scared or confused. I turned my cheek to her so my face would look at Bret who gave her the eyebrow. Pig. She winced and looked at me again. I pretended to ignore her, but she knew I was still watching so, as revenge she winked at Bret so I would be jealous, and I was! Who does she think she is? Just then a thought came to my head, she doesn't even know me.

"Ms. Walker would you like to take a seat beside Danny?" she looked at Mr. Henderson. "Oh of course, silly me. He's the one in the blue shirt, third row." As she walked past me she gave me an don't-you-even-dare-mess-with-me look. I don't know why, maybe she saw me drooling all over her in the hall. God, I hope not. The stare stayed with me until she turned and sat down. Danny past a note to Bret and he nodded agreeing with whatever plan they had in mind. I tried to figure out what they were going to do, then I realized they were switching places so Bret can make his move on Haley. I could feel my face burn.

Danny inched slowly and slowly under the desk and Bret slid to the next seat. I could tell that Haley had peripheral vision for she was watching everything. Danny finally popped up again. And Bret was grinning, his eyebrows up. He slid his arm around her waist and pulled her closer to him. She looked at him, pulled back her shoulder, and slid the other way. Bret was furious. No girl would even dare mess with him. So, he grabbed her tighter around the waist a jolted her in a way that she was practically in his lap. Her cheeks were red with anger, and the girls were giggling. Mr. Henderson turned around.

"Ladies, if you don't mind, please stop giggling at whatever you are giggling at." As you can probably tell Mr. Henderson is not very observant-seeing that the entire class's eyes were on Bret and Haley. Just then the bell rang and everyone was standing up to go to lunch. I was filled with rage. Bret stood up and shoved Haley up with her. That's it! I've had with Bret and his games and club of snickering friends! I shot up so quickly that my chair fell back hitting the tile. Bret noticed this, and pushed Haley in front of him and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Aw. You want Haley Johnny? Huh, do ya'?" Bret cooed. Chris and Danny snickered behind Bret. "Too bad. She's mine," he squeezed Haley even tighter making her squeal softly. "Oh, am I hurting you?" Bret grabbed her wrist and flung her around so she was facing him, her skirt twirled when he did this. Now we alone in the room. Bret chuckled.

"Bret stop it!" I yelled so loud he couldn't help but hear it.

"Look boys," Bret looked to Chris and Danny out of the corner of his eye and continued, "we have a loud mouth over here. Shut the door and let's give him something to holler about." He grinned and laughed under his breath.

"No!" Haley cried. "Get away from me you disgusting pile of worthless dung!" I could tell she was about ready to spit in his face. Bret was horrified by the comment and jerked her wrist back behind her back. She started trying to slap Bret with her other hand, but he grabbed that one to and held it to her side.

By now the door was shut. Chris and Danny were getting closer to me. Every step they took my breath thinned, until the were so close I could smell their horrible breath. Before I could do anything, they each nailed me in my abdomen knocking the wind out of me. Haley gasped.

"No!" she cried again. I looked into her eyes. Sincerity. She shifted her position every second to try to free herself from Bret's grasp. Bret wouldn't even consider such thing, he just shoved her out the door to lunch. I was alone. Pinned down to the cold, hard tile. I lied there in pain. All my strength was gone.