Chapter 2. Aftershock
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The next morning Troy woke to the birds singing outside his window. The only problem was that their signing did not match his mood. As soon as he had opened his eyes, the terrible memories had came flooding into his mind. Still laying in bed, Troy could hardly believe what had happened the previous night. He had never thought of his dad as the kind to abuse him. But then again, his daddid kinda have a short temper.
When Troy attempted to sit up, pain immediately shot through his sides. Pulling back the covers revealed a couple of large bruises. Slowly, Troy got up and started to change. After a few grueling minuets of trying to get comfortable clothes on that wouldn't iritate his bruises,Troy finally made it down stairs. Lucky his dad had already gone to the school and his mom had left for work also. Grabbing an apple to eat on the go, Troy walked out the door.
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"Hey, man! Where ya been?" Chad asked Troy when he finally arrived at school.
"I got up a little late." Troy said as an excuse for the extra time he had to spend getting dressed.
"Hi, Troy!" Gabriella said running towards Troy and giving him a soft kiss. "How'd things go with your dad last night?"
"Fine. Fine. He was a little ticked off, but nothing to serious." Troy lied trying not to scare Gabriella.
"Good. The last thing we need is your dad even more mad than he is." Gabriella said as the walked down the hall.
"Yeah, wouldn't want that." Troy sighed.
"What's the matter? You don't look so good." Chad said noticing how pale Troy's face was.
"Yeah. You look sick." Gabriella said feeling Troy's face.
"I'm fine! I just had a little trouble sleeping last night." Troy said taking a couple of steps back.
"What ever you say, man." Chad said before running off.
"Troy, are you sure you don't need to see the nurse?" Gabriella said unconvinced as they continued to walk down the hallway.
"Great! Never felt better!" Troy said as convincingly as he could.
"Alright. See ya later!" Gabriella said before giving Troy a quick kiss on the lips.
As she ran off, for one brief and shining moment, Troy's pain seemed a thing of the past.
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"Ah, Mr. Bolton! Thank you for making your presence known to us! Ten minuets late. You may honor us more with it in detention this afternoon." Mrs. Darbus announced as Troy slowly walked into the classroom.
"Wopie." Troy said under his breath.
"Pst. Where were you? You can't get detention now! The tournament is a week away!" Chad whispered when Mrs. Darbus wasn't looking.
"I was looking for a book." Troy whispered back. In reality,had beenin the restroom splashing cold water on his throbbing bruises. He was going to have a lot of explaining to do after school.
There it is, chapter two! I know, it's still a little short. In the near future, they'll get longer. This being because I'm moving in a few weeks and I want to get this done before then. Ideas are always welcome. Infact, some of my best ideas sprout from feedback!