Chapter Five:
"Max? Max?" I heard Ella call. I sighed and trudged down the stairs. "Yes Ella?" I followed her voice into our dining room. She sighed and slammed her math book on the table. "You don't have to break the table." I told her laughing. She rolled her eyes at me,"Can you please just help me." I sat down next to her, pulling her homework towards me. I looked at for a minute then back at Ella, "Um, yeah, I can't help you. Ask a friend if they can show you how to do the math, or you know, just ask your teacher." I told her, standing back up.
She shook her head, "I've already asked I still don't get it." I thought for a second, "Ask your math teacher for a tutor or something than." I heard Ella sigh and I went back up to my room. I looked around, I was getting used to being here, all the friends I had made were some of the best I've ever had. But Fang, even though we weren't friends, and apparently never will be, he still worries me. He came to school with even more bruises than he had before, from the 'fight' he got in.
It was Monday night and there wasn't anything on TV, neither of my parents were home and Ella needed help. I used my cell phone to order pizza, I didn't feel like cooking.
I woke up the next day with a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. I was extremely worried as I got ready. When I arrived at school, the feeling eased up a bit, was still there. I shrugged it off, and eventually the feeling went away. Until lunch rolled around.
I was sitting and having a conversation with Nudge and Iggy about how we should all hang out this weekend when a group of guys go over to Fang. Nudge and I both stopped talking. And for Nudge to just suddenly stop talking was never a good thing. Since I tried becoming friends with Fang, Nudge and Iggy have tried to talk to him as well.
But the guys were pretty big, Fang had a few muscles but if the group of guys were there to fight, they'd win in an instant. I faintly heard a few, very cruel words directed at Fang. Fang stood up suddenly, causing the chair he was sitting on to fly out from beneath him. He had a murderous look in his eyes as stared down the 'leader' of the group.
I stood up too, seeing that Fang was ready to punch the guy. Before I got there though, he did. Apparently Fang had a lot of built up anger, or he was stronger than he looked. The guy fell backwards and suddenly two other guys were beating Fang up. After a minute of trying to fight back, he suddenly just took the punches.
"Stop!" I yelled, pushing through the crowd that had formed. I pushed one of the guys off of him. He let me, not wanting to hit me too, I guess.
The other guy followed and I sat down next to Fang. "What in the world is going on here?" I heard the principle yell, probably pushing students away.
No one answered him, and he sighed, "I'll get it out of you later. Right now, help him to the nurse." He directed at me.
Fang stood up without help and I walked with him to the nurse, "Why did you punch him? He had four other guys with him, who were ten times bigger than you!" I said, trying not to shout.
He stopped before we went inside and looked like he was going to say something, but changed his mind. When we walked into the nurses office we took her by surprise. "Blood is everywhere! Sweetie sit down." She gestured to a chair.
The school nurse, Mrs. Hannah, was an old woman with gray hair and glasses. She was a sweet woman and cared about everyone. As she cleaned Fang up I sat in a chair across the room. Then she walked over to me.
"Would you mind driving him home? I don't think he should stay in school the rest of the day. He should go to the doctors and get his nose checked out. It seems broken. I'll contact his parents." She said.
I nodded, despite the fact that I didn't have a car. I walked over to Fang, "How am I driving you home? I don't have a car." I told him. He pulled a pair of car keys out of his pocket, "But I do." I nodded, I guess I was driving him home.