Ethan

I walked through the halls of school Monday morning, feeling the stares of many people. It was only my second month of school and I was already terrified. I wanted to talk to Jason every time I passed him in the hall but his friends were a problem. They were bigger and stronger than me and Jason always had that girl in his arms, holding her and kissing her neck.

Sophie was your typical prep. Her bottle blond hair was always pulled back into a tight ponytail tied with the varsity cheerleading ribbon. Second to the head cheerleader who had seemingly gone missing every morning from William's side, Sophie practically lived to cheer.

I then noticed that during my daydream, I had stopped and been staring at the crew for nearly three minutes. Avoiding laughs and rude comments that shot from their mouths, I ran to my first period class, almost in tears.

Anthony

I was holding Allison in a hallway far from her jock "boyfriend". Allison was crying into my shirt and cursing the world.

After I had called Allison that day, I invited her over so we could talk. When Allison arrived, she immediately dropped to her knees and began to cry. She explained to me what she had been about to do and how scared she was of what was to come.

I hated myself for what I did to her. I knew it was wrong; what we did. Now I couldn't find a way to take it back.

She had told me that she never had wanted to get an abortion but she didn't want to raise the child alone. I had immediately informed her I would get a better job and support her and our child the best I could. I had no idea how I was going to do this but I had made a promise to her and I was not going to break it.

With the money I know I was going to receive upon the death of my father, I imagined that I could possibly support the family I hadn't planned on.

Jason

I felt sick walking to first period with Sophie 'glued' to mu arm. I was using her to hide my secrets.

William walked next to me, accompanying his friends in the embarrassment and destruction of Ethan. Then William looked at me, his eyes red, like flames on a candle unwilling to go out.

"That Ethan kid is messed up, big time. I might feel bad for him if I was enjoying the fucking laughs I get out of his pain every day." He punched my arm but I could feel the tension building up inside me, making me unaware of my surroundings.

'William is the messed up,' I thought, 'he is the one everyone should be picking on. He has no excuse for being an ass.'

My heart was pounding. I thought of seeing Ethan's face, sad and hurt. I flinched. Something had to be done about William but what could I do? I was hiding behind a cheerleader.

Allison

I sat down in my seat at the beginning of first period. William, who had taken the seat across from me, kept glaring at me with stern eyes. I could feel the fear building up in my chest and the tears in my eyes. I had never been so terrified in my entire life.

'Had he heard the rumors? Or rather…the truth?' I thought to myself.

When firs period was over, I quickly gathered my things to run out the door to my next class, but it was too late. William grabbed my arm and pushed me against a set of lockers.

"Hey babe. Where you running off to so quick? Going to see your precious Anthony?" His breath was hot on my face and I could smell the joint he had this morning on his breath. "Let's say you and I take a little drive after school okay? Just you and me. We can talk? What do you think?" He grabbed my face and smashed his lips into mine. I couldn't breathe.

When he finally released me from the forced kiss, he released his grip on my bruised wrists and walked away.

Tears streamed down my face as I sank slowly to the floor but nobody questioned why. Even those who saw what happened refused to help me because NOBODY wanted to start with William. He was dangerous.

Alana

I desperately searched the school for any trace of Jason during lunch hour. I was determined to get his attention today and I wasn't going to let anyone or anything stand in my way.

I finally found him smoking with William and a bunch of his friends. I immediately ran up to Jason and William started to chuckled.

"Jason please pay attention to me. You have no idea how much I love you and I have been trying to get you to see this for over a year now. I've really grown up and I won't be a pest but please give me a chance. Please Jason?"

I was practically on my knees begging and William and his friends were laughing harder now.

Jason watched me plead with sympathy in his eyes. He squatted down to my height and I felt his hand under my chin. Then he said in a soft calming voice, "Alana, I would do anything to make you feel better but I can't date you. I feel like the age difference is too much. What are you going to do when I go to college? I can't take you with me."

I looked at the ground, tears starting to fall. "I would wait for you Jason."

Jason suddenly lifted me up and held me in his arms. "You don't need to cry. You will find somebody. Somebody who deserves you."

Then he lifted my chin and kissed me lightly on the lips. I felt myself melt into his arms.

When he let me go, he kissed my forehead and set me down. I felt myself wobble a little and I hugged him, thanking him for the experience. Then I let go and skipped away, savoring his taste