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Chapter 18: Loneliness and Torment

The next day, Zeke walked across the hallway to the high school, all by himself. He went through the breezeway and found himself with a couple of tough senior jockeys. Zeke stops for a minute and backs away from them, but one of them stopped him on his tracks. He comes up to him and asked, "Listen, freshman...we've heard of your dad, okay?"

Zeke felt like he was dealing with this again and said, "Can you not do this to me now?"

"What makes you think you're not one of the sports dudes here?"

"I'm just not into sports."

"What we call here in Whoville are 'emo sissies' and you're one of those."

Zeke scoffed and said, "Do you even know me?"

"I know that you'll never anything like your father!"

"Dude, I won't be like my dad and I would appreciate it if you'd stay out of my way."

Zeke attempts to leave, but one pushes him down on the ground. He tries to get up, but he comes over and kicks him in the stomach. Zeke groaned in agony and said, "Unless you don't want to get pummeled, join the football team!"

"That will never happen!"

"I see. I guess this is how it's gonna have to be..."

Suddenly, Jojo comes around and sees Zeke getting beat up by some tough dudes. He gasped in horror as he sees them harming him in every single way. He runs over to them and tries to pull Zeke out of the ordeal. Once he pulls him out, most of the boys were outraged at Jojo.

"Hey, McDodd! What's your problem?"

"You leave Zeke alone! What has he ever done to you?" asked Jojo, angrily.

"He's not like the rest of us...because he's not athletic."

"And that's your problem, not his! He doesn't have to be an awesome athlete. He gets enough pressure from his dad and he doesn't want to hear it from you!"

"Shut up before you force me to punch your teeth out!"

"I'd like to see you try!"

He grew furious and then, he grabs Jojo and said, "You asked for it!"

Suddenly, out of nowhere, an unknown who comes over and punches his face, in which the jock lets Jojo go and lands on his feet. Then, he grabs him by the shirt and said, "Leave now!"

"And if I don't?"

Then, he kicks him in the groin and bashes his head with his foot. All of the jocks left and went out of the way while Jojo comforts Zeke. The unknown who comes towards him, but then, takes off the hoodie and sees a person with blue eyes, midnight hair with blue bangs and wearing all black jeans and T-shirt, exposing his true face. He comes towards Zeke and said, "Hey, you all right?"

Zeke groaned and said, "I think so."

"What's their deal, anyway? They're just a bunch of jerks."

"I had it coming."

"I gotta say, if you hadn't have pulled him out, who knows what would've happened." he said, to Jojo.

"Thanks..."

"I'm Koa. Transferred from Who'aii along with my brother."

"I'm Jojo and this is Zeke. You new here too?"

"Me and my brother Mana."

"So, why'd you save me?" asked Zeke.

"Dude, I've been in that position where all jerks try to make my life miserable and taunt me and that my dad is really cruel towards me and Mana, like he really beats me up so bad."

"That's sad." Jojo said.

"Yeah, I know. Well, nice meeting you guys. See ya."

"Okay, thank you."

"Don't mention it."

Koa walks off and heads to the hallways while Zeke and Jojo walk another way to class. Jojo asked, "Has that been happening to you in Whatropolis?"

"A lot. They said that I'll never be anything like my dad, because I'm not athletic. It's because of him that it's like this and all I want to do is do music, not football. He just doesn't get the fact that music is my thing and that I'll make a future out of it someday."

"I would say go for it. With that voice and your guitar, you could bear your soul for everyone who can hear."

"You really think I can?"

"I know you can. Just rely on me, buddy."

Zeke chuckled and smiled a little and said, "Thanks, Jojo."

"And don't worry about what those stupid jocks say about you, because you are what you are and that's all you can be."

"It's like you have experience for this."

"Hearing my dad talk about me being mayor of Whoville, too much pressure to live up to his expectations to tell him that I can't take the mayoral crest."

"I understand. My dad's been showing his Whatropolis jersey and tells me that it'll be passed down to me and that brings up more pressure. It's like I can't do what he expects me to do, but I can't disappoint him."

"I feel your pain, dude."

Wasn't that angsty? Hope you don't mind that I put your character in the story, vampire1031. Hope it's cool!