Chapter Four

Benji

I love her. It killed me being apart from her I had been miserable all summer.

My family had had enough with me being a recluse and hiding out in my bedroom, snapping at anybody who dared talk to me. I was dragged to a back to school's party and saw her there and I just couldn't do it anymore; I had to have her back.

I skipped school with her, I often did that without getting caught, and we went to the old train tracks.

The trains didn't go by there anymore, I didn't know why and I never bothered to check. We got chips from the chip shop nearby and walked down the train track sharing chips, our shoulders bumping against one another.

It felt just like old times, it really did. Her laugh, her body swaying, how it was just her and me, how the conversation just flew.

We started to walk back when we saw the others. Normally we'd hang out with them back when we were together right here on the train tracks, drinking beer, smoking weed and having a laugh. Now that we weren't, not so much.

"I miss this" I looked at her. "I miss you"

"Benji don't" She shook her head. "I have to be back for lunch"

We didn't speak much on the way back surprisingly. We got back just in time for lunch but we were forced to split up as a teacher wanted to talk to me, asking me about tutoring someone but I refused too, I didn't even know who Dom was.

At lunch I saw her then with a guy flirting. I stepped closer trying to check the guy out. "Who's he?" I snagged the arm of Amy Stevens, a girl in my class.

"Hello Benji" She grinned giving me a look.

""Yeah whatever. Listen, who is he?"

"Who Hunny?"

"The guy with Ebony"

"Oh him, he's Dom he is. He's in our year but I've never seen him in our classes because I definitely would notice-"

"Thank you" I stopped her before she carries on about how hot the guy is and walk towards the pair.

"I always keep my promises" I heard Ebony say as I got closer to them where they sat on a round table with four chairs on the outskirts of the cafeteria.

Dom smiled at her. "I knew you would"

Ebony sits next to him, a grin lightening up her face and I know, she likes him.

I left, my phone going off to give me a reason to get out of there.

The person who was calling me was not going to receive a good reception from me, I was beyond pissed.

I walked out the cafeteria to around the side of the school and answered it.

"What the fuck do you want?"

"What the fucks wrong with you?" The other side shot back.

"Bad day"

"When is it ever a good day with you Ben?"

"It's Benji" I gritted out.

"Whatever. Look I want to see yo-"

I pulled the phone away from my ear to see who the hell was interrupting him. Dad.

I fobbed him off and returned to my first caller.

"What the-"

"Relax" I stopped him. "Sorry about that, someone called. When and where?"

"Usual place, Friday at 1 am"

"I'll be there"

"You better" I sighed and leant against the wall turning my phone off.

"You okay Ben?"

I turned to see my friend Nate walking towards me. "Nothing" I told him when I felt him stand by me against the wall.

"Yeah looks like it Ben"

"Why don't you just shut up?" I turned around and shoved him into the wall.

"Fuck Ben, what's the fuck wrong with you?"

"Why don't you just shut up about it, yeah? I'm fine"

"For fuck sake Ben, I was just worried"

"You don't have to be" I brought my knee fast up to his gut making him kneel over in pain. I have these heat of the moment times where my emotions were amplified. Right now, I was pissed off so that's why I hit him again.

Nate wasn't the normal guy to fight but being my friend he wasn't just going to let me beat him up.

The bell rang and we were still fighting, on the floor hitting and kicking each other, him protecting me, me letting it all out.

I didn't notice arms pulling me away from Nate and marching me off somewhere. I let them take me to the headmaster's office where I was told to sit down and the headmaster would be in shortly.

I sat back in the chair and closed my eyes briefly. I should know every inch of the place by now, the amount of time I had been brought here for various reasons.

"Hello Benjamin"

"Dick" I nodded at the headmaster. Dick Branson and me, we were friends. True he was my headmaster but I had been here too many times for us to not make friends. Due to being friends I was allowed to call him Dick.

"So another fight this time. I thought Nate was a friend of yours?"

"He is" I answered him truthfully. "I took my anger out on him"

"Why were you angry Ben?"

"Things"

"Come on Ben. Were friends now, are we not?"

"Sure" I looked to Dick. "But friends don't share everything"

"Are you okay, health wise Ben? Nate put up a good fight"

"Nah I'm un-hurtable"

"I see. Well I think it's best for today if your parents take you home and we'll try and make a better start of the senior year tomorrow, do you agree Ben?"

"So I won't be in trouble?"

"Not with the school, I can't say anything for your parents"

"Thanks Dick" I shook hands with him and waited outside for my parents only for my dad to show. "Where's mom?"

"We couldn't both leave work Benjamin to pick your sorry ass up and frankly we didn't want to"

"Oh charming" I stood up. "Love you too dad"

"Don't start" Dad warned striding off that I was forced to run to catch up with him.

"I don't think so, backseat" Dad said as I went towards the passenger side of the car when we got outside.

"Why dad?" I whined.

"I said so"

We didn't talk on the way back, dad just kept shooting me looks until we got home and actually stepped inside when we steered me into the living room and into a seat.

"So what happened?" Dad asked sitting on the armchair opposite the sofa he directed me to.

"Like I'd tell you"

"Benjamin, you can't keep doing this"

"I've heard it all before dad" I told him, standing up and walked out the room into the kitchen. My parents were always telling me I should behave better that I just got sick of it.

"You get back here now" Dad yelled after me.

I started to run, to just get out the house, go back to the train tracks and get off my face but dad caught me before I could. "I don't think your going to go anywhere young man" Dad brought me back into the living room. "Your grounded"

"Like that's going to stick"

"For a month"

"I'll stay here one day. Tomorrow I'm staying out to Friday"

"No you are not"

"Like you can stop me"

"You wanna bet?"

"Thought you said it was wrong to bet"

I swear the look on his face.

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