Chapter 14
Feeling as though days have gone by since he entered school that morning, Dick finds himself relieved when the final period arrives. Half way into his math class, Dick feels that he has to go to the bathroom. Knowing that there is still 45 minutes left of class, Dick raises a hand and asks to go to the bathroom.
"Go ahead, Dick," replies Mr. Owens, the math teacher, motioning the boy toward the door.
Getting out of his seat, Dick heads out of the class and turns right. Walking down the hall, Dick keeps his head down.
I feel like everyone knows. Maybe if I don't look at anyone, no one will say anything.
So into his own thoughts, Dick fails to see a shadow of a man standing near the boy's bathroom. Pushing open the door, Dick steps into the bathroom. Just as the door is about to close, it's pushed open again.
Hearing footsteps behind him, Dick turns and looks at a man, dressed all in black, with a ski mask on over his face.
"What?" says the boy, sliding away from the man.
"Surely, you haven't forgotten me already, boy," whispers the man.
Shaking his head, Dick steps further into the restroom. Glancing from side to side, Dick tries to find a weapon to use against his attacker. Backing the boy up, the man continues to step forward, as Dick retreats toward the back wall.
"No," says Dick, as he continues to shake his head.
"I don't think that stopped me before," sneers the man, as he reaches out toward Dick.
Trying to dodge to the left, Dick smacks his hip against the sink. Realizing that he had been backed into a tight corner, Dick tries to think of a way to get out of the situation. Taking advantage of Dick's problem, the man grabs the boy by his upper arm.
Rearing his foot backwards, Dick swings it and kicks the man in the shin. Cursing, but not losing his grip, the man propels Dick toward a bathroom stall. Slamming into the door, Dick falls into the stall and smacks his head off the toilet inside the stall. Blacking out, Dick's body relaxes.
Taking a quick glance around the ceiling, the assailant finds the camera within the boy's bathroom. Smiling behind his mask, the man grabs Dick's leg and drags him out of the bathroom stall and near the sinks before he lets the boy's leg go.
"You may not remember what I am going to do this time, but that camera will know," sneers the man down at the boy, before he reaches for the boy again.
