Chapter 2: Confrontation, grudges, and cheating pricks

We rounded the corner to find the next class before the bell rang, despite the fact we had thirty minutes to get there, and realized it was Art Class with a woman named Mrs. Galloway. We were on the wrong floor so we found the stairs and before we could get there a redheaded girl running faster than the speed of light charge around the corner and knocked me back as she dropped her things. "Sorry…" She said holding back tears. I helped her with her things and found a book. "Edgar Allen Poe?" I asked. She nodded as she snatched the book and finished finding the rest of her things. "Are you okay?" I asked genuinely concerned. I hated seeing a girl in pain, especially on the first day of school, but she looked a little older than the rest of the crowd. "You want me to walk you back to your dorm or something?" I asked as she nodded. I waved the two boys away and tried to get her to speak about it.

I held her things as she walked with her hands in her orange skirt. She had a punk rock look to her, and I could tell she was unique compared with the rest of the crowd. We got to the girls' dorm and I sat her down on the steps to try and speak to her. "Are you okay?" I asked. "I just can't believe he would do something like this. Men are so predictable! He's such a creep I can't stand it! I knew even dating him would be a bad idea, and now he's with another girl already! Oh look at me I saved the school, people love me, and I can have anyone I want! Creep!"

She yelled bursting into tears. "Who did this to you?" I asked probably already knowing the answer. "That dick Jimmy Hopkins! He had so many girlfriends last year, and I was the only one he thought he had feelings for. I guess he is back with that bitch Mandy!" She yelled to nobody in particular. "Where is he now?" I asked blood boiling. I hated cheaters and wanted to destroy anyone of them, even if they weren't my concern. "Don't worry about it. Just stay away from him." She said calmly but with a hint of concern. "No I cannot stand people who cheat on women. You don't deserve this and I will take him out." I said walking away. I stormed around campus harassing anyone and everyone about Hopkins whereabouts. Finally I found him sucking on a cheerleaders lip on one of the lockers in the main building. He caught sight of me and told the girl to get off. "Well look who we have here Mandy."

He said jokingly as she chuckled at the dumb joke. "Beat it. I've got to have a word with sir cheats a lot." I couldn't think of anything better to say. She scoffed and walked off. "What do you want; uh boob us?" He said and I chuckled as I shoved him against the locker. "You're pretty funny for a dead man. Especially a cheating dead man like yourself." I said trying to sound menacing. "Are you challenging me?" He asked chuckling as I saw a huge crowd around us already. I caught sight of Anthony and Ian with a look of fear in their faces and the redheaded girl I saw before. "Anytime pal." I said. "Right now. In the hole." The crowd murmured and gasped as they heard this. I heard various whispers about how no challenge has ever been brought forth since the last fight with Jimmy, and there was also bloodshed, and various other things. "Lead the way." I said as Jimmy led me to the janitor's closet. What the hell?

I thought. Is he going to try and rape me in a closet? I soon realized this was no ordinary closet, he led me downstairs as people moved forward to crowd around a caged in hole. Not a very creative name for a hole, just to call it "The Hole". Jimmy jumped into the pit and started to announce what was happening.

"I have a challenger, who clearly knows nothing about my endeavors. Whatever happens, I know I will win. All of you know it to! So without further ado, welcome to the hole Anubis, if that is your real name and I sure hope it is. This is where the school settles all of its indifferences, where everyone comes to watch and place a wager. I suppose it is only fair to bet on myself, I will wage twenty dollars." He announced handing it to a fat nerd who appeared to be taking bets. It looked like everybody was betting so I decided to bet a hundred dollars on myself. I appeared to be the only one other than Anthony and Ian, and possibly the redhead. "100 dollars betting on himself, and an extra fifty coming from three others for a total of 150 dollars bet on the new kid. A majority bet on Jimmy, with 800 dollars and counting." The fat nerd announced.

I apparently bet the most, leaving the two boys with a possible 25 dollars each. Not a hefty bet but not bad nonetheless. "Let's get to it!" Jimmy said taunting me. I jumped down into the hole and realized this must have been some sewage outlet turned into a UFC ring. Jimmy was already swinging and I blocked a majority of his punches. He tried a leg sweep but I felt nothing and swung at him. It hit him in his temple and he just got even more riled up. He then hit me in my jaw causing my lip to bust. "Going to cry to mommy little girl?" He said confidently nearly everyone cheering. I wiped the blood from my lip and licked it off of my hand and chuckled with an evil smile. "Not even close boy." I said with an evil undertone.

He stepped back and I grabbed him and threw him into the side of the cage and hit him in the face nonstop. I kneed him in the stomach, kicked the back of his knee causing him to yelp, and broke his arm over my shoulder. Soon I unleashed a fury no other man could comprehend, the leader trembling beneath me, blood gushing from his mouth, nose, and any other open spot on him. "Stop!" He spat from his bloody mouth. "I give up, everything is yours!" He yelled the crowd going completely silent. I could hear a slow clap come from the audience surrounding the hole. I clearly had a fan there somewhere. I could hear laughing that sounded worse than the clapping. I turned around and saw a boy in a teal vest, dark slacks, and boots, with some strap on his wrist. He was white, had an odd haircut, and a scar on his eye. "Who the fuck is you?" I asked seeing if he was a friend of our buddy writhing in pain.

"Just a new fan of you my friend. Something that should have happened to Jimmy boy so long ago, how does it feel Jimmy, knowing there is someone that can beat you and possibly kill you?" The scarred boy said. "I don't know who you are asshole, but if you want a fight just say it!" I yelled at the odd boy. "No thank you. I already know what happens if I get in a fight with you. I've unfortunately been beaten by Jimmy already, but someone as vicious as you should be on a leash!" He said tempting me. "You're funny for a prick aren't you?" I asked. "I have to say I am impressed by this turn out of people though, not many people came to your fight last year with Russell Jimmy boy.

Funny, new people seem to get the most attention, I've only been here these few minutes and I feel new." He chuckled. "Get out Gary, before I bust your head open." I could hear Jimmy get up and scold Gary. "You aren't in the condition to do anything. You are just as much of a moron as you were when I met you. See you around!" He laughed as he walked away. "Great. Guess I have a new friend. Hey Jimmy, sorry about the face or whatever, I'm not used to seeing my own blood." I said to him sincerely. He chuckled as I got him around my shoulder. "Neither am I. Hey I'll be fine on my own, go collect your money or whatever." He said releasing himself and limping off and getting pulled up by the monster sized Russell. Found his name out now! Either way I went to collect the money and got a lot of it. I guess I found my calling. I asked the nerd who else bet on me. "Looks like, one person Zoe."

I heard the name but couldn't match a face. I looked behind me and noticed the redhead approaching. "Forgot to tell you I'm Zoe." The redhead said. "You bet fifty on me not even knowing me?" I asked surprised. "I had a feeling you would win if you were that desperate to seek out a cheater. Especially if that cheater is Jimmy, and challenging him to the battleground of Bullworth "The Hole" as most people call it. That is beside the point, I guess we have to split the profit now." She said with a smile. "You have a bad taste in guys, ones a cheater, the other is only going to give you the money you bet." I said jokingly.

"You're funny. Also dated a couple of junkies. Just to add to my list of bad boyfriends." She said laughing almost. "Fair enough. By the way I have to talk to my friends over there." I walked over to Ian and Anthony who looked at me in fear now. "So what did you guys bet on me?" I asked trying to sound casual. "We both bet 25 dollars." Anthony spoke quickly. "You didn't bet on me at all did you?" I asked knowing the answer. "Sorry man. We didn't actually think you were going to win it. You did good though, and you got our money." Ian spoke confessing. "You both bet on Jimmy?" They nodded. I shook my head and told them it was all right to have doubts. They were relieved I wasn't going to kill them.