WARNING! Contains drug use!

Chapter 5

I sat in science, staring at the projection on the board. I stared at the red and white blood cells until they blurred. Who was I kidding? I wasn't concentrating. I was deep in thought.

Luka. When I cornered her and demanded she spoke, her mouth wouldn't stop shaking. I knew I hadn't put her in the most comfortable of positions but you think she would have said something. 'Help' or 'Stop'. But nothing. I could see her mouth trying to form those words. Non existing words that made no sense to anyone or anything. One side of her mouth had bent up into a half smile, while the other pulled out to side as far as it could go. Maybe she speaks German or French or some other forgein language? But then, why hadn't she said 'Nein' or 'Non' or something. It made no sense.

The bell rung and I stood up quickly, gathering all of my books. As I walked past my locker, I shoved them all in, messily and untidy. Psh, homework? Never heard of it.

I had another two hours to myself until dinner was served. I began walking to the Ringu, where the wall was. In my pocket was my lighter and another pack of Merits.

I had just reached the Ringu when someone shoved me to the ground. It caught me by surprise and I fell, hitting the side of my face against the gravel. I turned around, prepared to beat whoever pushed me up, and came face-to-face with Meiko. A very angry Meiko.

Meiko pounced on top of me, one hand grabbing my throat and the other slapping me back and forth across the face. "You. Stupid. Insensitive. Rude. Disgusting. Bastard!" she screamed. Each word was punctuated with a slap across the face.

"Do you have any idea what you did?!" she yelled, pulling me up off the ground, only to slam me back down again repeatedly. "Luka told me! She told me you tried to force her to speak. You dumb bastard! Do you know how insensitive that was?!" She was getting more and more aggravated with every sentence. Yes, I was aware that what I did wasn't heavenly, but did she really need to overreact this much?

"What are you talking about..?" I asked. She gasped at me and slapped me again.

"Luka can't speak to you fool! There's no way for her to!" she screamed. I was growing more and more confused, as well as more and more bruised.

"What are you talking about?"

"Luka's... Luka's... LUKA'S MUTE!"

Mute... Mute... Mute, as in, can't speak?! My memory flashed back to all those times I had met her. The first day, Meiko introduced both of them and their ages, even gave prompt to the fact that it was going to be her birthday soon. Then, on the way to the Ringu, Luka had been laughing, but no sound came out of her. The conversation with Meiko was very one-sided too, with Luka not answering. Then, when she came into the room to get something from Gakupo, she helped me take out the earrings but didn't tell me directly. The next morning, in the bathroom, she didn't say thank you to me. When I tried to force her to talk, her mouth contorted into strange shapes, not knowing how to form words... All because... she was mute?

As the truth dawned on me, my eyes widened and my mouth formed a small 'o'. Meiko glared at me and slapped me again. Jeez, this girl was aggresive.

"Oh, so now you feel bad?! Well, I bet that because she's mute, you think she's stupid, huh? Luka is one of the smartest people I have met! She's brilliant at English, Maths, History, a fantastic dancer, funny-"

"Wait, how do you know she's funny if she can't talk?" I was rewarded for that comment with a punch. Maybe it wasn't the best thing to say.

"She's also super kind and generous and... and... She's a great lip-syncer!" Meiko finished, crossing her arms and sitting proudly. Yes, she still hadn't moved and was sitting on top of me. She was heavy too!

"Meiko, that's great and all, but can you get off of me?" Meiko got up quickly and began to walk away but turned quickly to give me another glare.

"You better apologise to her, Kaito. If I find out that you didn't, it'll be a lot more painful next time." She walked off to the gardens, waving at Gumi and then following her. I picked myself up and brushed my shirt off before turning to walk around the wall. Yuma, Rook, Dell, Lily, Neru and Haku were all there already. Yuma looked up and grinned, waving me over. I walked over, hands in my pockets and deliberatly took a seat next to Neru, across from Lily. She looked at me, mouth agape, but closed it quickly and smirked, winking.

"Yo, Kaito. Look what Rook got his hands on," Yuma said, grinning. He pulled a plastic bag out of his packet and threw it in front of me. My breath caught in my throat when I saw the label. 'Cannibus'...

"We got some joints too. You havin' some?"

Back at home, I could have said no. I would have said no. I was the boss, the big man around the block. People looked at me and quivered. Here, I was new meat. I couldn't be trusted. People looked at me and thought 'Doesn't he hang around with Yuma? Better stay clear of him.' But they're not quivering. Not yet anyway.

I wordlessly took the joint off of Yuma and opened the back of Hash. I took out some of the green powder and stuffed it into the top. Taking out my lighter, I lit the top. To anyone else, it looked like a cigarette. But I knew I was about to consume something worse. Something illegal.

My fingers trembled slightly as I brought the joint to my lips. My face held no expression but inside my heart was hammering and my brain was yelling 'No! No you dumbass!' But regardless I took a long draw and breathed out the smoke.

My lungs felt like they were on fire. I could taste the smoke, feel it drying up my mouth and throat. The taste was digusting and I went to cough, only to realise I had to look like I had done this before. I swallowed the cough, which only made my throat burn more, and took another draw. This one was ten times worse. I could practically feel my brain shutting down. My eyesight started to get foggy, my hearing dropped and everything went muffled. Through my fogginess, I managed to make out a smirking Yuma and a shocked Rook. Yuma stood up, gesturing for everyone to follow him. I couldn't move, my body wouldn't obey me. Lily turned, gave me one last look and followed Yuma. I closed my eyes and fell into a fatigued sleep.

...

When I woke up, I was still behind the wall. My vision had cleared up slightly and I felt like I should be able to move. I looked over and saw the burnt out joint, green smoke rising from it. I flicked away, cursing my stupidity under my breath. I tried to push myself up, but my legs felt like jelly. I wobbled on the, putting my hand on the wall for support. A wave of nausea came over me and I vomited. Disgusted by the smell, I tried to move quickly, tripping over my own feet.

I came in front of the dorms and realised the lights were off. I checked my watch quickly. 2:30. I cursed out loud and pushed the door open, running up three flights of stairs. I opened the door quickly and stumbled into the dorm. I felt my knees wobble underneath me and fell to the floor, my body worn from the run up the stairs. Instead of falling onto a cold, hard floor, someone caught me. They gasped under my weight and sank slowly to the ground. They gently flipped me over so I was facing the ceiling, lying on their lap. Kind, concerned eyes looked down on me. Whoever caught me looked so beautiful. Like an angel (that's the weed talking, not me). A gentle smile came over their face and they stood up, hauling me up too.

The angel wrapped their arm around my waist and took my arm and slung it over their shoulder. They walked slowly, making sure I could keep up. They opened the door to my room quietly and pulled me in. Setting me down on the bed, they picked up my legs and gently placed them on the bed, removing my shoes. They looked back up at me and smiled again. I watched the angel try to leave me, try to escape. I grabbed onto their hand quickly. Another small gasp.

"Please... Don't leave... I need someone to guide me..." I croaked, my throat still dry from that goddamn drug.

The angel cupped her hands around mine and smiled that beautiful, gentle smile. They walked back and leant beside me. They ruffled my hair slightly and leant against the dresser. I fell asleep, staring at the angel. The last thing I saw before I fell asleep was a pair of beautiful blue eyes.

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