CHP. 2

Kevin soon became swallowed up by the cowd. He kept staring at his feet until he made it to his next class. He then bumps into a familar body.

"Watch where you are going hairs!" The boy said as he sneared at Kevin who almost knock out his econmics book out of thge boys hand. Reconizing the voice as Eddy's he flinch and swereved.

"Don't even bother Eddy. You know that's just Hairs." A friend of Eddy's added. The two boys then went on their way leaving Kevin alone. He stood there for a momment trying to fight back tears. It use to be him who barked orders at Eddy. Now, thanks to Chase , Kevin didn't even had the guts in him to even think of Eddy as a dork. He then shuffle his way until he made it to his next class.

Finding his seat in the back of the class, He put his hea down as the bell rang. He then started to doze off. He had been having trouble sleeping ever since he returned from camp. So,when ever he could get a wink or two in, he did. This, being history class he could rest for most of the class, if his mind didn't wonder to chase every so offend. His eyes the caught something blond just out of his view. He knew it was Nazz. Seeing her in there before he began to stare at her. He wish he could talked to her like he use to. But, being "Hairs" He couldn't. They were in two different worlds now . She like always, was in the popular world, and he , an outcast, a nothing.

"Kevin" The teacher called roll looking for him. He then quickly raised ands lowereds his hand before Nazz saw it. She useally glanced around the room whenever a Teacher called "Kevin". But, like always she didn't see him. He then quickly wend back to dozing. Chase did pop into his mind , He had been on Kevin ever since they met.

" YOU KNOW YOU DON"T BELONG HERE!" Chase's voice ecoed throughout Kevin's mind. Fallowed by the visions of the many beatings that he had got from Chase had givin him. "GET LOST, HAIRS!!"

He tried to block the the visions and the voice , but it only kept comming back stronger. He then forced him self to sit up and listen. His eyes then drifted towards Nazz. He wanted to see her. He wanted to tell her how miserable he was. He wanted to seek comfort from her. Yet, For her own safety, he didn't. He didn't want chase to hurt any of the kids.

"Nobody wants you!" Chase's voice's ecoed through his mind. " Your nothing, Hairs." Kevin then put his head down quietly as tears fell down his face. Quietly he Shook. not to disrupt the class. He wanted to dissapear from there.

From out of no where , The vision of Janis came into his mind. Taken back by this he remember her smile, So warm and welcoming. He tried to still figure why she sat with him at lunch. He then wounder , then doubted if he would ever see her again. He wanted to, but, he knew it wasntr possible.

Soon the bell rang and he waited for the room to empty. Then slowly got up and left. He continued to shuffle his feet until he relized that his next class was gym. Once again his stomach felt a sharp pain. He then walked even slower, not watching he bumped in to Chase.

"Well, if it isn't hairs." Chase said turning around. Kevin started to back up as Chases friends moved in. Chase then looked at Kevin for a second, then with a laugh slammed Kevin into a near by locker. Kevin then collaspe after bouncing off the locker. "GET UP!" Chase said after Kein started to gathered hisw books,"I SAID GET UP!" Chase then push Kevin down wen he started to get up. "HAIRS! I SAID GET UP!" Chase saids once more. "YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS, IF YOU DON'T OBEY ME." By now a small group of specters had form around them. Kevin was shaking and trying with all his might not to shed a tear. "Are you even listening to me, Hairs! I said GET UP." Kevin then got up faster than Chase had expected this time, and ran off.

He then turn a corner and headed towards the gym. Hearing the late bell He let out a groan. He was late to gym for the third time this week and the seventh time this year. He actualy dreaded gym. He and the coach, who was also good friends with Chase, did not get off on the right foot, or off any foot for that matter. Kevin continplated just to stay in the locker room like he did a few times be for. But, being shaken up by Chase once more, He rush through sand striaght into the gym.

"Look who finally showed up for class, HAIRS!!" The coach said as he notice Kevin. He, just like chase, Met Kevin at football camp. He also heckled right along with chase and the other seniors. Kevin then walked up to the group and stood in the back. The coach went right along with his lectured about the days activities. Kevin didn't pay any attention, his mind was still on the latest attack from Chase.

" ROLF!" The coach Belted to his favorite student. "Choose first!" Kevin soon quickly realized that they were choosing teams. Kevin started to pray that he wouldn't get picked and started to eye the loker room door. Half way threw the choosing Kevin figured that he was going to be picked last again. Rolf then soon his last team mate and Kevin had to go with the other group.

Still un focus, Kevin didn't make any eye contact with any one. He was actually counting the minutes until the last bell. Time went by slow, He then noticed Rolf, laughing and yelling. He studied rol for a minute. The coach then notice him and blew the whistle. "HAIRS!, If your not going to participate LEAVE!" Kevin, did what he was told without saying a word.

Once inside the locker room he started to Hyperventalate. He quickly fell on to a bench and held on to the edges . He didn't want to move. The room stared to "spin". Tears now flowed down his cheeck, He wanted every thing to go back to the way things were. The vision of the football camp re-entered his mind.

There was Chase, Holding him down while the others took cheap shots at him. It was one of the, many hazings he had endure over that camp. He tried to stand up for him self, which only made matters even worse.

Now, back in the High school locker room watching the room sway. as tears clouded up his vision. He then started to hear the other boys voices. He then stumbled up and hid. He heard them talk about how weird he was and the laughs that went along with it. "It's true!" He thought as he kept listening," It's all true."

"Hey, ROLF!" One of the boys yelled,"What the you think about Hairs?"

"The Hairs boys is quite strang to me. I wonder what my friend Kevin thinkks?" Rolf replied.

"You should ask him!" Another boy shouted. Kevin then felt more tears come to his eyes he blinked and he felt them pour.

"Who is Kevin? I never seen him around." The boy asked again

" This is also a mystery to Rolf. Kevin hasn't been seen." Rolf said with some concern.

"A Guy like Kev is probably is fine. " Another boy said." From what you told us rolf, he's probably in a upper gym class."

Kevin then took a deep breath. Rolf , just Like nazz still cared about him. Still, he remain out of Rolf's sight. He didn't want him or Nazz to know what he had become. Or let Chase know that his friends still care about him. He slowly backed away further from the group. The kids then heard the bell. Once again, Kevin waited until the coast was clear.

He repeated the same pattern for the next two periods. Once the end of the school day. Kevin rushed out to the buses, While the other Kids, from his cul-de-sac, went to clubs or teams pratiuces. He stepped on to the bus and headed for the back seat. It was his useual spot and oncee in it he breathed a sigh of relief and removed his jakect. He then sunk down into the seat and waited for the bus to depart.

As the bus pulled up to his sto. Kevin put on his jackect and prepared for the comments and laughs that the remaining kids. The stop that he got off at wasnot the closest stop to the cul-de-sac. He got off at diffewrent stops to make sure no one knew where he lived. This stop was the furest one away from his house. So Once off the bus, he started to run . "RUN HAIRS" He heard a voice hollard out as the bus took off. Soon he made it to the creek crossing it, He removed his hood and began to slowed. He did have a chance to get seen by the Kankers , but not as "Hairs" , they knew him as Kevin. He did feel a little bit safer as he hjeaded towards the alley. He then Notice Jimmy and sarah . It took them a secon to notice him.

"KEVIN!" Jimmy yelled as Kevin passed. "How are you?" Jimmy continued on with his greeting.

"OK" Kevin sighed. "I got through it." He said as he walked away.

"You look, tired." Sarah said.

"I am" Kevin replied. "If you see the others, just tell them I went to bed."

"Ok" Sarah said as Kevin continued on home.

As He entered his empty house. Kevin started to cry. " I got through another day alive." He said to no one. He then headed up stairs and into the bathroom. Looking in the mirror he notice that he was getting another black bruise from Chase slamming him in to the locker. "Figures" He said to the reflection. "At least it's a small one this time." He then continued to inspect him self for more dsamage. The bruise on his shoulder, that he got last week was fadding. THe rest of them looked the same. He then went into his room and crashed on his bed. For a momment he thought about Janis , then return his thoughts to Chase.