Jerkbait by Mia Siegert

Author:Mia Siegert
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jolly Fish Press

21

On Monday morning before homeroom, Eric’s group approached. I turned to my locker and watched them out of the corner of my eye. Eric’s fists were balled. Praying they would pass me, I continued turning the lock. I had to pretend I wasn’t scared or else whatever beating I was bound to get would be multiplied.

There was a clang-bam-bang, the sound of a body colliding with metal. I turned. Robbie was pinned by Eric. Robbie used his tongue to play with his fake lip piercing, turning the ball on the end of the ring around.

“Heh,” he said with a smirk, lips curling up. “That all you got, bitch?”

In that moment, I was convinced that Robbie was insane and I’d be peeling him off the ground. Yet, Eric released his shoulders abruptly and shoved past him muttering, “Homo.” Further down the hall, I locked eyes with Durrell for a moment before he turned away.

“You okay?” I ventured to ask my brother.

Robbie didn’t answer. He watched them walk away and rubbed his shoulder with his knuckles. His middle finger raised.

“Robbie?” I tried again.

But Robbie was gazing into the distance the same way I did when I got lost in musicals and short stories. Maybe he just didn’t hear me. Finally, without looking at me, he said, “I have to be.”

The bell rang, and Robbie walked ahead of me to World Civilizations. I jogged to catch up with him. This was just the beginning of a long road we’d be traveling on, but Robbie didn’t want a traveling companion. Robbie wanted to go solo.

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