Bully & Exit (The Midwest Series, #1) by Brigham Vaughn

Author:Brigham Vaughn [Vaughn, Brigham]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: hockey mm romance, gay theater romance, mm college romance series, gay sports romance mm hockey, mm bisexual romance series, mm high school romance kindle, opposites attract mm romance series
Publisher: Two Peninsulas Press
Published: 2015-07-10T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Caleb - 2009

The first crack in their happy little world happened completely out of the blue. Caleb stood next to Robbie’s locker trying to surreptitiously watch Nathan get books out of his locker when he felt someone ram into him. He jolted forward, barely catching himself before his head slammed into the locker door in front of him.

“Queer.”

“Faggot.”

Caleb didn’t have to turn around to know it was Jimmy and Pete, two of Nathan’s teammates. He ignored them, knowing no matter what he did or didn’t do, it would piss them off. Robbie winced and gave him a sympathetic look.

“Didn’t you hear me, Cocksucker?”

He felt a palm land flat against his back and he tried to brace himself but the shove sent him reeling into Robbie who grabbed him to keep them both from falling over. The voice behind him rose. “Oh look, the queers are making out in the hall. Disgusting.”

Caleb disentangled himself from Robbie and turned around, glaring at the bullies behind him. “Don’t you have anything better to do than harass me?” he asked coldly, feeling a whole lot less brave than he sounded.

Jimmy scowled, his nose—broken several times in hockey games—adding to the menacing expression. “I think straightening out a little queer like you is a public service.”

Caleb felt exhausted all of a sudden, so tired of their bullshit and hate. Normally he kept quiet and moved along but this time, he couldn’t keep his mouth shut. “Jimmy, the only public service you could do is get plastic surgery. No one should have to look at your ugly mug.”

Jimmy snarled, and before Caleb knew what was happening, he was slammed against the locker, pain blossoming in his hip as it hit the padlock and in his head where it smashed against the metal vent. His feet dangled a few inches off the ground. “What did you say to me?”

Inches from Jimmy’s twisted, angry face, Caleb couldn’t help but think no amount of plastic surgery would ever fix it, but he wisely kept his mouth shut this time. “Nothing,” he muttered, closing his eyes. He was a coward who didn’t have the balls to stand up for himself. He hated that Nathan was there watching him get humiliated though. People were staring, they always did, and it wouldn’t take long for teachers to show up. At least it wouldn’t last long.

“That’s what I thought,” Jimmy snarled and slammed him against the locker again, making his teeth rattle. His eyes flew open when he heard Nathan’s voice, not coming from across the hall, but inches away.

“Leave him alone, Jimmy!” Nathan shouted.

No, no, no, don't do this Nathan, don't risk it, he thought. But he felt relief when Nathan pried Jimmy's hand away and Caleb slid to his feet, struggling to keep his knees from buckling, and he was absurdly grateful for Robbie steadying him.

"Go, Caleb," he heard Nathan say quietly, and he let Robbie pull him to safety. As he staggered away, heart pounding and body throbbing from the pain, he heard Nathan speak again.

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