Class Rebel (Part 10)

The principal stormed into the office. "Darrel you need to stop instigating fights in school. I understand that you and Lawson don't get along, but you need to get over your differences and not act like savages. I'm sick and tired of seeing you in here all the time. It's about time you straighten up young man."1

"Well wait dude…" I started.2

"My name is not dude!" the principal interrupted. It was odd for as much as I got sent to the office I never could seem to remember the principal's name. I read his dumb I.D we were all supposed to wear them, but our school was to big to enforce it. 3

"Ok Mr. Mathews…" I said sarcastically, "I am not trying to instigate fights I am just trying to stick up for myself. Ya know ya can't let people walk all over you. If Lawson didn't try to prove he was better than me all the time I wouldn't have to pick on him, but until the little jock learns that he's not better than everyone else…." I explained.4

"Darrel stop arguing with me. You have detention after school. I will see you there." Mr. Mathews tried to stare me down to look intimidating, but there was no way I was scared of a 70 year old man. I walked out of his office and went to find Maggie and Jason. We had first hour English together and it was the only class we all had together that's the only reason I ever liked English. We were always loud in that class, even Jason, so our teacher pretty much hated us. I didn't mind I still got an A in her class even when I never did anything. 5

"Darrel!" Maggie shouted to me. I ran over to our locker. Maggie and I had got stuck sharing a locker since all the other ones were filled. She didn't like it, because I was messy. "Get your crinkled papers out of there! Are you trying to save them for something?" Maggie complained.6

"Yes, yes I am. I'm going to recycle them and save a tree. What now? I don't think you've ever saved a tree have you Maggie? No I didn't think so!" I shouted. 7

She pushed me into Jason, and I pushed her into some dudes. They looked at us like we were freaks, but we just started laughing. 8

"Come on you idiots. Let's get to class before we get our seats stolen." Jason said.9

"Ok ok." Maggie said as we headed to class. Gabe and Vance were sitting in our seats. Jason was about to go sit somewhere else, but Maggie and I weren't. 10

"Hey those are our seats dude." Maggie said to them.11

"To bad slut! We're sitting here now!" Gabe sneered.12

"What did you just call me?" Maggie snapped.13

"I'll spell it out for you S-L-U-T. Skanky little ugly teen. That means you are discussing and gross so leave." Vance shouted.14

"Well that was a pretty big work for you to spell, but you are the ones that are dumb. If I'm so gross why is your ass in my seat?" Maggie asked.15

"Because!" Vance argued.16

"Because why? Gee you don't have any good reason move!" I said.17

"Shut up Darrel. You don't want us to kick your ass again, or do you? I mean maybe I shouldn't waste my time since you hang out with little emo. You too probably cut enough together, and our pain might make you kill yourselves. Then I would have no one to pick on." Gabe made fun of us.18

"Whoa that was just so intense. First of all Jason's not emo, and don't be making fun of my friends…" I began.19

"What are you going to do about it Darrel?" Vance said as he stood up. Maggie sat down in his seat. Gabe glared at her, and then shouted,20

"The slut is sitting in your seat!" 21

"Will you shut the hell up. I’m sick of hearing you blab on." Maggie complained.22

"Nah, you’re a little slut you fuck around with every guy, and you know it. None of your little friends can stick up for you. You always get caught with a bunch of guys messing around, and it's gross. I mean darling have a bit of self respect. You know you're going to get yourself pregnant again." Gabe said. Maggie turned bright red, and I knew she was pissed. Maggie is one person you don't want pissed. She got up close in Gabe's face. 23

"Alright little asshole, I’m gonna say this one time and one time only before I kick your little preppy ass. That was a long ago, and you don't know even half of the freaking story. So don't even try to judge me. You don't know shit about my life and my problems so shut the hell up. Alright?" Maggie snapped. She stared Gabe down with her cold eyes, and was about to sit back down until…24

"Dude just shut up and leave her alone already. Is it that awful for you to get off your little as and move!" I told Gabe and Vance. Gabe ignored me, and started talking.25

"Oh I know a lot about you Maggie. I know what you did with Bret you just tried to make up a stupid little rumor that he raped you so you wouldn't seem like a slut. Then you got knocked up and your parents kicked you out and now you live in some little foster home with a bunch of dumb ass sluts just like you. I know what you've done so don't try to tell me I don't." Gabe argued. Vance covered his mouth and started laughing. Maggie immediately clenched her fists, and got a mean look on her face. She raised her fist, and punched Gabe square in the face. He grabbed his face, and held his bloody nose.26

"You bitch!' Gabe screamed. Vance pushed her down, and started kicking her. Maggie tried to get up, but Gabe was trying to start a fight with her.27

"You leave her the fuck alone!" I shouted, and shoved Vance over some kid's desk. Vance fell on his ass, and Gabe ran to hit me. Jason pushed him away, and Gabe punched him in the stomach. Jason doubled over, and then got back up and tripped Gabe and kicked him in the back. Gabe pulled Jason down and started punching him over and over. I quickly pulled Gabe off of Jason. 28

Just then the teacher walked in. "Darrel what in the hell are you doing?" Mrs. Walter screamed. Then she saw Jason on the floor. Gabe had split the gash in his head open again and blood running down his face. "Jason go to the nurses office," she said, "Darrel, Maggie, Vance, and Gabe go to the principal's office; Jason you too when you get your face taken care of." She yelled. 29

Gabe and Vance hurried to the principal's office. They were afraid to get into trouble we weren't. I just hated when they called my parents. Then it gave my parents something else to argue about. We slowly walked down the hall.30

Man I always got into fights, but usually not during class. I was going to get ISS (in school suspension) for sure. Maggie stormed down the hall. I knew she was furious, and Gabe had obviously hurt her feelings. 31

"Maggs you alright?" I asked quietly. Her eyes filled up with tears and she turned red.32

"No I’m not ok. I want to beat the crap out of that bastard. If he thinks he's going to talk about me and my family like that. My mom kicked me out I live with my dad not in a foster home. I haven't fucked around since I was 14 anyways it was fun until he…" she started crying. 33

"Aww Maggie." I said as I hugged her. Jason came after us holding a bloody tissue to his face. He hugged Maggie too. 34

"Don't let them get to you. I know its hard and that it hurts, but your better than what they say and you better know that. It don't matter what those idiots say to you. They shouldn't make fun of you. It was me and Jason that they don't like. They shouldn't bitch at you like they know what's gone on in your life." I said trying to be comforting. 35

"Thanks Darrel, but it doesn't make it any easier. I hate when they have to remind me…" Maggie started crying.36

Jason hugged her and she cried on his shoulder. "It's gonna be ok. I won't let them hurt you anymore." Jason said. Maggie smiled through her tears, and laughed.37

"You guys always act like my brothers. I love you guys. You're great." She stopped crying.38

"You are too, you're like a big sister without the annoying part." Jason smiled. Maggie laughed.39

"Well Darrel's like the brother, but he defiantly includes the annoying part." She teased me. I rolled my eyes, and hugged her. She was lucky she was sad or else I would have started teasing her about how she is sometimes annoying. Even though she doesn't think so.40

"Well that's what makes us such a big happy friend-family." I laughed. 41