Gym Fight
1663 Words
"T-time to get off!" I say to Toby as the bus comes to a stop in front of the high-school.
"O-okay. I'm going to be h-home-schooled soon..." He says, turning to me.
"W-why?" I ask.
"T-the bullying. Mom wants me away from the b-bullying," Toby tells me. "I'll still b-be next door, you can c-come and visit anytime, but you won't see me at school."
"Oh ok. I will t-try." I say, hugging him.
"Let's get to c-class!" He says, when we stop hugging.
"O-Ok." I say, smiling. We head in the school and I was greeted by my friend, Abby Brays.
"Hey, Becca!" She says, hugging me.
"Hey, A-abby!" I say hugging her back.
"Hey Tobes!" She says, giving Toby a fist bump. Me, her, and Toby have been friends since she first moved here. Toby has been through a lot. His father abuses him and his father is also a drunk. It's like me and him have the same life. Only thing about me and him is I'm an only child and he has a sister and he also can't feel pain.. Unfortunately I can.
***
After our first three classes, we head to our Gym class. "T-toby, you ready f-for the worst hour of our life?" I ask, being funny.
"Yeah, s-sure..." He says, smiling a small smile. We walk in the gym and we head to the locker rooms, I got done changing and walked out to find Toby laying on the ground, getting beat up by Brad and his g**g of idiots.
"H-hey! Leave him a-alone!" I shout at the top of my lungs as I run towards them.
"Oh lookie here, lookie here! Poor T-ticci T-toby has a girly friend!" Brad's friend, Dean, says as he continues to kick Toby in his stomach. I shove Dean off Toby, causing Dean to punch me in the noes, breaking it. I stumble backwards and the voices started to talk again.
'Kill 'em.' 'Shove a pair of scissors in his throat!' The voices kept getting louder and I finally snapped I grabbed a chair and hit Dean in the back with it, knocking him to the ground.
"LEAVE TOBY ALONE!" I screamed as I jump on Brad's back and pull at his hair.
"Get off me freak!" Brad shouts, throwing me off his back and I punch him, knocking him onto the ground, holding his nose. Suddenly I pick up one of schools baseball bats and started beating Brad's other friend, Louis, with it. I finally fought off all three boys, I help Toby off the ground and we go to the coach.
"What the-" He says, before I cut him off.
"B-brad and his g**g. They ganged up on T-toby!" I say, pointing back at the locker-rooms.
"Where are Brad and his group?" The coach asks.
"P-passed out back t-there." Toby says, pointing at the locker-rooms.
"Why are they passed out?"
"Because I h-helped Toby. I beat Brad and the boys." I say, twitching and looking down.
"Oh... Well, let's call your parents. You, Mrs. Smith, will be suspended for three days for fighting. Brad, David, and Louis will be suspended for a week, for fighting and bullying a student. As for you Mr. Rogers, you will stay at home for a week." Coach says, giving us apologetic looks.
"Ok. Well I'm a-about to be home-schooled soon... So I won't have to deal with Brad a-anymore.." Toby says.
"You look sad, why? I would be happy to be home-schooled if I was bullied the way you are!" Coach says, frowning at Toby.
"W-well, I'm leaving Y/n here to deal with Brad and they t*****e her as much as they b-bully me!" Toby says, placing his hand on my shoulder.
"I doubt a-after today, that they'll m-mess with me. I kind of a-almost killed t-them with a chair, my fist, and one the bats." I say, laughing. I will admit, I will miss Toby coming to school with me, but I will send little notes and candies on the little mail line I made for me and him. (Just a line I connect a basket to and it's basically like a conveyor belt made of close wire and two posts.)
Toby and coach laughs. "Y-yeah, you're right." Toby says, laughing.
"Come on, we got to call your parents, Mr. Rogers, Mrs. Smith, and then Brad and his gang." Coach says as walk to the principle's office.
***
Coach called my mom and Toby's mom. Since I am now suspended, my mom had to get me and Toby's sister had to come get him.
When I stepped into the house, my phone went off. "H-hello?" I say.
"Rebecca?" The lady asks.
"Y-yes ma'am, that's me... Who is this?" I say.
"It's Toby's mom.. I think you need to come to hospital!" Toby's mom says.
"W-why, w-what happened?" I say, grabbing my mom's keys.
"Toby and Lyra was in a bad wreak!" She says and I break down.
"A-are they ok?" I ask, as tears pour down my face.
"Toby is, but he's unconscious right now. But, Lyra, oh God, Lyra was killed on impact." Mrs. Rogers says, crying.
I start crying. "I-i'm on my way!" I say.
"Don't drive by yourself, get your mother to drive you! I know you have the same condition as Toby, and I don't want you to get into a wreak either! We don't need another one in the hospital or worst." She says.
"Y-yes ma'am, w-we're on our way," I say and hang up. "M-MOMMA!" I cry, falling to the floor, praying for Toby to be ok.
"Rebecca, sweetheart, what's wrong?" My momma says when she runs in.
"T-toby and L-lyra where in a bad wreak, T-toby is unconscious, Lyra d-died. I n-need to go to the h-hospital. Now!" I sob, running to the car. She grabs her keys and purse and I run and get in the car.
***
We get to the hospital and I immediately run inside the hospital greeted by Toby's mom. I look and see his father didn't even bother to show up. "W-where is he?" I say, hugging his mom.
"Up in the ICU, they aren't done, checking on him yet." She tells me, petting my head.
"Will he live?" My mother asks, making my heart drop.
"W-will he live?" I repeat my mother's question.
"By the looks of it, the doctors say he will live. If everything goes well." She says, making me pray that everything goes right.
***
After three hours of waiting, the nurse comes in. "Mrs. Rodgers?" She says, looking around. I sit up from the couch I was laying on going through my phone.
"That's me." His mother says. I sit on the couch and pray.
'Dear lord, please let Toby be in good health and condition! Don't let me loose him! I still need him in my life!' I pray.
"He's just fine. Everything went great! He's awake, if you want to see him," She says and then looks to me and looks at Toby's mom. "Who is that?"
"My son's best friend. She also wants to see him.." His mom answers, motioning me to come to her.
"Is T-toby ok?" I ask.
"Yes. He's just fine. He's been calling for a Becca ever since he woke up.. Is that his girlfriend?" The nurse asks.
"N-no ma'am, it's me.. I'm his best friend." I say, blushing slightly at being called his girlfriend.
"Oh, ok. You two can go in and see him now." She says and walks away.
"Becca?" My mom calls.
"Y-yeah?" I answer.
"I'll see you in the car. Take as long as you want." She says, getting up and hugging me.
"Y-yes ma'am." I say, hugging her back.
I run towards the elevator and pressing the button and getting in the elevator waiting on his momma. "Slow down Y/n!" She says, laughing.
"S-sorry. I-i'm just in a hurry to see T-toby." I say, smiling and looking at my feet.
"I know you are, I am too," She says, and hugs me. "Thank you."
"F-for what?" I ask, twitching.
"For almost killing those boys for Toby! He told me what happened before we got off the phone. He even begged me not to put him in home-schooling!" She says, wiping her eyes.
"W-why?" I ask.
"Because he don't want you to be bullied either. He don't want to be at school but yet he wants to be at school all at the same time.. You get my drift," She says and I nod my head. "He has been smiling more ever since you two met! I mean he talks about you constantly! It's like you were put on this Earth to be his friend!" She continued.
I smile. "Y-yeah... I know.. B-but, he's been more of a saving grace for me than I have f-for him." I let a tear slip down as I remember every tough time Toby helped me with. Suddenly the doors open and I rush into the ICU.
"Can I help you?" The lady at the counter asks.
"Y-yes ma'am, I'm looking for T-toby Rogers.." I say, as his mother steps in beside me.
"I'm his mother and this is his best friend. He was in a very bad car wreak. We have came to see him." His mom says and the lady tells us the room he is in.
"Room 223." She says. I take off to the room and knock.
"C-come in." Toby says in a raspy voice.
I take a deep breath and swing the door open. "T-toby!" I said running to his bed and hugging him gently.
"H-hey, Butterfly!" He says hugging me back.
"A-are you ok?" I ask, sitting next to his legs, which twitched every once and a while.
"Y-yeah, I'm ok.. Is Lyra ok?" Toby asks, making me cry and shake my head no.
"Tobes... I-i feel bad about telling you this, but Lyra is d-dead... S-she died on the scene of the wreak!" I sob, laying my head on his chest.
"M-my sister is d-dead?" Toby says in disbelief.
"Y-yeah. When y-your mom called me, s-she told me. I-i thought y-you were d-dead too!" I say, sitting up and seeing a crying Toby.
"Rebecca.." He says softly.
"Y-yeah?" I ask.
"D-don't leave me, please?" He says and I hug him.
"I w-won't leave you, but I do got to go..." I say hugging him.
"O-ok. Please, b-be careful!" He says and kisses my head.
"I w-will." I promise him and leave to the car.
- Writer
