Past Shadows

Fat Lad

“ So-rr-yy. “ A fat lad spoke to a person who gazed at him. Then he returned his eyes to it’s normal orientation; exchanging gazes with the ground always. His steps were shaky, and almost every one he took caused him to stagger like he was truly about to fall. As he strode forward, gazes plastered on him like he was some tv channel; thus further increasing his anxiety.

Just as he walked, he happened to catch view of a few lads gathered at a spot at the front. As soon as he caught sight of this crew, getting a clear picture of their faces; he hesitated further steps. He didn’t know whether he should go on with his journey or take a detour. But he did know one thing, he didn’t want to be humiliated once more. Just like this group had always done to him previously.

Suddenly, the gaze of one of the crew members tilted his way. The fatty immediately knew trouble would come knocking. He quickly turned the other way, opposite the boys, and tried to walk away. But the one who caught sight of him had already informed his fellows of his presence. Thus before he could cover any distance, they were already so much nearer.

In a moment of severe anxiety, he picked up his pace, not knowing what else to do. He tried to run as far away from them as possible so they wouldn’t get to him. Alas, it didn’t go that way. Before he had covered any notable distance, they had already reached three foot away from him.

Seeing he could no longer get away from them, they purposely slowed down their step. Thus he was kept on the edge of his anxiety, putting in his best to sprint away why they chased after him through jogging. Yes, through jogging. They had already started the humiliation chain from the moment they chased after him.

“ Run! Run! Run! Run! Run! “ They chanted as they ran after him. Most of the passersby, bystanders, shop owners and others on the street watched the scene without any atom of pity. Some even derived joy from it; laughing out loud without any remorse. Only a few harbored pity. It was a traumatic experience.

But for Wisdom, it was a frequent one. He had had to go through even worse experiences akin to this. His definition of a normal life had long been twisted. Humiliation had become his daily meals. Tears had fallen until they could no longer.

“ Ahhhhhhh. “ Wisdom collided his leg against a stone and fell. “ Please don’t hurt me? “ He screamed at the boys. His state at the moment was so pathetic. But it was exactly this state of his that supplied them bliss. His grief was their source of ecstasy.

“ Ohhhh no. He fell. “

“ * Laughter * “

“ What! Here I was thinking he drank some speed boost or something like it. “

“ * Laughter * “

“ Hey! Why did you fall? Who told you we had had enough fun. “

“ Yes. Get up and continue your run now. Else. “

“ Humph! Looks like you have forgotten what we could do. I think we need to rekindle his memory. “

“ Yes. He needs a little roughing up. “

The boys approached him once more. Before he could plead more, one had already walked to his behind and landed a big kick on his butt.

“ Ahhhhh! “ A second scream escaped Wisdom’s mouth.

“ Hey. Why is he screaming like a sisi. Weirdo son of a weirdo father. “ One of the boys suddenly said. Hearing his words, a dangerous glint flashed through the eyes of the pathetic looking Wisdom. Next, he suddenly pushed away all his attackers. Then like a meteorite, he sprinted towards the one who made mention of his father and collapsed directly on him; sending him crashing down with his full weight on him.

Immediately, the sound of bones cracking resounded. Next, a scream with a lot more higher pitch than Wisdom’s earlier invaded the atmosphere. It was from the lad beneath wisdom body at the moment. It was no joke having Wisdom crash unto him that way. No joke at all.

Wisdom was a freaking 240Ib ( pounds ) lad. Thus, having him collapse on you was no little feat. On the contrary, it was a very dangerous one. It was akin to having two normal weight men collapse on you. That was simply next to a death sentence, metaphorically.

Regaining his senses after a sudden boost in momentum due to the anger of having his dad insulted, he realized what he had done. Fear immediately gripped him once more. Not fear of the lads. But fear of whether he had seriously hurt someone. This was something he had never done and never plan on doing as it was contrary to his dad’s teachings. No matter what, he couldn’t let a group of scums like this set make him into such a person. He would never let that happen.

Alas, the lads who had gained a beat of fear after his sudden move, saw his state and thought he was still scared of them. They thought his move right now was nothing but a desperate one, and he won’t be able to make another.

“ You! How dare you? You actually dare to fight back. “

“ Yes. How dare you? Have you lost your sense of fear. “

“ You have no idea what you have just done. Previously, we were merely playing around with you. But now, we would teach you a bitter lesson you wouldn’t forget in a long time. “

The lads scolded him repeatedly. They still couldn’t believe fully that he dared to strike back. This was a first for Wisdom. In situations like this, his best move was to find a peaceful way out. Albeit, such peaceful ways involved him getting beating up, bullied and intimidated repeatedly.

Just then, the lad who got collapsed on finally garnered some strength and spoke up. What came out was a scream and then yells. “ BROTHERS. Ahhhhh. PLEASE HELP ME OUT. TAKE REVENGE FOR ME. BEAT HIM UP, OR EVEN… KILL HIM. “

Hearing his words, his fellows felt variety of emotion with each person. Some felt pity. Some felt disdain. Then some didn’t even pay attention to him. But they of course had found a suitable excuse to deal severely with Wisdom. Thus they were happy.