Enter the Dragon

9 - Revolt

The Flathead is overjoyed when he hears that I will help him do the reports. Now he sits leisurely at the table reading a magazine. Of course, there are not enough chairs, let alone a bed in the darkroom. He even drools while reading. It looks disgusting.

"Hey, you're a real brick, buddy. What's your name?" "Benjamin Schwartz. I don't want to know your name. So you don't need to say out." Surely I don't want to know much about him.

Why does he say I deserve to be called a friend? This is because when we are fighting, the dean of students comes and I take away the magazine without being noticed by the dean.

In our view, fighting is an inconspicuous little thing, though you can fail and be beaten down. Nevertheless, if you get caught reading that kind of magazine, it would be too awkward to stay at school as usual.

When I finally finished writing these reports, it is already time to go back home. The name of the Flathead is Andrew Brown. He said I could call him Andy and he is from another class next to me.

When he leaves, he even tells me that his name would be very helpful if I have any problems in school. I know he is going to repay my favor for helping him write these reports. I was quite moved at that time, but now I think it's really silly for me to be deceived by him.

A person who couldn't beat me told me that his name would be very helpful if I was beaten. Who can believe it?

After handing over the reports, the dean of students educates us for a while and lets us go back. I don't dare to leave school from the school gate. The class is over now and maybe Jackson is still blocking me at the school gate. I won't give up now, but I'm not a fool either. I leave school by jumping over the Back Wall of the school.

When I get home, my cousin asks me angrily, "What have you been doing all morning long? Do you fight with someone else? Why are you so naughty that I can't handle you now, can I?"

I have carefully looked at my clothes and pants until now. They are now dirty and torn, with stains everywhere. Especially the pants, there is a hole in them. It is probably scraped while jumping off the wall. It's really unlucky.

I don't want my cousin to worry about me. I lie to her that I don't and won't fight but truncate class for playing this morning. This explanation is a relief to my cousin. She is frightened that I would be bullied. So, she scolds me for truancy and asks me to take off my clothes and pants and change them as soon as possible. She also says she would take me to buy some clothes on weekends.

It pains me intensely when my cousin washes my clothes. Putting her white and tender hands into cold water to wash my dirty clothes and pants makes my heart feel broken.

It's not easy for my cousin because she gives most of her time to her short-lived husband. Her husband had passed away now but she was still young enough. A woman sustains this small family, but my cousin does not regret it and never complains.

She said she would be able to help me to go to college. She let me don't worry about money and other things. She would spend whatever she possesses to do this, even if break out the pot and sell scrap. Yes, she is the person that will sacrifice her all to support me without any hesitation.

From that moment on, I secretly vow to let my cousin live a good life in my heart.

Jackson is the fifth dragon among the Five Little Dragons. Although he has the lowest position in their small group, someone is protecting him. As I hit him, he will find someone to beat me back. This is a matter that would be inevitable.

The next day in class, Jackson stares at me with his small and obscene eyes. When school is over, he rushes up and kicks me with his feet. He says, "You son of b***h! I'll wait for you to see if you have the courage to confront me later!"

He kicks me and runs away without waiting for me to kick back. Otherwise, I would hit him back definitely. I know what he means. It must be that he would seek some footmen that would block me at the school gate.

I sighed on account of thinking about getting beaten down again. I still remember being kicked down by George. It is very embarrassing that this scene will be watched by students, even including my classmates and acquaintances. Not even Hercules could contend against two, couldn't he?

When I walk out of the teaching building, I meet the person I least want to see, Jennifer Lee.

Jennifer greets me enthusiastically. I detest her very much because she has humiliated me not long ago. So I ignore her and continue to move forward along the path to the school gate.

She becomes impatient due to ignoring her and my disdainful attitude towards her. She scolds, "God damn it! Do you still pretend to be a d**k?" I stop and tell her, "What's the matter? I don't need to pretend and it's already there. Do you want to take a look?"

Although Jennifer looks like a mature woman, my words still make her blush. She mumbles complaints, "You're a lecher who should be killed. Be killed! Be killed!" Just like she called me "A coward".

She immediately becomes ecstatic after saying this murmur. She points out my back and tells me to look over there.

I turn back and notice a group of people standing at the school gate like hunchbackers. There could be five or six people over there. Wearing identical sunglasses, each of them places their hands in their pockets. Proper scoundrels!

They should be waiting for someone. It goes without saying that it is Jackson who wants to beat me up just like the day before yesterday. I have a mental preparation for that he would block me at the school gate.