Chapter 3
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Chapter 3
“We are not sorry for what happened to your test paper, i***t Atticus.”
Atticus left their room and go to the cafeteria. He will use a tape later for his torn test paper. He didn’t expect that his classmates would do that because they do not go near him like what happened a while ago.
He should be careful next time.
Atticus sits on the table when he got his food. He’s happy that he passed the history subject but was sad because his paper was torn because of his classmates. It always happens every time they can’t accept that he passed an activity or a quiz.
He was silently eating at the cafeteria when he heard Dalton’s voice. He was looking for him. Atticus immediately stood and hurriedly walk to left the cafeteria but a hand stops her from the back.
“Where are you going, insect?” Dalton said
“L-Let me go, I need to go to the room to finish the activity in mathematics also the class will start soon.” He said
He doesn’t want to have a broken bones or a bleeding nose when he go home. Why are his classmates being like this? They’re not kids anymore for this thing.
“Let’s talk and I will release you. Is that okay?” He asked him.
Atticus knew they will not just talk. He doesn’t believe him that’s why he tried to remove his hand on his back.
“Do you want me to get mad, insect?” Dalton asked him.
His life at school never changed. This is the reason why he doesn’t want to continue his study anymore. Because he is weak, he cannot defend himself.
A lot of students were looking at them right now. Some students are laughing and some are looking at him worriedly. No one dares to stop Dalton and helped him.
“Let me go, please.” He said.
How many times does he need to beg for them to stop? He never did wrong. He’s not bad but why does he always need to suffer at school like this?
“Come with me,” Dalton said.
He dragged him and they went at the back of the school. The students were staring at them but no one dare to stop Dalton even if he’s asking for help.
“Help me!”
“Help me, please!” he shouted.
Dalton grabbed him at his neck when he shouted for help. The man covered his mouth. Atticus eyeglass fell and he saw that it broke when someone step on it.
No… I don’t have any money to buy for a new eyeglass
“Shut up you insect!” Dalton said and pulled his hair
Atticus shouted in pain, when they reached the back of the school Dalton pushed him and he hits the ground.
“I don’t have anything right now, I don’t have money. I have nothing right now to give.” He said while kneeling.
He knelt down and bows his head. Atticus wants to go home right now, his eyeglass broke and he can’t clearly see what’s happening because he has poor vision.
“Please, please, I don’t have anything right now.” He said
Dalton kicked him on the stomach. He lay down because of pain.
“I need money! Give me money or I’ll beat you until you pass out?”
“Choose!” Dalton said
He doesn’t have money right now. His father doesn’t have his salary yet and he needs to wait until he gave him. The only money he has came from his piggy bank.
“I-I really don’t have money, Dalton. My father doesn’t give me because their salary was delayed- ack
He stopped from talking when Dalton kicked him again.
“Useless! I don’t care about your Father! Just give me money!” he shouted.
Atticus received Dalton’s kicked and just endured the pain. He doesn’t have any amount right now after he pays for his food at the cafeteria earlier. Why is this man so mean? Why is he doing this kind of thing to the student? Dalton always hurt students.
He threatened them that he will beat them if they will not going to give him what he want.
“S-Stop, I-I don’t have a-any money-
Atticus passed out. He could no longer bear the pain and he suddenly lost consciousness. Dalton stopped kicking Atticus because he saw him passed out, they tried to wake him up but he’s not moving. Because of fear they left Atticus at the back of the school.
When it gets dark Atticus was still at the back of the school. He opened his eyes and squeezed it. He can’t see clearly because his eyeglass was broken.
“I’m so tired to live like this. I feel useless and pathetic.” He said
He gets up and forced himself to walk. He tried not to fall every time he will bump into someone.
“I’m sorry!”
“I-I’m sorry, I am not wearing my eyeglass. I have a poor vision.” He said
When Atticus got home he saw a man on the front door. He can’t clearly see the man but he spoke that’s why he knew it was his Father.
“Here is my useless son!”
Atticus help his father to get inside the house but his father pushed me.
“Don’t touch me, useless!” he said
“I don’t want to be touched by someone like you. Ever since your mother died my life has been full of misfortunes. “
“Tell me Atticus, are you the one who made me like this? Because you are a bad luck?”
Atticus wiped the tears that run down on his face. He has a bad day at school and now he will witnessed his father blaming him for what happened to his life.
“L-Let’s go inside,” He said
“It’s getting cold here outside. You will get sick if you will stay here.”
His father was pushed him and he hit the plant in front of their house.
“Alina will never die if you didn’t tell her to buy you a teddy bear. You are a bad luck; you are the reason why your mother died!”
He’s used to his father’s words. Since then he was blaming him why his mother died. He always tells him that.
“Mama, guide us. I don’t want to live like this,” he said.
“I don’t want Papa’s life to end this way. Ever since you died he became like this, he always drink and blame me for what happened to you.”
Atticus looked at his father. He’s sleeping now. He still cares for him even though his father always beat him. Atticus carried his father inside their house carefully. He removed his father’s shoes and put him a blanket.
No matter what happens he’s still his father and he needs to take care of him.
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