Oh my God, I think it is time, 10 minutes from now the school bell will rang and I know that Steve is probably waiting for me somewhere around the school. I'm having my English class right now with the other students who seems to be confused with what the English teacher is teaching and putting all their focus on me because they are getting reading and expecting me to go take up on Steve some minutes from now, my eyes were fixed on the wall clock as the seconds hand kept on moving gently, I feel like I'm even hearing the sound of the tick tock of the clock as the seconds hand kept going followed up by the minute hand with also the sound of my heart beat beating very loudly on my ears, if things keep going the way it is nowz I might even end up with a heart attack because I am feeling very uncomfortable right now with all the students fixing their eyes on me.
What am I going to do, I asked myself, I don't think I am ever going to escape from this, Steve is very angry and is definitely going to beat the hell out of me, I gently looked around my environment taking a look at every student having the English lecture with me and noticed one particular guy, the guy who stopped me when I was about to pass through the door after the mathematics class in the morning. everyone was present in this English classroom I can also see Steve with Deborah beside him and also his gang members flocking around his chair like he was a king or something, I gently swallowed my spit which seems very hard to pass through my throat, it even feels like nothing will ever pass through my throat again in this given period of time because as I take another look at the wall clock, it shows that it was only five minutes remaining before my apocalypse, oh my god what am I going to do now, I don't know if I should go and plead with Steve, will he accept my apology because he has already given me some time to do that but I never did, so going to him right now shows that I have no ego and pride and he is definitely not going to allow me to go scot-free today. I took a deep breath and exhaled, *** bring it on Steve ***,I said to myself, I shouldn't be running in this battle, I should face it and try my best to hit some point, I don't even know how I should go and report to the teachers because it is of no use when it involves with Steve.
His father is a highly known businessman who won't tolerate any damage on his son while my father was the opposite with nothing to keep us going. we even hardly take three square meals a day but one thing that I admire about Steve or can I say one of the many things that I admire about Steve is that he doesn't go around boasting about his father's wealth, he seems like the type who wish to make it on his own and his effort are been noticed from everybody even the outsiders.
Steve has friends who always wants to be around him but he seems like the type who doesn't want to stay around people much longer because he has a goal. that's what I say about him but what about me that has nothing, that also has nothing to push my education with, yet I am not putting some seriousness on my education because I always have the feeling that I'm never going to catch up not to talk of associating with a guy like Steve. now I am in his blacklist, he is about to take a fight with me, a fight that he has never fought since I know him, he was a gentle man by nature but now it seems like I have pushed him into temptation and to show people what he can do he decided to have a fight with me, with me being the scapegoat. the guy that I met after the mathematics class give me a thumbs up and whispered " good luck ", with me shaking my head positively accepting his encouragement, I still don't know who he actually is but I have the feeling that he really wants this fight to take place, maybe he wants someone who can take a revenge for him about something that might have related to Steve, maybe there was a hidden agenda between Steve and him and I seem like the perfect piece of his puzzle.
He kept looking back at me every single minute as my heart kept on pounding with a fast pace, I can even hear the sound of my heart beat, it seems like my heart is about to explode but I'm not going to let it, I am going to make sure that I pay Steve back for what he has done to me since he came into my life. I took another deep breath looking at the wall clock as the seconds hand kept moving gently, the seconds hand is now in five about to enter six, the more the time keeps getting closer the more scared I become, the seconds hand is now in ten as my eyes went to where Steve was sitting, this time he was now looking at me with a little grin on his face, he showed me his palm reducing his finger one by one until he removed the last one with the sound of the bell ringing in my ear, I never expected that kind of noise right now, my mind has already forgotten about the time and was focused on Steve so the emergency ringing that show that the time has come almost made me to jump out of my skin with my heart pounding more faster than before, it seems like I can't even hold my breath, I put my right hand on my chest calming myself down trying to find the pace of my breath, I looked at Steve again as he used his first finger, raised it up and pointing at the door and whispered, " got ya ", with a wink backing it up, he put his arm over Deborah's neck as both of them stood up as well as Steve's friends, following up with him, they are probably going to wait for me outside the school compound with many of the students ready to watch the fight, it was still the school resumption day I don't know why I have to go through this in the beginning of the term, I just got myself into trouble and now I think I have to carry my problem only by myself with no help from any third party, I stood up from my chair about to leave the classroom, it felt like my legs we are getting heavier as I pushed them towards the classroom door still breathing hard like I was suffocating, I felt a hand at the small of my back like as if someone was standing behind me, the person wasn't trying to pass instead it seems like the person wanted to have a speech with me, I turned around and noticed that it was the guy earlier, he looks like a cool guy and I haven't seen this face before just today maybe he just came in new to the school, he came and stood beside me, " the news is all around the school and it seems like all the students are waiting to watch, I have heard so much about Steve but nothing about you yet it seems like this was going to be a great match between two opponents, high opponents i mean, so tell me, what is your name ", he asked me, I don't feel like talking right now, I even felt the shaking on my lips like it was hard to talk, I can't even form out a good world out of my mouth because my mouth seems to be quiet Shakey right now with my mind still focused on the beating I'll be getting anytime from now, " relax man, it's not going to be as bad as you think, maybe he might have mercy on you ", one of the student passing through said to me as he kept laughing, " don't mind him ", the new guy said to me, " and I am sorry for not introducing myself earlier, my name is Brian and I am new to the school, mind if I become friend with you ", he offered me a handshake, it was quite hard for me to lift up my hand and take up the shake but I tried my best and shake him, " meet you after the fight man, I feel like it's going to be a great match to watch and look man, don't belittle yourself, you are stronger than you think ", he said, he was about to leave me behind but I have the feeling that it is rude to keep the new guy hanging, telling him my name like he did would be a great step to start a good friendship with him *** hey ***,Brian turned around *** my name is Bernard or you can call me Ben in short form and it was nice meeting you ***, I said to him as he smiled and turned around leaving me behind like he wanted to, I took a deep breath and exhaled again, I think it's time.