Static Sound (Muke)

three

// three // michael //

At school this morning, I desperately tried to find Calum because I didn't want to walk around alone one more day. While rushing up and down the stairs and around the halls and door to door, I lost focus and ran into someone.

"Fucking watch it, kid."

"So sorry," I said, avoiding eye contact. Though I was trying to go on and leave, the guy didn't let me move, he kept stepping in front of me.

"You a newbie?" He asks, chuckling to the two students standing behind him.

"Yes," I mumble and shyly look down into my coat. I didn't dare look up at it face, though, I was far too scared to.

He grabbed my chin and yanked my head into his direction, looking me straight at me. His lip quivered as he said, "What's your name?" He had real dark hair that was shaved on the sides and two piercings in each ear, and wore a leather jacket and run down black converse.

"Michael," I whisper, trying to get his hands off of me. My heart was beating so fast, I felt like I was going to have a panic attack right in front of the trio. They looked like they were in year 12, much older and bigger and stronger than I am.

"What did you say?" The kid with the dark hair shouts, ripping my head towards him again.

"Michael," I sternly repeat, flaring my nostrils and furrowing my eyebrows.

"C'mon Zayn, let 'em go, he didn't do nothing." I hear a deep voice from behind me say. He loosens up enough for me to turn around and see who it is, but no one that I've seen before. He's wearing boots, a coffee coloured collared shirt, black skinnies, and has wild brown hair. He shoots and smile at the kid holding me, supposedly Zayn, and walking to his locker to undo the code.

Zayn finally lets me go, but I don't run away just yet. "Watch where you're going next time, Michael." He threatens me. I see Calum standing behind the three boys and staring wide-eyed at me, shocked by what he's seeing.

"Leave him alone," The brown hair guy laughs again, repeating what he says after slamming his locker shut.

"Just having some fun, Harry. Loosen up mate." Zayn glares at him, walking closer to him.

Harry cocks his head at him and frowns. Then he looks down at me. "Are you okay?" He chuckles.

"Fine," I say, nodding and starting to walk towards Calum.

He stops me and looks me in the eyes, leaning down to my level. "If these guys fuck with you again, just call me." He winks.

Zayn and the two other boys behind him roll heir eyes and laugh. One of the boys hit his back and tells him to knock it off. Harry stands up and walks down the hallway with the rest of the guys. I stand in my place, still sort of making out everything that just happened.

"What the hell was that?" Calum yells, making his way over to me.

"I don't know, I ran into that one guy while I was looking for you and he got all upset with me. Then that other kid came over and told him to leave me alone." I brush off my clothing.

"You can't mess with them, they're like, the head of the school, they'll literally kill you."

"Who are they?"

"They're all in year 11, there are five of them. Zayn's the lead of the group, the two guys behind him were Louis and Liam, they're his backup, then there's Niall, who wasn't there because he shows up to school late everyday because he's usually wasted, and then there's Harry; he's the only decent one that has a sense of personality."