Chamber of Reflection (Mileven one-shots)

Hurts Like Hell (part 1 of 3)

-- a surprise because I can. :) ... Enjoy!

Mike's P.O.V

I'm really starting to hate school.
Everyone is super mean to me. Especially the seniors, David, Christopher, and Henry.

Henry approaches me, so I lower my head, waiting for the inevitable.

"Have your parents ever asked you to run away from home?" He laughs, going in to high five all his friends.

I frown slightly, turning to get away from them.

"Hey?! Frog-face. Up here." He snaps.

I look up at him, but it's so hard to keep my eyes on him, he terrifies me.

"God, you're disgusting. Like seriously, no one will ever want you." He goes on.

My lip quivers slightly.

David steps forward, getting right in my face.
"Kill yourself."

"Aww, are you gonna cry? You look so sad, like a crybaby. It's okay to cry... if you're a pussy."

I fake a laugh, turning my head away again.

Henry brings his face only an inch away from mine.

"I hope you realize that we weren't kidding when we told you to kill yourself." He whispers, walking away slowly.

I make my way into the bathroom where I drop to the floor by the wall.

My eyes fill with tears and I begin to sob quietly.

I try to take deep breaths to stop crying so no one sees me, but suddenly I  can't breathe, making me cry louder.

My hands shake hard as I bring them up to my head to cover my face.

What if they try to kill me? What if they make fun of Eleven? What if they know where I live? What if they're mean too Will too?

I start sweating and shaking harder, and I can't calm down now.

I try to take a deep breath in, but it's impossible.

1 hour later

During lunch, I decided to just stay in the bathroom, that way I can avoid trouble.

Of course, I hear the door open, and the bullies come in laughing.

"Oh my God, guys look!" Says David as he points at me.

"He was crying!" They all start laughing hard, jogging over to me.

Henry lifts me off the floor by my shirt, pinning me to the wall.

I whimper softly, waiting for whatever he's gonna do.

He quickly grabs my jaw, pushing my head back.