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Twenty-One
The rest of the week went on as if Jessie and I had never even talked. He was being his usual man whore-ish self, and I was back to being the depressed nerd with anger problems. I started listening in class and bringing my grades up again so Chris and my dad wouldn't be disappointed in me. Going back and completing all of the old assignments reminded me just how much I hated school.
Jessie and I don't talk in any of the classes we have together. He didn't even look at me if we passed in the hall. There was a rumor going around that I was his hump and dump from Monday. They're saying that we did it during 6th hour when I had my break down. How romantic…
It's all bull shit! Everyone in this school was so full of shit!
I walked down the hall to drop off my textbooks and grab my homework for the weekend. I walked up to my locker, but it was blocked. Jessica and her slowly healing face were making out with some tall guy with a backward baseball cap
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KNOCKOUT Twenty-Two
At 3:00 pm, I decided that ice cream sounded amazing. It used to be a weekly event with Chris to get ice cream. I missed her. I grabbed my keys and was planning on going to the grocery store, but somehow I ended up at The Shack. I walked out of my car and headed in. Jessie wasn't there, but a majorly hot as hell guy was. He had short black hair and snake bites. He had green eyes and was about 6'3. His arms were so ripped I thought his shirt would break if he moved. You could see his abs through his shirt too. He looked up and saw me staring. I blushed. There was no way he was in high school. This man was a God, and it was just wrong to see him working at an Ice Cream store. "Sorry," I mumbled. He just grinned. I walked over to the counter to order. "Can I get a scoop of The Reese's Runaway?" I held out money, but he just ignored me. He smiled at me, pulled money out of his pocket, and placed it in the register. "Don't worry about it. I don't m
KNOCKOUT Twenty-Three
"I don't really know what to say to that." I looked down and took a small bite of my ice cream. He stood up and walked back to the counter. Was it because I didn't flirt back like all the other sluts from school? He walked behind the counter and got a scoop of ice cream for himself. He came back and threw out Alex's, to resume sitting with me while eating his ice cream. "Sorry, I really liked the way that ice cream looked." I fake gasped and hit his arm playfully. "Hey." I laughed. "What?" I raised my eyebrows. "Why did you hit me?" He looked hurt, and he held his arm. I laughed at how bad of an actor he was. "You are a really bad actor. Do you know that?" He dropped his other hand from his 'hurt' arm and laughed too. It was a genuine laugh, one I had only seen a glance of one before coming from his perfect lips. He looked so normal for a minute, instead of the man I knew from school, so I watched and soaked it all in. He didn't look l
KNOCKOUT Twenty-Four
Julie's P.O.V "Attention students. I have an announcement to make." The loudspeaker interrupted our Monday morning first hour. "We have decided to hold a little competition between our students. We will be holding a battle of the bands." The class erupted in cheers. The voice continued. "But! This time we will let individuals perform too. You don't have to have a band, but we do require that you use an instrument and sing." I let out a deep breath. I used to play guitar, but I put it away when my dad died. It just sits there in the back of my closet, collecting dust. My dad used to say that I was a natural, and I would be famous one day. Maybe I could pull it out just this once and play a song for Chris or my dad. I could do it in front of the school for them, and if I make a fool of myself, then I make a fool of myself. So, it's decided. I'm going to stand up in front of the school and sing a song for Chris and my dad. Just thinking about it
KNOCKOUT Twenty-Five
I saw some people around me look at me, but I just stared at the screen in shock as the audience got louder as they discussed the image. The music didn't play because Jessie started to speak. "First off, I would like to say to all you ladies who are going around saying me and you did 'stuff'. You're full of shit. I never went beyond making out with any of you. So, you guys can shut the hell up." He grabbed his guitar as I could hear girls start to whisper to their friends. He strapped up and the drums counted them off. Jessie started strumming and it was awesome. He leaned in to the microphone. I recognized the son instantly as Just the Girl by The Click Five. I was in shock, with my jaw on the floor. I was staring wide eyed at Jessie as sang, his eyes not leaving me for a second. My heart was pounding in my chest and by the heat in my face, I knew it was the most red it had ever been in my life. As he finished the song, he winked with a wide smile. T
KNOCKOUT Twenty-Six
"What you did was uncalled for, but I expect you of all people to understand that." The principal glared at me. "I don't care if she came at you first. She will be dealt with as well when she gets out of the nurse's office. Your language and actions were completely unacceptable. This behavior has gone on too long." "What's that supposed to mean?" I swear something crawled up my principal's but and died. She had always been on my side. Of course, that was before I started punching people. I might need to cool it on that a bit. "It means that you used to be this sweet girl. Now, I see you beating up people left and right." She said loudly. "What I choose to do is none of your business! Focus on being a principal and not my mom. I already have a shitting one of those at home. If you want to punish me as my principal, that's fine, but stop acting like we are friends." She flinched but stood up leaning over me. "Do you really think Christine would be proud of wha
KNOCKOUT Twenty-Seven
"Is there something we need to know?" They turned to the living room to look at the other four guys sitting there, staring at us like we were crazy. "Oh, sorry Julie, your boyfriend is fired. He didn't introduce them to you. Okay, so this is Jared, Tim, Josh, and Cameron. We go to Jessie's old school across town." Mike pointed them off. I waved, and there was a chorus of greetings. I walked into the living room, and they were stretched out on the couch, Jared was eating my sandwich, and Josh had my chips. I walked over and grabbed the bag of chips out of his hands. I sat down on the floor with my back to the couch. I put my hand in the bag and looked up at the T.V. Then, I realized it was dead silent. I looked up, and everyone was staring at me. "What?" I suddenly felt self-conscious. Tim was the first to speak. "I don't know, it's just, from what we've been told, you're normally very quiet and anti-social. Most people of the people at our school thin
KNOCKOUT Twenty-Eight
Jessie surfaced first, and I could tell he was laughing even though I was still underwater. When I surfaced, I went up, so the water pushed the hair out of my face. The food was residual food was floating all around us. I started laughing when I realized that all the others had taken off their shirts to jump in too. They started to run toward us. "Freeze!" That all too familiar voice said. I turned to see my mother in the doorway to the backyard. The boys stopped right where they were. I swam to the wall closest to my mother. A strange man walked up to me and grabbed my elbow, yanking me out of the pool. I groaned and grabbed my shoulder. "You dirty little slut! Six men?" I turned to my mom, and the male joined her. "You are not worth the air you breathe! Get your fat ass in there and make that room spotless!" My mind blanked, and I couldn't process that I still had friends over witnessing this. All I knew was that I needed to do as she asked to lessen my punishment
KNOCKOUT Twenty-Nine
The darkness that pulled me under turned into the night sky. I was lying on the beach as the water would come up and play with my toes, then run and hide back in the ocean. My head was against the sand, and I was staring up at the night sky. The stars have always been one of my favorite things. It was so serene and beautiful. I knew exactly where I was because I had been there before the few times I had gotten severely hurt. It was where my mind took me to heal. The stars would flicker in and out with my breathing. They grew brighter with every inhale and dimmed with every exhale. The longer I watched them, the more sure I was that I needed to let my heart keep beating. If only to keep the stars in the sky for a little longer. The warm water danced to the rhythm of my heartbeat. Every time a wave came in, it beat once more. So many times in my life, I've had the option to make the waves stop crashing on the shore or the stars stop twinkling, but I had
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