C2 Chapter 2

NO MORE

The loud disappointed whistling of the coach was what brought the gym students to attention. They all stood and noted their errors.

"Melinda! Throw it slowly!" Coach Brian yelled stretching his hand pointing were. Brian was the coach of Eastern academy, a strong guy with a huge PHYSICS SIX pack or more, with a define jaws and popped out muscles very tight thigh and strong foot. A pure blooded athlete.

"Kay, hmphh..." Melinda pick the ball throwing it extremely hard out of frustration, it flew across the gym room with such force, going to find a not so gentle stop on Ethan's head knocking him down with his glasses skidding away. He reached out on the blur floor, searching for his glasses.

The coach shook his head, as he walked over to the helpless cataract patient. "Stop living in the clouds Ethan, come back to earth and please stay focus, you didn't even see the ball coming". He said feeling concern about his student constant zone out. The other students were laughing out loud at his statement.

Ethan reach for the glasses finally touching and it and he slip them on, then he looked down at the floor and mumbled a barely audible " yes sir " just then the final bell started blaring....

Ethan quickly made his way out among the group of students in the entrance. He manages to squish himself through the crowd bursting out in the hallways. He walked slowly in the hall trying to make himself as small as possible.

He stopped in front of his locker anxiously quickly pulling it open with shaky hands and cautiously slipping his books in and grabbing his backpack.

Before he had the time to close the locker, It was slammed shut by Dan. The sound made him flinched as he clutch to his book shakily.

"D-d Dan?", He stuttered quickly.

"D-d Dan?" The bully mocked, as the others in the hall laughed. "You are such a loser! Everything about you smells failure, you are a fucking shit head! And a pathetic son of whore, a stupid mistake!" Dan spat, enjoying every sign of pain on the nerd's face.

He shoved Ethan on the floor roughly laughing at his weak fall and his tiny girly shriek along with the others.

"Don't think you are smart, you might have the best results in the school, but to be honest you are like a malfunctioning computer nobody wants, Jez! Look at you! Without glasses you can't see! Without a hearing device you are partly deaf! You are just distasteful and Repulsing!" He snatched the digital device off Ethan's left ear throwing it on the floor and smashing it.

Helpless sitting on the cold floor, Ethan did nothing than cry silently. It was the last he had, his grandfather was more than tried of getting new ones every week.

"Crybaby, crybaby ", Dan mocked with a satisfactory grin. Some other students joined to mock a free target.

He also reach for Ethan's glasses starting at them in disgust, almost dropping it when the coach pop out from no where and intervened.

"Daniel gave it back!" He ordered, making Daniel roll his eyes as he threw the glasses on Ethan's lap.

"Take your stupid glasses, stupid". With that he walked off.

Brian helped the kid with his scattered books and getting up. He also walked him out of school so he doesn't have any bad encounters again. Daniel was just one of his occasional bully, they were as many as the whole school seniors.

Ethan walked the street silently, in his half silent world only catching the loud sound of car honking, the loud engine of a lorry moving past the street, and the screeching sound of a bus coming to a stop.

He perceived the smell of sweet cupcakes, so beautiful and enticing behind the bakery glasses. If not for hi unaffectionate habit towards food and his lack of bucks he would practically fly across the street.

He quickly walked passed the shop, decided to use the zebra crossing as usual to avoid any accidents. He couldn't catch the words on the hotdog seller's discussion, or the gossip of the two women crossing along with him. He was partly deaf.

Nevertheless it brought him little as his mind was focused on the equation he had seen in a math textbook in the library.

He safely crossed over, heading down the pack, catching glimpse of two couples sitting on the beach holding hands tightly in front of the lake with ducks swimming.

He hated the second part of the park, where the playground was, a lot hell of screaming and noise made him almost thank Goddess for having Daniel smash his digital hearing device.

He got to the bus stop, waiting under the shelter and hope on his bus. During the ride, he was full on solving half his home work as the ride was still long.

As soon as the bus came to a stop, at his destination, heaven broke loose, releasing a showering rain, he hoped out, running to the watch shop. The one his grandfather owned.

He pushed the door opened jingling the small bell at the same time. His grandfather seating on the desk repairing some old watch didn't bother to look up as he walked to him.

"Hey grandfather". He croaked in his usual small voice.

"Why are you still in uniform?" The old man grained.

"Uh, I didn't have time to go home, the rain had already started ". He said.

"Mmphh... Grab something in the vendor machine ". He threw some coins on the desk. Ethan happily grabbed it and thanked him.

He got a grapes soda and some biscuit Cookies. Returning back to his grandfather, He pulled a seat for himself.

Biting his lower lip he debated whether or not to tell his grandfather about his device. He didn't have enough money to get another one not just yet though he works at the cafe during Saturdays and Sundays and whenever he had a break but it wasn't enough.

"What do you want to tell me?" Gregory looked up at his nervous grandson who was fidgeting too much with his soda.

"I broke my hearing device, I am so sorry. " He blurted already feeling the tears stinging his eyes.

"Again? How had it happen this time?" Gregory returned back to working on the watch.

"I-i was h-heading down t-the hall, wh-hen I tripped and f-fell." He said while wiping his nose. A habit that easily gave him away.