Screams Within The Shadows

1

    "Felix wait up man. Jesus, you're so fast what the hell man." I look back and see John trying to keep up. He wasn't blessed with long legs like myself. So it was a struggle for his short legs to keep up with me.  I let out a soft chuckle as he trips over his own shoelaces. "Aw come on dude that's not funny!" Personally I find it absolutely fucking hilarious, I choose not to say that out loud though due to the fact that his high pitched squeals will deafen me by the time I get home. He would go on and on and on until we reach our driveways. Don't get me wrong, John is a smart and good meaning person, but he can be a whiner sometimes. 

   "John, it is not my fault that you were cursed for such short legs." The glare that he gives me makes me want to say aww but that will only make the matters worse. "What, it's true, and you know it." He stops in his tracks to tie his shoelaces.

  "Aw bullshit Felix, you're only saying that because Jenny Lucile is watching from across the street. You're no better than the rest of the bullies." I look over my shoulder to notice the queen of the high school, he was right she was watching me and she had the biggest smile on her face. I look back at John and noticed the pain on his face and the tears roaming closely to his eyelids. That hit him hard and I can feel it. John was one of those types of people who knew the truth out of everyone no matter how hard you would try to deny it, he knew. With me, he knew that I had the biggest crush on her and that I would practically do anything to prove to her that I am the one for her. I don't know what hurts me the most, the fact that I am so pathetic to betray my best friend just for some girl's interest or the fact that John gets up and throws his books at me and runs away. I knew i fucked up, John never runs away he normally just ignores it. I look back and see Jenny laughing a little bit. I ignore it and run after John, it doesn't take long for me to find him, but when I do I knew he was pissed all the drawings all the stuff he had in his bag was torn to shreds and scattered all over his driveway. those drawing are what I made him. I walked past them and went up to his front door, I knocked twice and waited, I knocked again but before I could do the second knock his mom answers the door. She rests her hands on her hips.

   "You have got to stop doing that to him Felix, you're supposed to be his best friend." I look down kinds kicking myself, she lets me in. "He's in his room." I walk by her she grabs my arm before I go any further. "He's changing, please, be gentle with him." I look at her with wide eyes and nod. I slowly trot up the stairs thinking of a good way to say sorry so that I don't hurt him anymore.