Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 17:52:43 +0000
From: Martin Internet <writemartin2@hotmail.com>
Subject: Gambling for Love-7

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	"Yeah, love you Mark. I will see you in school Monday." gripping
his hand harder.

	"I love you too James." He looked around for a second and gave me a
peck on the cheek. I didn't want to leave but I knew I better before my
hormones get the best of me. I walked towards my house and looked back,
Marks car was gone.

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	The rest of the weekend was spent on dreading the next
day of school. I couldn't keep my mind off Mark but I also
couldn't keep my mind off if anyone has heard about our
relationship. Maybe I should pretend to be sick from
school that day? Then I thought to myself, what if Mark
is there all alone? I couldn't leave him at school by
himself. Most of my weekend was either spent in bed thinking
and doing homework or on the computer playing mindless
video games. I didn't want to talk to anyone, I didn't want
anyone trying to pry into my private life and risk for
more people to know our secret.

	Monday rolled around quicker than I would like
it to. I found it quicker when I stepped off the bus
in front of City Of Lakes High School. I looked up
at the school, hundreds of kids were in front of it
arriving on busses heading to there classes. I gazed
at the school for a while, almost admiring it for its
architecture, but dreading to walk inside the doomed
structure. I walked slowly in the school, going through
the main foyer. There must have been a hundred people
in the foyer alone. With a school of 1300 news does
take a while to spread around. I'm sure if news were
to spread around about Mark and I, it wouldn't be me
who would be ruined, it would be Mark. He was on the
hockey team and they were in the main circle of popularity
in school. I was not, so I might be safe for a little
while. Its making me sick being so paranoid if someone
knows about me.

	I got to my locker and got prepared for my
first class. It was a day 1 so I had Chemistry first.
I got my books and put them into my bookbag.

	"Good morning James." a whisper produced so
close to my ear, I shuddered a bit to hear Marks voice
comming from directly behind me. His whole body was
behind me but his head which almost swooped around
my neck. I thought it was a little bit close for
school but if Mark was comfortable with it than
I was.

	"Hey Mark. What are you doing here soo early,
I thought you have off class first?" I asked.

	"Yeah I do, but I have to work on a project.
I concentrate easier if I'm in the library and
can find all the sources I need." he replied

	"Ok, well I got chemistry first and its at
the other end of the school so I will see you
during lunch."

	"See you then!" he said. Then I start
walking to my chemistry class. It was a good two
minute walk in my school, it wasn't just the distance
that made it a long walk but all the people in my way.
I tend to walk pretty fast but everyone else likes to
go at a sloths pace. I finally made it to my chemistry
class with a minute to spare, so I set up my binder
and my materials I would need to use.

	Carl arrived right when the bell rang. He was in
my class and we sat next to each other. The class's
seating arrangement had desks in pairs. I don't mind
Carl, but I hate being in the same classes as him. He
asks so many damn questions, he gets confused easily
and always reads off your answers to try and find
mistakes with them. I should be a little more thankful
though, because when he does pick out the mistakes
I get a better mark.

	Chemistry class went with out any hitches. I was
secretly dreading offclass though. Jeremy and I had the
same off class together. I was praying that I wouldn't
see him, usually we would hang out in the library so
I went to the cafeteria instead. I hung out with some
people I know from Band class. They took my mind off
my fear, and fortunately there were a few gay people
in the group so they are cool with the idea of being
gay. They don't know I'm gay though, I don't want them
to know because the guys in that group weren't the
type for me. Although they were very nice, I didn't
see them as "boyfriend material".

	Lunch rolled around quite quick, everyone arrived
but Jeremy. I couldn't help but feel a little bit relieved.
I sat next to Mark as I usually did. Our legs touching each
other's.

	"So how was the drinking?" Carl asked.

	I glanced over at Mark, he looked over at me and
replied, "It was fun."

	"Where's Justin?" Carl asked.

	"I don't know, I don't care." Mark replied.

	"What happened?!" Justin asked abruptly.

	"Oh I will tell you what happened!" It wasn't
from anyone at the table. It was that bastard's voice
from behind Mark and I. "These little faggots were
sleeping with each other. Having a good blow job,
yeah them cum sucking faggots!"

	"You mother fucker!" Mark screamed and jumped
around and took a swing at Jeremy's face. They both
got in a big fist fight. A crowd began to build around
the fight. Mark was smaller than Jeremy
but he held his own, Mark kept on getting hits in the
face. He became bloody and with that came more rage
from him, he fought like I never seen anyone fight
before. Jeremy looked like he was getting beat, but
then I noticed Jeremy was trying to grab something
out of his pocket and thats when I saw he had a knife.
The knife was sparkling through the crowd of people,
dancing amid the chaos, screaming death.
All these people were crowding around the fight cheering
for Mark as he was a member of the hockey team. How
couldn't those idiots not see the knife!

	"Mark! Run, he's got a knife!" I ran through the
people and jumped on top of Jeremy but the damage was already
done. I put my whole body weight on Jeremy's arm in which
he had the knife fully grasped in his hand. Justin came
running now and grabbed the bloody knife out of Jeremy's
hand. Then thats when I heard screaming. Girls were screaming
bloody murder and thats when I looked at where Mark
was lieing on the floor, lifelessly. A pool of blood was
leaking to the side of his torso.

	"Someone get an Ambulence!" Justin screamed. I saw
Carl running out of the cafeteria going in the direction
of the main office. I looked over at Mark again and the
pool of blood was larger on the white floor.

	"You mother fucker, you are gonna pay!" I screamed
at Jeremy's face. I punched the living shit out of his face.
Impact after impact of my fist connected with his face. I
couldn't stop, I was in such a state of mind where nothing
mattered, and he was the source of all evil in my life right
now. His face got more and more red every time I took a
punch at his face.

	I felt something pick me up off of Jeremy's body. It was
Justin, he lifted me off of his body. "James, snap out
of it. You knocked Jeremy out." I suddenly came back to
the horrible reality. I looked over Jeremy and he wasn't
moving, then I looked over at Mark. The pool of blood
was massive now, I couldn't even think straight now.
My world was starting to spin around me, with both
Mark and Jeremy lieing on the floor lifeless, blackness
overcame my consciousness. I soon met them on the floor
as well. My body nor mind could take this stress
anymore.

To be continued.

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