"I Am DEAD"

"Ben, I said I'm sorry about what happened back then" I spoke up first.

"Besides, I thought we'd come to terms with this issue" I added. Ben looked at me with hateful eyes.

I know I won't get away this time, I looked around and scan if I could luckily catch a glimpse of a teacher. Shit! the party, all teachers would have been celebrating this party in the hall. It seems Ben had known all this would happen.

I was still checking and thinking of all this, when a loud strike landed on my back, which caused pain running from the spot to my spine, and I see myself falling to the ground.

Damn! It hurts. I barely adjusted my glasses to see what I will be doing next. I can vividly see the person from behind, but my instincts tell me it's Tony. The second badass.

Tony Rodrigo has lived as a servant all his life with Ben, and moving with Ben made him weird and dangerous, I can tell that, Tony could hardly kill an ant, Even when he was accused of stealing a student's manual (when everyone knew he couldn't), he finds it difficult to defend himself.

Tony's mum would come to school seeking for teachers to know about how well her son has been doing in school.

"I know Tony, I know what he is capable of doing, please help me, sir". She would say. "Tony hasn't come home for 3 days now, his phone is switched off, I don't even know if he still cares about his family" she would cry as she laments.

"Arrrhhggg" I shouted, the pain became more unbearable, I thought of Mum who always tells me to adapt, Adapt my foot!!! looks like I am about to live the world.

I was crawling on the floor to the other side of the classroom corner when they spoke up. "look who is here, Ahh ahh ahh" laughed a demonically while closing the distance between us. he walked doggedly while his peers follow him.

I fitted my hand into my pocket to see if I can reach for my phone after resting my damaged back on the wall, But I couldn't find it. Ben was getting closer and closer, I could feel the feelings of being hurt burning inside of him. "Now you know what it means to be exposed," He said angrily.

"I didn't do anything wrong, I only reported what I saw" I replied, this time, my left hand was moving slowly into my school bag hoping I would find my phone in there, Luckily, my hand felt a hard flat entity. My other hand adjusted my glasses once again. but doing that was a mistake, He stretched his hand and reached out to my hair, pulling it like a trolley being pulled.

"What are you trying to do, become a hero like the one you do read? hun, call the police" He said those words and forcefully pull my bag from me. My last hope.

"Guys, he's got a phone in here," he dipped his hand into my bag and brought out my phone, My birthday present from Mum last year. He passed the phone onto one of his gang and checked inside my bag again, Ben brought out my comic book, Yes. that's my world, the best thing I can do is read comics, anticipating if a hero could beat the other. Feeling sorry for myself, not being able to save myself from small threats.

I go to nearby bookshops every day, after school hours to check if a series of comic books will be out that week, The most interesting one, In Ben's Hand is "Born a Hero".

"Please, give me my bag" I shouted as I suffered from Tony's hit. My gaze was fully on the book. I could do anything or sacrifice anything for the book.

"You wanna cry, C'mon, don't be a chicken," Ben said as he let out the book to the ground. "Noooo" my head swelling with anger like it was going to explode. Ben brought out his lighter as he proceeded in burning my comic book. He was about to light it when he noticed I am fully on my toes again.

My heart raced fast and faster like I am about to kill someone even when I know I can't do that.

I summoned up courage and said "Ben, enough of this, why can't you just stick to what your brain tells you, I'm sure there is a good side of you. Look at Tony, he isn't himself anymore, you changed him" I said pointing in the direction of Tony.

"Oh yeah, what a build, I think he's got powers already" he let out before laughing. This irritated me, Can't he just be normal? I was still looking at my comic book with Ben when he ran at his full speed toward me and propelled me to the nearest window, I got a hit from the same spot Tony banged me by the wall. "Ouch". Now I am on the floor again.

Ben stood straight on his legs and flew his school's uniform polo as a result of adjusting himself from the previous scene. I couldn't feel my glasses again, I touched my face only to discover it was gone; Everywhere looked blurry. Ben has this hazy shape. I feel defeated.

He moved closer to me and reduced his height to my head level, holding my comic book firmly like he was going to reap it apart. His lighter was still with him and he said "Troy, you are weak, Yes, you know that" he presumed as he laid his hand on my aching shoulder. he stood up and walked some meters away from me…I can see him turn his back to look at me once again before lighting up the book and he continued with his hand stretched forward holding the burning book to mock me.

"Now the hero is down" he laughed again.

At that time, I became weak that couldn't raise my hand, but I'm angry and full of revenge inside me.

"Let's go, guys, His poor Mum would rescue him".

What!!! Poor? That's wrong, how dare he talk to my Mum like that, my anger elevated, and I can feel myself sluggishly standing up and looking in his direction while his gang's backs were all facing me.

I reached out for a nearby chair and managed to fling it at them, but it got halfway.

"You called my Mum poor, what about your dad who pitifully can't train his boy, who knows only about money, how did he even manage to have you, Tssssh, are you sure you belong to him, No, Your Mum should be the one to answer that" I uttered angrily and ready for anything.

I caused another problem for myself, Tony looked at Ben who was burning with outrage. I think he was about to stop him when Ben forcefully dashed out, running toward me.

All I can think about was, I AM DEAD.