Marco woke up to the sound of his phone blowing up, he rubbed a hand over his face and sighed as he stretched himself. It was still early in the morning, and he had stayed up late the night before studying the market. "what the hell?" he whispered as he picked up his phone. it was almost at the edge of his locker waiting to fall off. "Who is blowing up my phone?" Marco asked. He checked his phone, there was a link in his inbox. he ignored the other messages from his classmates and clicked on the link. The link led him to a video that was posted on a site.Marco's eyes widened as he saw the video, he was shocked to see a video of himself being humiliated circulating on the public school site. The comments under it weren't nice at all, nobody could see that he was being bullied and joined to mock him. Marco drew in a sharp breath and felt his heart pounding in his chest. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. He watched the video in horror, as his classmates laughed and made fun o

Marco sat in his seat, staring blankly ahead, waiting for the bell to ring. His mind was a jumble of thoughts, and he couldn't seem to focus on anything. It had been a tough day and he was just glad that it was almost over. He wanted to be under his shower with just him and his simple thoughts. he wanted to be at peace with himself and far away from the toxic energy around him. As he sat there lost in his thoughts, he heard someone approach him. He looked up to see his classmate, Chris, standing in front of him. Marco closed his eyes, Chris was a well-known troublemaker in school and the last thing he needed was for him to pay any attention to him. "Hey, Marco," Chris said, a smirk on his face. "I saw that video of you on social media. It was pretty funny." Marco's heart sank. He knew exactly what video Chris was talking about. It was the one that turned him into the butt of all jokes in school. the reason people haven't stopped giving him weird looks nonstop. Chris pulled out hi

It was dark outside, and the sound of cars and people going about their business, the streets were so noisy as people went about their way unaware of the turmoil going on in a teenage boy's mind. Marco sat alone in his room, staring at his phone as it buzzed with incessant calls from Raina. the light from his phone illuminated the room. Normally, he would have jumped at the chance to answer her call, eager to hear her cheerful voice. But today was different. Today, he had made a decision that he knew would disappoint her. He had decided not to go to the party. It wasn't that he didn't want to see Raina or his other friends. He did. But the thought of facing his bullies made his stomach churn with anxiety. He had been trying to work up the courage to confront them once and for all, but every time he thought about it, his heart raced and his palms grew sweaty. The idea of standing up for himself was both exhilarating and terrifying. It didn't matter that he had money now, all he c

Marco tugged Raina to get her back into the house, he knew the trio only came to start trouble, and if they don't find any.They won't stick around. "stop there," Chris yelled. Marco stopped in his track, his body tense. it was Raina's turn to place her arms around his to keep him calm.The last thing he wanted was to ruin her happy day for her. "what do you want, Chris?" Marco asked as he sighed.it was getting old. He had been enjoying himself before this three showed up and it was pissing him off. "Oh, the poor boy has wings now. Raina invited you to her party and all of a sudden, you are superior?" Tyler chipped. "what is it to you?" Raina challenged. "you think you can invite him to your party and warm your way to his heart? Marco is mine." Dahlia spat. "Marco is not an object to be owned or shared." Raina spat. Marco rubbed his temple. "I see Marco is having a girl defend his honor." Chris laughed. "So weak." he spat. Marco stared at them for a minute before he burst ou

Raina had always been the Queen of the school. Sage had a reputation for being mean sometimes so nobody dared to cross her. This is why there was a surprised look on her face as she stared at Dahlia who stood with her hands on her hips. There was a sneer on her face as she looked at Raina like fifth."I hope you know your place here. This is my party, and I'm the one in charge."Dahlia didn't flinch. She stood her ground and said, "I don't believe in hierarchies, Raina. We're all equal here."Raina was taken aback by Dahlia's response. Nobody had ever talked back to her before."you think because the boys pass you around like you, you think you are something, huh?" Raina chuckled.Dahlia's eyes widened and she opened her lips to say something but Raina shut her up."Because I don't see why you want to defend Chris like his guard dog, from what I hear." Raina shrugged. "you are not that loyal." her eyes cut to Tyler and her cheeks flushed in embarrassment."Are you calling me a slut?"