Derick was in his room, he just finished the food and thought of taking the plate back to the kitchen. He came out of his room and went downstairs. When he got downstairs, he looked at his mom again and she was fast asleep. And whenever he looked at his mom, thoughts would start to flow into his head, thoughts that he cannot control.
He immediately when to the kitchen, when he got there he put the plate down next to the sink but as he was about to turn around to leave, he realized that he had to wash the plate. He grabbed the plate and started to wash it with soap. He did the washing quickly because he did not want to waste time, he was already tired. He was done washing the plate so he kept it back and went out of the kitchen. He then went to the living room where his mother was. He noticed that her blanket was falling off so he went to her and adjusted the blanket well on her. After that he went back upstairs and into his room. He went to take a shower to freshen up. When he finished, he laid down on his bed and started to think about his day. It did not take too long before he fell asleep. It was morning and Derick was still sleeping, his alarm had not gone off yet. Then after a while he woken up by a soft touch and to his name. He turned to face up and opened his eye slowly. As he opened it, his mother face started to become clear right in front of him. “Wake up Derick, you have school today, you have to go early.” He was surprised to his mom in his room, he has been a long while since she came into his room, let alone wake him up. “Mom… what are you doing here.” David rubbed his eye. “I came to get you up for school.” She replied with a smile. Derick finally got himself and at the same time his alarm went off. He turned off the alarm and focus on his mother as he sat up on his bed. She was still on her nightwear which was completely normal, her hair was still scattered. She had a blanket on, which she was using to cover herself. “You shouldn’t stress yourself mom.” Derick said. “It no stress.” She coughs. “Alright mom, c’mon I’ll take you to your room.” He stood. He went to her and held her as he led her out of his room. “No, I don’t want to waste your time with me, you will be late for school and I came here not to make you late.” She said. “Don’t worry about that mom, I will just take you to your room and then come back to mine and get prepared. They both left the room with Derick by his mother side, holding her. They got to her room and Derick slowly placed her on the bed. He made sure she was tucked in well before leaving her room. When he left, he already knew that he was going to be late for school, so he went back to his room quickly to prepare fast so that he would not be too late. He took a shower and brushed his teeth, after that he wore his clothes then took his backpack and went downstairs. He was in such a hurry that he did not even think of eating breakfast, and even if he thought of eating, he would not have eaten because it will take his time. As he was about to open the door to leave his house, he remembered John, he was already late so he thought that John must have already left for school. But he still decided to check for John at his house. He opened the door and when he walked out he saw John on his bike in front of his house. “I was wondering what was keeping you in by this time.” John said. Derick was relieved, he closed the door to his house and went to his bike, “Sorry about that, my mom woke me up for school today.” Derick said. John was surprised, “Well that’s unusual, but how did that make you late?” He asked. “I had to take her back to her room which took a lot of time,” Derick went on his bike and then the both of them started to ride to school. “You know, you should have just gone to school instead now you will just be late with me.” He continued. “Yeah, I thought of that, but I was just curious to know what was holding you.” John replied. Before they knew it, they arrived at school. They both went to park their bikes and chain it. “At least we won’t miss much now that we are here.” John said. “Yeah, it should be second period now.” They started to walk into the school, then Celia, her squad and some other group of guys, the same group of guys that bully Derick came out of school. It seemed like they were sneaking out of school. While Derick and John passed the group, Derick and Celia’s eyes met just for a moment. John notice Derick starring, “I am not even gonna say anything this time about Celia, let’s just get to our class.” John said. The both went into the school while Celia and the others entered a car and drove off. Derick knew that he was normal for Celia to skip school, so he did not think too much about seeing her leaving the school. He still did not know why he liked her, he just felt like there was a lot going on with her and he found her interesting. The school day went by fast and it was all over, Derick was relieved that he and John did not miss much in school today. The both of them were already outside unchaining their bikes. “So what are your plans now?” John asked Derick. “Well the food stuffs in my house is almost finished so I will need to buy some from the super market.” Derick replied. “Alright, I’ll be going back home, I need to cover up some stuff.” John said. “See you tomorrow.” “Yeah.” John said as he rode off with his bike. Derick stayed there a little while before heading to the supermarket. Because of his mother’s state, she has not been able to work so since then, their family extended family has been taking care of them financially. Derick was already at the supermarket, it was a small one and that is why he always went there and it was also close to his house and school. He already had the list of what to get in his head, which was not much since it was only his mother and him that was living together. He opened the door and walked into the store, and immediately he saw Celia and the others that left with her out of the school. They also saw him because they were at the counter about paying for what they bought and he just entered the store. He acted like he did not see them and walked to get what he needed from the store. As he was picking out what he wanted, he kept on looking at the exit to know when they will leave but they did not leave. The last thing he wanted was a confrontation with them so he took his time picking the items. It did not take long before Derick picked everything he wanted because it was not much. But even when he finished, they had not left the store yet. He knew that he would not stay here for long so he accepted it and went to the counter to pay for what he picked. As he got to the counter, the line was small so it was going to be his turn soon. And luckily for him the group with Celia were leaving the store and he was relieved. They went to the car they came with and dropped their stuff inside it. Derick was surprised he did not see the car when he was coming into the store. After a short while it was his turn, but the group were still at the car, they did not leave. He was no longer relieved, he kept on asking himself why they were still there outside the store. His items were ready, it was just left for him to pay for it and he did that. He grabbed his item and starting to walk to the exit of the store. He did not want to encounter the group but at that point it was inevitable so he accepted it. He left the store and everyone in the group were looking at him. Then two of the boys started to walk towards Derick. Derick knew what could happen so he held himself. “Well if it isn’t the golden boy.” One of the boys said. “Isn’t this just getting too old and are you not getting too old for this.” Derick said with a straight face. “Look whose got mouth now,” The boy said. “You saw us leave the school today, you gonna snitch on us?” “Yes I did, but that is not of my business, I don’t care about anything you guys do.” Derick said. Before the boy could say something else, Celia said something from behind, “C’mon guys, we need to go now, we have already wasted so much time here.”Derick started to focus on Celia, he was not expecting her to say that and he was not sure why she said it. “Well if we are going now, why don’t I give him something to remember so whenever he thinks of snitching, he will think twice.” One of the boys said. And as he said that, he punched Derick so hard that he fell to the ground with also the stuffs he bought. The rest of the group started to laugh except Celia. Derick was furious, all he could hear was their laughter and it made him even angrier. He tired as much as he could to control himself but it was just too much. They group started to enter the car while still laughing. Derick turned towards them and placed his hand on his face, his cheek were swollen and a bit of blood was in his mouth. He managed to control his anger because if he did something now, the outcome will be very bad and he will not know how to go home to his mother. They drove off and Derick slowly stood up, he cleaned his mouth and picked up his stuf
“I am sure it is not what you are thinking about.” Derick said. “You know there is no way in this world that you will go to the dance with Celia as a date.” John said. Derick was surprised that John got what he was thinking about, “I know it is not possible, but wouldn’t it be something if I actually go to the dance with her.” “Yeah, it will be something, it could even be enough for me to come to the dance. But for your own sake, don’t think too much about something like that.” John reasoned with him. “Yeah you are right” Derick agreed with him. “That is good.” The bell rang for the next period and the both of them went immediately for the next class. School was over and everyone rushed home to start preparing for the dance on Friday. Derick and john did not plan to go so there was no preparation for them. The both of them got on their bikes and started to ride home, first as usual, it was John who got home first, they said their goodbye and Derick went on
After he finished everything, he went downstairs to check up on his mother. He went straight to her room. When he got there he noticed that her door was open and the lights were on. He looked into the room and saw his mother sitting in front of a mirror applying little makeup.He was surprised with what he saw, “Good morning mom.” He walked into the room.His mother turned back, “Oh, good morning Derick, hope you slept well?” She asked.“I did,” he replied. “Are you going out anywhere?” He asked.“Not really, I was just trying see how I would look with some make up on, it has been a while.” She replied.He smiled, “Alright mom. I will be heading to school.”“Have you had breakfast?” She asked before he could leave the room.“I will get something to eat at school, I should be going to school now.”“Where are you rushing to, I am sure school today won’t be too serious because of the dance tomorrow.” She said.“Well you can never be too sure.” He said. “See you when I get back mom.” He s
At that moment, everything was going well for Derick and he could not believe it. He was not bothered about his mother’s tears because he knew that they were tears of joy. “Thanks mom, for the suit and also the tie.” He said still looking at himself in the mirror. “There is no need to thank me for anything, I am just doing what I am meant to do.” She said. “And the girl, she is not coming over. I thought she would come and you guys would go from here.” She continued. “No mom, I already talked to her about it. We will meet at the dance.” He said. “But I really wanted to meet her.” “You will meet her eventually mom but not now.” He assured her. “Alright, if you say so. I want you to do something for me.” “What is it mom?” He asked curiously. “Make sure you enjoy every moment today at the dance.” She said. “I will mom.” He assured her. “Great.” “Alright, its time, I will be going now. I don’t want to keep her waiting.” He said. “Yes you are right, y
He walked slowly to exit as the laugher continued. He left the hall and now he was outside the school soaked and cold. He walked straight to his bike. When he got to his bike, he saw it on the floor and it was all crushed to pieces. He knew who did it and it got him even angrier. He kicked a piece of the bike out of angry and yelled out with tears still in his eyes. He realized that he had no choice but to walk home. It was going to be a long walk but that was the least of his problem at the moment. So many things went through his mind as he began to walk. He had already left the school surroundings and was now walking along the road. He wondered what he would tell his mother when he got home, the thought of that broke him. He could not think of any excuse this time, his mind could not let him think of anything. And then there was Celia, he thought of what John has been telling him about her and how he felt that going to the dance with her was a bad idea. But Derick still
He stood up and that was when it hit him, he realized that he has not been home. He was scared because of his mother, he wondered how worried his mother must be feeling knowing that he did not come home last night. He quickly got himself and started to head home. So many thoughts were on his mind. The thought of what happened last night at the dance, the strange man that spilled some kind of liquid on him that made him pass out and especially his mother being worried sick about him. He did not think of any excuse he would give this time, all he wanted to do was get home so that his mother will know that he was okay. Because of the thoughts that was going through head, he did not know when he reached his house. He was right there in front of the door. He looked at the side where he normally parked his bike and it reminded him that he was no longer with his bike. He looked back at the door and he hesitated to open it. He did not know how to face his mother, he did not know
It was the weekend and Derick has been at home since the day of the dance. His mother had been in her room and sometimes he goes down to check up on her. It was Sunday and it was the late hours of morning. Derick was in his room lying down on his bed. He tried as hard as he could not think about everything that has happened but he could not. The whole thing kept on reoccurring in his mind. And to make things worse, tomorrow was school and he was still thinking if he should go or not. He knew that he had to go, but he was not sure if he could handle seeing Celia after what happened. And the thought of seeing the guys that wrecked his bike made him angry. He looked at his hand and some veins were popping out. It was strange for him, he then felt his face and he could feel veins there too. He immediately went to his mirror and looked at himself. He could see some veins coming up to his face through his neck. Then he heard a knock coming from the front door of his
It was the next morning and Derick was awake, he was in the shower and he took a while there. When he finished in the shower, he came out and wore his cloths. He went to his mirror and looked at himself, he tried to convince himself that everything was going to be okay in school today. He grabbed his backpack and left his room. He went to his mother room, she was still on the bed but she was awake. “Mom, I will be going to school now.” He said at her door. She sat down on her bed when she heard Derick, “Come here.” She said to Derick. “How are you doing? Are you sure you are ready to go to school after what happened. It won’t be bad if you don’t go to school for some few days.” She continued. “It’s okay mom. I am fine and there is no need for me not to go to school. It will just be like a regular day at school, I will make sure of it.” “Alright then, But is there anything you want to talk about? Anything at all, I am here.” She said. “No mom, nothing to talk about now, but