Archie opened his eyes three hours later and they were stunned to see him looking around in confusion. He was predicted to wake up a few hours later but miraculously he was wide awake before time. "Wake up." Marshall tapped his ex-wife's hand slowly which lay on his arm. She had long gone in the nap that he had to wake her up slowly which she happily responded to. "Why did you wake me, oh?" She muttered and stared at her son before glancing at Marshall. "Oh my God. I can't believe this. I'm so glad that you're awake honey." She whispered and Archie chuckled softly. He didn't know how he was feeling but he knew that he was happy to see his parents not at each other's throats.He was in pain but didn't want to show it so that the euphoria didn't die off in them. He was more than happy to see them hugging each other. Streams of tears fell from his mother's face as she uttered words of hope. "I didn't know that you would wake up. I'm so happy to see you, I really am. I can't wait to se
A few Weeks Later.Bailey was walking into the school premises, a bit tired from all the words that she had heard about Archie. They were totally false yet it was still gaining ground, spreading like wildfire and that made her very reluctant to come to school. Some girls stood in front of her. "Is it true that Archie is dead?" They asked.She was annoyed by the stupid reasoning. Why would they continue to act like they didn't know that he was in recovery. "You should be ashamed of yourself by now. Why don't you spend your time wisely instead of trying to look for rumors to peddle?" She replied. They were taken back by the annoyance in her voice. "you would never know who really likes you except you let us sympathize with you. If we wanted to peddle rumors, trust me we wouldn't come to meet you, we would just keep saying it till you feel like committing suicide too. We are concerned about you." Ashley spoke. Bailey stared at them in annoyance. "Get out of my sight if you don't want
Bailey walked into the ward with tears streaming down her face slowly as she tried to curtail it, it continued raining down her cheeks. She was happy to be a witness when he woke up.Miss Rose rubbed her shoulders softly trying to stop her tears that refused to stop flowing. "You should stop crying. I told you that he would fight it. He's a strong boy and he won't allow you to weep over him." She replied.Bailey nodded and rushed to his bed to hug him deeply. Archie was elated to see her but also pretended not to remember her. He only wanted to make her scared of him."I don't know you, who are you?" He asked her and she was startled by the question. She didn't know why he was acting that way. "Are you sure that there's nothing wrong with you, Archie? It's me, your darling girlfriend." She said with confusion on her face.Archie shook his head and moved away from her. "I'm sorry, I don't know you. Miss Rose," he called instead.Bailey felt like she was having a heart attack at that p
Archie returned to school despite his mother's protest. He wanted to make sure that he got his papers and graduated when he was supposed to so as not to give Ryder any leverage. He was warming up to Bailey who was beginning to get frustrated so he kept staring at her and waiting to see how long she would stay without breaking.He promised to tell her the next week and was prepared for her to break down and tell him that he was cruel then he would take time to explain what he wanted to achieve. He knew that she was going to pass the test but as a business person, he still needed to test her. "Do you still remember how to solve this assignment?" Bailey asked him quietly when she saw that he was staring at the board in confusion. "No, I don't." He replied sincerely. He had lost touch with his calculative side and he made a mental note to visit the doctor later today. He needed to be well. He didn't want this memory loss to become true. He stared at her tiredly and she began to teach h
"Take a seat, Archie." The principal motioned to a chair in front of him and Archie obeyed instantly."You heard what Mr. Lockwood said so what do you think about it?" The principal replied. Archie shook his head. "With all due respect, sir. I don't want to leave this school. I don't care about the bullies. In life one would face challenges. Would I leave every school just because there are bullies?" He answered, pretending not to know Marshall deeply.The principal was taken aback by the audacity of this young man so much that he didn't bother to correct him."You should not speak to him in that manner to state your point." He chided Archie after a few minutes.Marshall shook his head, he was rather impressed by the ability of the boy to air his feelings without necessarily sounding rude. "I don't also concur with him leaving the school due to bullies but I still have to reconsider certain things. We can't allow them to just move around without being punished. It would give room to
The students were seated in the classroom, waiting almost impatiently for the teacher to come in. Geometry was a required subject for them and they were anxious about the test that they had written in the previous class. "Good morning class," Mr. Lexington said as he walked into the class. The anxiety levels in the classroom seemed to rise exponentially and they all murmured their greetings in response. "Fucking finally," someone muttered at the back of the class but thankfully for them, Lexington did not hear. "Well it seems you are dull today," the man said sarcastically in his exaggerated British accent. "I have your tests," he said and a wave of murmurs fell over the room. Lexington was a teacher that students could typically walk over, just like in those high school movies because he was nice. But he had a strict side to him and he did not joke with grades. The students knew this so as much as possible, they kept their mischief from him. Geometry was important. He started di
"You might want to get out of the way," Archie said as he stood up to walk away but they closed in on him, completely stopping him from moving.. Their leader, Connor, looked at him with a small smile. "You know, I'd rather have a conversation with a dead person than talk to you guys. Get out of my way," he said with a tone that was gradually growing angry. "I can't help but wonder..." Connor said, taking a step towards him. "Why do you think you're better than the rest of us? I'm genuinely curious," he said, standing in front of Archie. They were exactly the same height so it was like he was attempting to put his face in the same space with Archie's. Archie had to take a step back. Now he was furious. He clenched his hands into a fist and watched them as he pressed his lips together. "If you think you're better than any one of us here, or in your class, you are sorely mistaken. We all know that the only reason you're here is because Mr Marshall took a weird liking to you. You're a
Miss Rose walked into the principal's office without knocking. She silently stood in the space across from the principal's seat and crossed her arms, glaring at him. "What do you want?" He asked, letting out a sigh. "You can't just suspend the students," she said, shaking her head and letting herself into one of the two seats across from him. "What do you mean? They are guilty. They were bullying a fellow student. That warrants suspension," the principal said, glancing at her once and then going back to what he had been writing before she came in. "You're supposed to follow the nude process whether they're guilty or not. Their parents are supposed to be brought in so they know what their children are involved in," she said and paused. "Archie's father needs to know too. He needs to know what is happening to his son," she said, pressing her lips together. "Archie's father must not hear of this," the principal said, aggressively dropping his pen on the table and glaring at her. "Why n