The Undisputed Hudson Stewart

04 : Bullied >>

The ticking sound of the wall clock, the chiming of the alarm filled the room, Hudson laid on the bed with his back, his eyes glued on the ceiling, he laid there unmoving, his eyes were red and swollen to show that he had been crying for a while, and his pillow was a bit soaked with tears, he groaned and stood up with a deep sigh.

Now fired from his only job, Hudson had been holed up in his house treating the injuries that he sustained from the bullies and crying his eyes out almost every passing second, barely eating.

He picked up his phone and turned it on, looking at the time and date on his lock screen , he locked it back and dropped it on the bed, falling down back with his back to the bed.

A small smile appeared on his lips, he have heard word of the school get together for his set which was approaching rapidly, it was around the corner, just in two days’ time, he only heard word of it, he was never invited and he even have no plans of attending, after all, there was no benefit of him attending, he is only going to get beaten up again like he had always been. No one would even pay him attention in the first place, he didn’t have any friends there.

Life had taught Hudson a lesson the hard way about how you will be treated by people if you are poor, using his life as an example to him, the life he is living is the one that he wouldn’t even dare to wish for his enemy. One thing which he had always fantasized about was what he would do to people that treated him like trash, how he would make life so miserable to them, he had promised himself to make their life a living hell but it had never gone past the stage of his imagination, it was all just a fantasy that would never come to pass, it would never come true, he had accepted his fate as someone who is bound to die poor.

He had been treated like trash and stepped on a lot of times, he had never been treated like a proper human being for once, especially in his college days which was worst, he had gained a scholarship to a college that was made especially for the elites who are all the children of rich, powerful and popular people.

He had just managed to go there due to the scholarship that he won till he was done with college, a part of him had regretted accepting the scholarship and the other part of him wasn’t feeling anything about it at all.

***

Hudson’s life was uneventful as usual, repeating the same routine which he had been going through for the past few weeks.

He sat still on the bed with his back rested on the wall and his legs folded up to his chest, his head buried down.

He inhale deeply and exhale slowly with a blank expression on his face. “This my life is trash and bullshit” he muttered under his breath with a slight chuckle, the chuckle didn’t contain any joy rather it was one that was obviously filled with sadness.

“The only thing left for a motherfucker like me is to die, the world will be a better place without me, it’s not like there would be any difference if I die—“

He was interrupted by the chiming and vibration of his phone which was placed beside him, there was an email notification on his lock screen, he unlocked his phone reluctantly to see who sent him message, he was guessing it would be nothing else than all those spam messages.

His eyes opened wide as he saw who sent him a message, the name of the sender that he saw made him gasp with surprise.

“Alexis?” he muttered under his breath, doubt was slowly written all over his face the message felt a bit weird.

“Why will she message me?” he asked himself with a frown on his face, he clicked on the message and read it aloud slowly

“Hi Hudson, I just got back into town and I will like to have a word or two with you tomorrow at the get together if you don’t mind”

He sent her a reply to confirm if she is the one, he locked his phone back waiting for what felt like forever but getting know no reply, he knew that he wasn’t going to get a reply but a part of him had secretly wished that it was true.

He was about to fling his phone on the bed when he felt it vibrate in his hand, the joy he felt when he saw that he got a reply, the reaction on his face was priceless, he clicked it open and there was a reply, which was an emoji. The smile on his lips brightened and widened the more.

“Damn” he muttered with a wide smile and laid down on his bed, he had never felt this joy running through his veins before, the way e feels now is so surreal, his heartbeat changed totally, every beat was with intense joy.

He picked up his phone again, reading her message for the third time in less than five minutes, he checked the amount he have in his account, the smile wiped off his face almost instantly, he had planned to use the money in his account for food but now that he thinks about it, he felt that it isn’t bad if he uses all of them to get himself an outfit for tomorrow, there is no way it is going to be better than anyone’s outfit there, he let out a light chuckle at the thought and dropped his phone beside him, putting his hands under his head.

“At least I won’t be looking like the poor old hag I am known for tomorrow” he said with a smirk plastered on his face, sleep was not approaching him at all due to the immense happiness in his heart.

****

Hudson paid off the cab driver and watched him drive off. He adjusted the suit he was putting on properly, he had bought everything that he was putting on with all his last dime.

He approached the building with a gasp, it was a very huge and beautiful building, Hudson knew it was going to be owned by one of the kids in school, probably by Alexis father or Ethan's father. Two heavily built guards were standing on each side of the door. They stopped him before he could enter.

"Um, I think you are mistaken, I am a student of this set" Hudson said with a light chuckle.

"You will need a pass to get in" one of the bodyguards said with a very deep voice that sent chills running down his spine.

"Shit!" Hudson muttered and combed his hair backwards with his fingers.

He rested his back on the wall, a frown appearing on his face slowly, he don't know whether to be pissed or not, he had spent every dime he have in his account and there is not even a single cash left with him.

People were slowly starting to gather, it seems like he is not the only one that doesn't pay for the pass, but the people waiting outside doesn't seem familiar at all.

He was starting to get tired, he let out a deep sigh and began to walk out.

"Hudson!" a familiar feminine voice called and he turned back slowly to face who just called him.

"Alexis" he called softly with a bright smile on his face.

"Let him in" she said to the guards and walked back in.

Hudson happily bounced in, walking fast so that he will be able to meet up with her and discuss what she wants to discuss with him but when he walked in, she was lost in the crowd.

He was mesmerized by the party that was going on, this is the first one he have attend in a couple of years.

He exhaled deeply, a smile stretching on his face slowly, he took a glass of champagne from a footman walking by. He looked around, there was no single soul that he could mingle with or talk to, no one seems to be paying any attention to him, it was like he didn't even exist at all.

He just walked around aimlessly, taking a look around and looking for anything that might excite him.

"Hudson" Jordan, one of the most loved student in the class tapped him on the shoulder and walked off before Hudson could say a word.

Hudson was surprised and happy at the same time, he saw a piece of paper fall off to the ground from his body, he bent down to pick it, looking at it weirdly, he saw a writing.

"Meet me in the room you are facing, Alexis" he raised his head up and saw a room opposite him, he drowned the drink in his hand in one gulp and gave the cup to a footman, he squeezed the paper happily and discarded it on the floor, walking straight to the room.

"I haven't come across Ethan at all today and I have a meeting with Alexis, probably alone. God! This night can't get any better" he muttered under his breath and pushed the door open and walk in, the room was dark, no one can see a thing but he could feel a presence there.

The smile on his face widened, the door was suddenly slammed shut and the smile on his face disappeared immediately.

He opened his mouth to talk when he suddenly felt liquid being poured down on him being poured on him, it was cold and painful.