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Jul 28, 2017 0:17:51 GMT
Post by pieceofmind on Jul 28, 2017 0:17:51 GMT
Jay/Davor
He rubbed his temple every now and again, since his headache still hadn't gone away. He was thinking about whether it was smart to just drink some water instead of all the energy drinks and coffee, perhaps eat something as well.. But there was no time right now, they had classes and in between wasn't gonna be something either. So once he got home he'd take some painkillers, drink some water and probably eat something if he'd have enough time. Otherwise he'd just grab some fruit and be on the go again. Because he was so in his thoughts, he didn't hear much of the gossips anymore, but when Skyler's voice stood out above the annoying crowd, it made him look up. He couldn't help but snort at what Skyler said, as it was true and the unpleased faces just made it a beautiful scene to say. "Who the hell are you to say anything?! You've been sucking up, acting all sweet towards her because you know she'll get your grades up!" Another boy laughed back, making Davor's eyes snap towards the guy. "How am I even supposed to learn anything from that bitch? She barely types in any English!" The guy next to him said, whilst getting closer to look at Davor's screen. He had been writing some things down on the side, which was in Russian. It made him snort once more before he licked his lips, pushed his chair away from his desk and looked at the boy who snapped back at Skyler. This time he wasn't gonna let the comments slide. "You, average white guy with the brain of a goldfish and eyes as useless as your fucking existence. You clearly have not looked well enough the past month because as far as I fucking know, he had been sitting with Ellie the entire time, I was seated behind him the whole goddamn time. So your statement is completely irrelevant. But if that isn't enough for you, I do know your grades and what I recall from the top of my head is that for our last English test, you had a 3/10 and for our last Math test you had a 5/10. As to which our new student has had almost, if not perfect scores. If he had been sucking up to me it would've been a fucking smart ass move because he will actually pass this year to where you will definitely end up snorting up some white lines in a dumpster. You can still see the coke on your nostrils, pretty boy." He snapped back, not sounding as intelligent or calm as Jay did, but it did come across the way he wanted it to. "And you," he turned his gaze to the boy next to him. "You are just plain stupid. English, the goddamn United States, it ain't the only language and by fucking miles isn't the only country. Hell, I am genuinely certain that you can't even name all the states in America and their biggest cities! For your information, what is on my screen is Russian. A language spoken quite a fucking lot and if not the exact language you can count multiple languages based on it. That script is called cyrillic, but I bet you can't even say that the script we all write in this English language is latin. If you don't fucking know the language, don't say some dumb shit like you just did because it makes you look so fucking stupid. If any of you in this godforsaken class are going to try and insult someone, at least get your fucking facts straight. Saying something like 'she can barely type in English' or 'these yellow skinned ones are so cocky' is straight up dumb. Y'all white folks think you're so goddamn priviledged but let me break it down really quick for you. We yellow skinned fucking people outnumber you so many times that you'll shit fucking bricks if you'd see the actual numbers. Just because we aren't outnumbered in your country or origin, doesn't mean we aren't smart, talented, kind or whatever the fuck you think you are. In fact, you can be fucking thankful that us 'slit eyed people' exist because otherwise you wouldn't have had your goddamn computer in front of you. You wouldn't have your phones, you would be fucking lost without us. And if I hear one more thing today that is spoken ill about either Skyler or I, I will snap your necks so quick you won't even be able to fucking blink twice," he had stood up by now, his gaze ice cold and his stance was tense, ready to actually break a neck in case anyone else would feel like saying something. But it remained silent, a lot of faces of shock or anger, but no one dared to open their mouth. Not even their teacher, who was also shocked by the outburst. Davor huffed, packing his things, shutting down his computer and throwing the chair against the desk. He was pissed off, sure he was Caucasian too, but he had to deal with the asian jokes and the bullying all the time too, he grew tired of it. He walked up to Skyler and threw a notebook with notes for their presentation down. "Since we do actually put work into what we get taught here, that's my part of the presentation. Written in perfect English, with Japanese side notes, just in case. Good-fucking-luck dealing with these dumb asses, except for that girl next to you," he mumbled and walked off, he had had it. It wasn't exactly planned to have such an outburst, but Jay had seen it coming and wasn't exactly mad at it. It just never had been this bad, he never actually threatened anyone up until now. And he was dead serious. It slightly shocked her, but at the same time she was impressed. She just knew it was best to keep her head down now and pray that nothing else would go wrong because then hell would break loose. But luck really wasn't on their side today, it bad luck kept biting them in the ass. Once Davor arrived at their car, he noticed it wasn't standing straight. The car stood tilted, so he knew what was going on. He checked his tires and sure enough their were stabbed down until it looked like a vicious attack. No way he could fix that right now. He only had one tire in the back of his car. He was shaking with anger, resting his forehead against the car as he sat on his haunches and he started slamming his hand against the car. He kept slamming his flat hand until he pulled his head away and used his fist. After a minute of pure rage that had to get out of his system, he still wasn't calm, but he was calm enough to unlock the car, get everything he needed and stuff it in his bag and then lock the car and walk away. He couldn't be bothered to call a service up to fix his car, he had dealt enough with people for today.
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Jul 28, 2017 14:03:00 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Jul 28, 2017 14:03:00 GMT
Skyler
He should’ve know people wouldn’t let him speaking up slide and would come back with some bullshit explanation to try to get him to look bad, but it wasn’t easy if he was one of the best students of the class, and the newest student too. All the work he had to do because he hadn’t been here since the beginning of the year was all done in that month he had been here, and you didn’t hear him complain about it. He tilted his head again slightly and couldn’t help but frown at his words. So now the guy thought he knew him? That was just great. Of course he would act sweet to Jay because of grades, because he really wasn’t smart enough to do everything himself, oh no.. What was that guy thinking? His eyes shot to another guy that now spoke up and only looked with a blank face in his direction. He really wondered why these people always get to conclusions so fast, they should get their facts straight before they say something atleast.. He was about to open his mouth to say something but Jay beat him to it, making his eyes shift to her to listen what she said. He tried to contain his laugh, as everything she spilled out in annoyance was right and there wasn’t a doubt about it. He was actually surprised that her outburst turned out to be longer than he expected, but he wouldn’t say it wasn’t pleasing because it sure as hell was. He wasn’t one that spoke up quickly but if someone was to attack people he liked he wouldn’t mind snapping back, even if in a calm way. When the rant seemed to continue he was actually impressed by how many facts were stated in a mere outburst that had the whole class silent, even the teacher didn’t speak up. When she seemed to be done with talking and got up, taking all her stuff he pouted slightly but wiped it off the moment she walked to him and listened to what she said to him. He smiled and nodded, looking at the paper for a moment before looking back up at her. “Thank you,” he said, in both context of the notebook and the wish of good luck in this class. He didn’t think they’ll say much more anyway, as it was all pretty much died down now with the gossiping after Jay had spoken up, leaving the class calm and collected, just as he liked it. He sighed and turned back to the teacher when he cleared his throat and continued the lesson, with a class that was dead silent. He knew it wouldn’t last long, tomorrow would be noisy as hell again, he was sure of that, and the gossiping would just continue once again after a few days. Nothing that he wasn’t used to. It’s a pity that Jay left though, but he could understand in a way. She didn’t seemed to look all that good and her mood wasn’t great either, so he could understand she wanted to get out of this place.
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Jul 28, 2017 14:29:26 GMT
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Post by pieceofmind on Jul 28, 2017 14:29:26 GMT
Jay/Davor
He was sure there would be more gossips coming up throughout the entire school because of his little outburst. How the two asian people thought they were so amazing because they had one victory. Which, again, was plain stupid. Each time Jay had spoken up, she had a victory in the argument. The fact that the few asian people at their school, massively outnumbered by the rest, were doing so well and could make witty comebacks, only proved the point Davor had made. The school was far behind him now, he had begun walking home, thinking of people he could hold accountable for the car. It wasn't easy to find any leads from the car itself, but he knew exactly who held a grudge against them and who would do something like that. It was only a warning, after all. What he didn't expect, was to find a letter in his mailbox at home. It made him aware and awake, rather than the constant half awake state he had been in earlier today. But if people, bad people, knew where they lived, it was time to act out and perhaps even move to a different part of the city or a town nearby. Yet, to go through all the trouble of moving away and staying underground was not his cup of tea. It was more so to prevent bigger accidents from happening. He sat down in front of the computer and opened the letter, reading every word twice to lock it into his memory, analyze it and try to figure out who had the guts. It would be another long day and night, which he wasn't looking forward to. But now this all had happened, he decided it was time for him to clean the mess up that had been made and let Jay stay on the background for now. He had brought her into this whole business anyway, so it was only fair for him to make it smooth sailing again. He stayed at home for half an hour and then headed out. Only returning back home hours and hours later. He had gone by Jay's parents, checked up on them, looked for anything weird or suspicious and then headed on again. Making sure to not be followed, practically moving like a shadows in the alleys he passed through. The underground business, dangerous for someone so young like Jay and even him, but they underestimated them easily for that fact. Usually it was said to watch out for old people in a profession full of youngsters, but now it was the other way around. People thought a few flat tires and a letter would scare them off, but it only made them eager to act out. It came with its debts though. Returning home at five in the morning, bruised and scratched up from running away and taking a beating, but it was nothing they couldn't take. Two hours of sleep, then their morning routine started again. Only now Davor put on some make up, just to make sure that any visible redness on their face was gone. Luckily they hadn't been hit that hard in the face, so you didn't see major bruises or swelling. Just some redness, nothing a little foundation couldn't hide. While he was at it, he tried to hide the massive dark circles too. He wasn't as precise or talented at make up as Jay, but over the years he learned how to get the job done well enough. His eyes remained simple, he disliked the whole girly make up thing because it felt heavy and unnecessary. Just some slight shading and his eyebrows slightly done, well on Jay's face anyway. He put on a lip balm since his lips were begging for moisture and soothing and after that, it was time to head out for class again. This time he did take breakfast with him and he was early at school because there wasn't a huge line at the coffee place, so it all looked slightly better and brighter than yeterday. It luckily wasn't a hot day either, it was raining heavily which gave him the excuse of wearing a massive black sweater with holes for his fingers and thumb and just a pair of some really cut up black skinny jeans. It looked more collected than the day before because he had his face looking better, but it was comfy and easy. Just a pair of dark red Martens as footwear and he was looking like a put together person. His hair was still up in a bun, just now he had done it a bit more precisely. It would hopefully keep glances off of him, because his mood hadn't gotten any better at all, in fact, he felt worse than yesterday, but it was fine. He was mostly cranky about having to walk and take the bus to school, rather than drive. But luckily his car was gonna get fixed after school as well, so he had things in order.
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Jul 28, 2017 18:16:38 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Jul 28, 2017 18:16:38 GMT
Skyler
The remaining school time went by a little too slow to his liking. It’s been an half hour since Jay had left and people started glaring his way, while he hadn’t done much wrong in his eyes. He didn’t pay attention to it, as it wasn’t interesting to pay attention to, he had better things to do. When the last hour was over he packed all his stuff and left the building to go home, but that turned out to be more of a problem than he had hoped it would be. He didn’t quite notice someone following him, not until he felt a fist land on his cheek. He stumbled sideways a bit, bringing his hand to his cheek and looked over at the guy that had thrown a punch at him, but he was running away and he didn’t get to have a clear image of his face. He wouldn’t know what he would’ve done if he did, or if he would’ve encountered him afterwards, he wasn’t the violent type. He just sighed and flinched at the sting that the blow had inflicted on him, keeping his hand over his cheek which would surely leave a bruise. He really didn’t get what worth it was to hit someone and then run off like a coward, or what he had deserved that for. It just pointed out the intelligence that this country brought forth. He waited for the bus to come and get home quickly so he could take care of his cheek, making sure his parents wouldn’t notice is because he didn’t feel the need to explain everything that happened. The cut that was caused, probably by a ring or something, would be harder to cover up though. Once he got home he immediately went upstairs and made sure to cover up the red bruise, using make-up he knew all too well. Well with his dream to move to Korea and become an idol he had also learned to take care of his skin well and had been fascinated by using make-up. He didn’t wear any since he moved here, his routine didn’t really let him, and the last thing he could use was another reason to being bullied. Once the wound was taken care of and the bruise was covered up he went downstairs to do his chores like he always did, making sure everything was done when his parents would come home, smiling the same smile as always when he greeted them and helped with dinner. They both were tired, so they hadn’t noticed the tiny cut on his cheek which made him calm. The next morning he stood up earlier, so he could cover up the bruise again that had gained more color since yesterday, and he wasn’t planning on letting whoever did this to him, enjoy the sight of him ruining his face. When he was done his daily routine began and he came early for school, as always. He did have an hour less sleep that he had usually. He had wanted to prepare his part of the presentation, he had read Jay’s part of the presentation and the notes in Japanese turned out to be very useful to him. He ruffled his hair once he got into the school building glancing at himself through his reflection to see if his layer had held up due the rain, but it seemed to be fine. He had his stuff with him if it was needed anyway. He continued onwards to the class, being a little surprised to see Jay there before him. Had he really taken that much time to get ready today? He shrugged it off and walked over to his usual place, flinching ever so slightly when he smiled at Jay and bit his usual good morning before he turned back around and laid his head to rest on his arms. He was a little later than usual today.. but he still had enough time to at least close his eyes for a short moment.
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Jul 28, 2017 19:44:21 GMT
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Post by pieceofmind on Jul 28, 2017 19:44:21 GMT
Jay/Davor
He looked up when he heard someone in and nodded slightly at Skyler, squinting his eyes slightly when he noticed something was off. But he didn't know whether he'd say something about it or not. He wasn't sure what it was and didn't know whether he wanted to know whether something was wrong or not. But he had a gut feeling. He signed out softly, trying to figure out what he wanted to do, even asking Jay what she thought about it. After the events of yesterday, perhaps it was smart. They decided on doing it. So, since he sat alone for now, he took everything away from his desk and walked over to him, sitting down and placing his stuff on the table again. "Something's off about you today," he mumbled, to keep things between them two. He then turned to look at him, making Jay snap her fingers at him. He averted his eyes to his cheek since Jay had pointed that out. "Who did that?" he then asked, sounding more pissed off that calm. Someone from class must've done it, he figured. Because why would it otherwise happen? Unless it stood in connection with his tires. If that was the case, things seemed to have grown more out of control than he thought. He'd find out soon enough, especially since he was gonna get evidence from his tires.
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Jul 28, 2017 20:06:45 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Jul 28, 2017 20:06:45 GMT
Skyler
He was about to get comfortable resting his head on his arms when he heard movement behind him and eventually next to him, making him look up again, looking at Jay that was now seated beside him. Well that was a first. Though when she seemed to mumble something he glanced to his hands but looked back up again quickly when a question was being asked and her eyes were fixed on his cheek. He knew he couldn't exactly hide it, the bruise was not the problem but the cut was a lot harder to cover up because it was just a hole in his skin. He could just say that he just had been stupid or his dog had done that, but he didn't really see a point in lying. Though he didn't want her to go kill someone just because someone just felt like hitting his face. "I don't know actually, I didn't get the chance to look at his face. He ran off immediately after," he spoke up honestly. "I can't recall if it was someone from the class, as the clothes didn't seem like anyone was wearing yesterday," he mumbled when he thought back at what the guy was wearing. It was a guy, he knew that for a fact, and maybe he saw a glimpse of something that was black hair, but that was basically it. "It's not that much of a deal though," He then set only flashing a slight smile, eventhough the stinging in his cheek adviced him not to do that.
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Jul 28, 2017 23:10:02 GMT
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Post by pieceofmind on Jul 28, 2017 23:10:02 GMT
Jay/Davor
They listened to what he had to say and both cursed inside their minds that he didn't know who it was. There was a slight moment of doubt because of it, maybe it was his home situation or he tried to cover for someone else, but that seemed unlikely. He sounded honest, at least. But it didn't help that they couldn't identify who it was. "Make sure you see who it is if it happens again, and try to keep that shit clean, it can get nastily infected with make up," Son spoke then, shrugging slightly as he sat back and looked around the class. Everything seemed normal, everyone kept their eyes off of them, so he figured they had learned their lesson for now. But he was gonna stay seated with Skyler for the day, since he wanted to make sure no one looked wrongly. He didn't like that he got punched in the face, especially if it had been someone outside of school. That just slightly worried him, since he didn't want people getting involved, even more so someone from school that was as innocent as could be. "And try to ice it next time, or tonight, it'll make the swelling go down," he mumbled then, as a word of advice. Out of a lot of experience which wasn't just on his own face. Class then started, so he trned to his desk and started on whatever they got assigned to do.
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Jul 28, 2017 23:37:53 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Jul 28, 2017 23:37:53 GMT
Skyler
He looked at her again after having his eyes trail off, trying to remember atleast something of a face but he only knew he got punched, and the moment he turned his head around again the other was already running away, covering up with a hood. He touched his cheek again after her words and nodded. He knew it wasn't the best idea throwing make-up over it, but he didn't have much choice if he wanted his parents to keep out of it, let alone them knowing he was using make-up. In his previous school he did it at school itself, and made sure to clean the obvious off his face before his parents would come home. It really was a struggle, but he lived with it. He looked up to the entrance of the classroom when more people began to come in, and man was he glad he got punched on his left side, away from the sight of others in their class. He felt a tad weird, having Jay seated next to him and she didn't seem to move from the spot next to him either, and that was new. Was she worried? He couldn't really point out why she sat next to him, but you wouldn't hear him complain. He looked back at her when she mumbled something and sighed slightly. "I'll try my best," He mumbled back. It wouldn't be easy smuggling a cold pack to his room, he could hide it in his room, sure, but the moment he'd be back up in his room after doing everything he did it probably wouldn't be cold anymore. He'll find a way, as long as he just can smile and be himself further more, and if he couldn't figure something out, then he'll just hope the swelling will go down quickly on itself. When class started he looked at the stuff in front of him, beginning calmly on what they had been assigned today, though the stinging pain sure didn't help with concentration, but he managed well. He was a man after all, he should atleast handle a punch in the face.
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Aug 18, 2017 19:30:02 GMT
Post by pieceofmind on Aug 18, 2017 19:30:02 GMT
Davor
His attention really had been averted again from Skyler, since he was busy with the work they had to do. But he couldn't help but wonder who did it, which was the same problem Jay had. They spoke to each other about it, wondering who could've been the culprit. It really wouldn't make sense if it was someone from school, they wouldn't make a hit and run. Usually schoolbullies wanted to be seen, so the attention was all on them. All the glory too. But since that wasn't the case, their suspicions being directed more to someone they knew personally. If that was the case, that'd mean a lot of trouble and they were honestly worried for Skyler then. He wasn't someone who could survive in the world they did, they even had their lucky escapes a few times. They were so focused on figuring out who it had been that Davor had stopped typing all together, he just sat still, looking at his hands whilst he and Jay were busy trying to get some kind of lead. It took a few minutes before he moved again, getting his phone out of his pocket and turning himself so that he sat against the windowsill and could put his feet up on Skyler's chair if he wanted to, though he pulled his feet up on his own chair. It was more to block the sight to Skyler, he didn't want the boy to get suspicious or worried for them. This could mean serious business, and that was to be handled by them alone. He plugged his earphones into his phone and went to this app they had made themselves, in order to view everything what happened on their computer at home, on their phone, so they were always up to date with everything that was crucial. He directed the app to the city cameras, they had hacked those a long time ago and the companies still hadn't changed their security systems, so it was easy for them to get in and still remain unnoticed. But the trick now was to quickly find Skyler, rather than having to go through hours of footage. He typed in Skyler's phonenumber, being able to find his phone's location like that and begin tracking him on the cameras. Once he had found the footage he needed, he stopped the video and zoomed in slightly, playing the video frame by frame to even get a glimpse of who had punched the boy. They stopped the frame again when they had the best shot they could get of the man who had punched him and tried to get a face match, but his face was too covered and the quality of the city camera was too crappy. It made Davor frustrated, gripping his phone angrily. He licked his lips and sighed out quietly, they were so close and yet now.. But they got atleast a bit closer to finding out who it had been. They knew it was someone from the underground now for sure, but there were far too many to just pick someone out of. And from what they could see of the face, they both couldn't recognize it either. So Davor looked for other points they could identify the man on. Any visible tattoos, scars, marks, something specific about his clothing, whatsoever. But it wasn't to be done, not on their phone anyway. It pissed him off again, making him throw his phone onto the table. He really just wanted to know who it was, to make sure it wouldn't happen again or become worse. But the man knew how to stay hidden, and that alone was setting off major red flags in Davor's mind.
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Aug 18, 2017 20:10:54 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Aug 18, 2017 20:10:54 GMT
Skyler
He had dropped the conversation too when she stopped mentioning it, and he wasn't bothered by that at all. He didn't know who did this to him, not that it bothered him. He could be angry at the person that had done this to him, but what would be the use? It happened anyway, just being angry at that person wouldn't make the bruises go away. What he did know is that he should take care of the cut better, but it was easier said then done. He didn't want to miss class to take care of it, and it would be suspicious if he hid something while going to the bathroom, he couldn't really say he brought make-up with him today.. So he just tried to ignore it and continue his work, looking up slightly when Jay seemed to be lost in thought for a moment as she didn't move a muscle, but not that long after she typed again so he just ignored it. When another movement pulled him out of his concentration he glanced up again, but it was just Jay sitting in an other position so he didn't pay much attention to it. What did pull his attention toward the class was the whispering going on, he didn't hear what was being sad, until he saw the girl of yesterday mention towards her own cheek, making him feel slightly and look into his phone screen, cursing under his breath when he saw a stroke of make-up removed. He still refused to go to the bathroom, so he just used his hand to cover his cheek, using it as an excuse to lean his head on his hand. He should take care of it when it was break though, he didn't want to get through the rest of the day with this. Well at least people had a reason to laugh again, having an Asian guy wearing make-up. He used his one free hand to now continue his work, ignoring the rest of the class as the murmurs became more audible. Meanwhile he didn't know what Jay had been doing, but she seemed annoyed or frustrated at the way she threw her phone on the table again. Was it about him? That wouldn't be very likely, it wasn't like they were best friends and like she was really worried about it, he didn't need it to be like that either. Just talking to her was already a big thing for him and hanging around with her.
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Aug 18, 2017 20:33:46 GMT
Post by pieceofmind on Aug 18, 2017 20:33:46 GMT
Davor
He hadn't noticed a single thing happening around him, having his earphones in and being so focused with Jay on finding who was responsible for Skyler's cheek. But when he had thrown his phone away and ripped his earphones out, he got hit with the sounds of the class, the whispers and Skyler seeming somewhat uncomfortable for a moment. He was covering his cheek, or at least leaning on it with his hand, but he seemed to be the center of attention once again. Which then caused Davor to look around with a very cold and mean glance, he wanted to find out what they were saying and who was saying what. But the rumours already seemed to have died down. He couldn't wait for this schoolday to end. "Keep touching it and it'll wear off more," he mumbled to Skyler, sitting up straight again and wanting to work on the assignment again, but then he noticed that time had flown by. Which meant their break was about to start. The second break would start in a few minutes, so he decided to pack everything and look out of the window. With the information he held now, he couldn't risk walking into someone that didn't belong at school. Unfortunately luck wasn't at his side and he recognized the car that waited across the street far too easily. If he stayed on schoolgrounds, they'd come to him, which would look weird, so he had to go away, but that meant he would leave Skyler behind and he didn't know what that would lead to. Why did he only just notice? It made him go into a slight panic mode, since he had to think about what he should do and be quick about it. But he couldn't be quick about it either because he had Skyler to keep in mind too. He could be a potential target and if that was the case, he didn't want to split up. He could easily track his phone, but that couldn't prevent damage, he could only clean up the aftermath and that was what he wanted to prevent in the first place. If he stayed inside of school, they'd come inside and make a hustle, if he left schoolgrounds, Skyler could be in danger. He was stuck for a moment, normally his plans would come up within seconds but right now he just didn't know what to decide. He didn't want anyone of their private life to get involved, hence why Jay and him had moved out and barely saw Jay's family, to keep them safe. Hence why they didn't socialize at school. Having Ellie as a friend was already dangerous and now Skyler was getting the literal hits for their work underground as well. It made Jay think of Ellie, wondering if she was actually sick or if that had been an act. Now their minds were starting to overflow, which really only meant more trouble. Davor gathered himself together, took his phone and tracked Ellie's phone quickly, just to see if she was safely at home, which she was. He checked for any other suspicious things, which weren't there and then wrote down the license plate of the car he saw outside so he could track that. They needed a plan, they needed a plan badly and yet there were two minutes left on the clock. Any normal person wouldn't panic seeing someone they knew outside, but with their lifestyle it only meant a lot of bad things. Davor rubbed his forehead and pushed his hair out of his face, getting rather frustrated with the situation. How could he keep Skyler out of their mess, and yet make sure he was safe? He'd have to see soon, since the bell rang and he had to stand up to get out of the class. He gathered his things, his bag and his phone, and looked at Skyler. "Fix the mess on your face, alright?" He mumbled and walked off, perhaps if Skyler just stayed in the bathroom for the thirty minutes that was their break.. He made sure he'd get notified constantly of Skyler's location and if there was anything going on, which really was just if any phone numbers that he knew were suspicious would come near him, the camera on Skyler's phone would turn on as well as the microphone. He kept his earphones in his ears so he could register everything, even though it was dead silent now. Which made it easy for him to listen to his surroundings and he wanted to keep it that way. He moved out of the school, crossing the street and walking past the car with a glance, as if he wanted to make sure they knew he knew they were there. He'd just walk around the block, in alleys, that was the safest thing now.
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Aug 18, 2017 21:20:40 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Aug 18, 2017 21:20:40 GMT
Skyler
He kept his eyes on what he was doing, making sure to block out all the unnecessary voices around him, who luckily died down not long after, making it easier for him to focus normally on his work again. He looked up at Jay when she said something and he nodded slightly. "I know," he mumbled back. But there wasn't much he could do at this point really. Once the break would start he'd just use his hoodie to make sure he could hide his face somewhat and it would fall into a shade. That way he could easily move to the bathroom without having to deal with people looking at him. He stayed seated like that until the bell rang and announced the break to start. He made sure to immediately pull the hood over his head and then clean up all his stuff, grabbing his back and looking at Jay when she said something, nodding at those words. That was exactly what he was going to do right now. It'll be tricky though since it was a guys bathroom after all, and he should wash it all off first before he could fix it afterwards. He quickly moved towards the men's bathroom before their would be too many people to watch what he was doing. He quickly rinsed his face to remove the make-up that was still on his face, making sure to cover his face with his hood immediately afterwards and moving to an empty stall. He locked the door behind him and let the hood fall of his head again, getting all his stuff he needed to fix the mess that was his face right now. He got a little mirror out of his bag so he could see what he was doing. The bruise looked even worse than it did this morning and the cut also looked horrible all cleared out, but the swelling was better, so that was at least something good. It took him around ten minutes to make his face presentable and natural. Now he just had to make sure he didn't let his hands come near his face, otherwise he'd have to do all this shit all over again and he wasn't up for that. He put everything back into his bag and walked out of the stall, washing his hands and then moved out of the school building to eat his lunch. He didn't see Jay anywhere, but it wouldn't be the first time she just disappeared in breaks so he didn't think about it, she had her own reasons to go away for a bit. He sat along with the girl from yesterday as she was seated alone again, and just began to talk to her. He was glad she didn't ask about the little thing that happened in the class earlier, as he didn't feel like telling anyone as long as they didn't notice it too much.
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Aug 18, 2017 21:47:09 GMT
Post by pieceofmind on Aug 18, 2017 21:47:09 GMT
Davor
He didn't look back, he wanted to move as far as he could in the thirty minutes without having to worry about being in sight. He knew the city on the back of his hand and if he forgot, Jay would remind him where to go. But he didn't know how familiar the lads following him were with the streets. This was their city, they put everything in work and made everything fail whenever they liked. So they were a big target, especially as such young figures in the body of a small girl. Once he figured they were far enough, he stopped and leaned against the wall of an alley, lighting a cigarette as he waited for the guys to arrive. He recalled how many he had seen in the car, four if he had counted and seen it correctly. Four against one if things were going southways, that could become interesting and rather dangerous. When the men finally came in sight, fifteen minutes of the break had already passed. Davor looked at his phone, trying to keep an eye on Skyler but all seemed well. He was on schoolgrounds, outside, but not in danger for what he could see. He put his phone away and took an earphone out, laying it over the top of his ear so he could continue to somewhat listen to that side. The men spoke to him, angry about something but he didn't pay much attention, he was more focussed on seeing anything that could give away they were the ones that had messed up Skyler. Sure, his own face wasn't looking too pretty under the layer of make-up, but he was used to it. Skyler, out of all people, was such an innocent boy that it really messed with Davor's mind. He couldn't grasp why they attacked him, rather than his family or anyone else he knew. Twenty minutes had passed, the first punch dropped right next to his head. He had moved away just in time. His cigarette, still smoking hot, burning the inner wrist of the fist that had hit the wall. He moved away and counted the lads when he noticed something was off. There were three, whilst at first there were four, he knew for sure there had been four. Could it have been the same man that had attacked Skyler? He couldn't recall the exact features of the man, he had been in the backline of the four and quite frankly, he didn't seem familiar at all. A new addition to the family, he figured, but that could explain why he didn't recognize the man on the footage as well. He had to dodge another fist, moving his head away, turning sideways and grabbing the hand of the man who tried to hit him. He yanked him to the ground, just enough so that his foot could be printed into the man's forearm and break his wrist due the force and odd angle. Twenty-five minutes, he had to be quick and meanwhile he had to keep his eye and ears open and focussed for Skyler as well, this became such a mess within the blink of an eye.
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Aug 18, 2017 22:31:25 GMT
Post by Sara Gather on Aug 18, 2017 22:31:25 GMT
Skyler
He kept the girl company for the rest of the break most likely, she didn't need to go anywhere, and neither did he. And they didn't hate each others company so why break a conversation that was going great. After another ten minutes had passed he began to feel uncomfortable, like something wasn't right but he couldn't really place it. The girl picked up on his uneasiness and questioned him about it, but he just shrugged it off and said it was nothing. He didn't know where the feeling came from, or what caused it, until he something caught his attention in the corner of his eye. He looked up towards the place he saw something, seeing a man standing at the gates of the school, looking straight at him. A shiver ran down his spine when they made eye contact and he made sure to look away immediately, looking back at the girl next to him when she asked him if he knew the guy. He shook his head and smiled at her, telling her that the break would soon be over and that it was best to go back inside again so they wouldn't be late. He let her move first before he followed her and glanced over his shoulder to where the guy had been standing, seeing that he moved a bit farther away towards a car that was parked near the school. He quickly followed behind the girl to their class again, already taking place at his usual spot, glancing out the window to see if the lad was still there, and he was, seemingly waiting, that was what it looked like at least. Why was he looking at him like that earlier though.. That sure was creepy, now he knew where the uncomfortable feeling came from. While there was no one else in the classroom besides the girl and him he took the time to check his face one more time to see if everything was neatly covered up, being pleased when it looked natural and good. Now he just had to stay off of his face. He hadn't seen Jay around anymore since the break started, and now that it was almost over, he began to worry if she'll make it on time. Or maybe she was on school grounds but she just had good spots to hide herself, who knows?
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Aug 18, 2017 22:53:04 GMT
Post by pieceofmind on Aug 18, 2017 22:53:04 GMT
Davor
He was trying to end it quick, but three against one little girl was still a lot. Even with both their skill and knowledge. He had been hit a few times, and it hadn't been soft in the least. He was spitting blood, quite frankly. Bent over, clutching his stomach, choking slightly on a mixture of saliva and blood since he had lost his breath and it shot back into his throat. He coughed and took another hit, not helping his lungs get some air. How had this turned so quickly? The break was over by now, he figured. He needed to do something. He couldn't just stay away from school, it'd be suspicious and he'd get calls or worse, his family would. But his chest was burning and his cheek was aching, he didn't know how to get out of the mess he had made. Another fist aimed at his stomach, he blocked it and moved up with his knee to hit the man in his stomach instead. After that one hit he lost track quickly of what he was doing. It all went automatically. Before he knew it, he was cleaning himself up. He threw away his sleeveless shirt into a bin, getting a different shirt out of his bag. Before putting it on, he looked at his upper body. Her ribs showed a bit, them being bruised heavily by all the hits they had taken today as well. It hurt to put the shirt on, but he managed. And then he had to sprint to class, amazing. All with all, he was half an hour late when he arrived at the schoolgrounds, noticing the car and the man standing by it. It made him glare angrily again, but nothing happened so he moved further and quickly went to class. When he arrived with a late pass, the teacher still questioned him. He didn't look as good as he did this morning, his lips were tinted red and swollen, his cheek was swollen too but long hair hid a lot. There hadn't been time to touch everything up with make-up, this would have to do. "Had some fun with your lad, hm?" The man asked, making Davor almost gag. What a question to be asked. But also, how blind was the man to see what was actually happening on his face? "Sure, whatever," he answered anyway and moved to an empty seat.
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