It was loud, yet I couldn’t hear anything being said. I was trapped, pinned to the wall by a tall blurry figure. I tried to close my eyes, to sink away from this feeling of being trapped, but to no avail. I wiped my warm salty tears from my eyes as I looked up at him. It hurt but the pain wouldn’t go away. My nose and eyes stung from the familiar feeling of being afraid. I closed my eyes again and let the tears fall down my face. What had I done to deserve this? Did I deserve this? I then heard a new voice, I looked back wiping my eyes to see again. I saw her yelling at him to stop, I took this opportunity to escape.

 I ducked from under his arm and ran to another room; This was terrifying and I knew I couldn’t escape it. Then I heard the yelling stop and two pairs of loud aggressive footsteps approaching the door, I couldn’t move because I was petrified with fear. The next thing I knew, he was there, and I was grabbed by my arms and shoved into the wall. It hurt, my arms already turning a cherry red. It was getting louder now, a new voice had joined now, it was her again. I could tell she was scared; why was he was being like this over something so childish? I hadn’t recounted the money I had given him, and I had owed another dollar.

Now I am in class, remembering this. It makes me sick; my stomach twists and turns. What would happen if I told him? What would he think? If this is what happens when I miscount money what would happen if I told him I was different? All these thoughts rush through my head as I think of her. She is all I seem to think of; she’s so beautiful, her bright blue eyes, the way she laughs, her smile, everything about her is so perfect that I can’t ever seem to look away. I’ve never felt this way before about someone. I just want to make her happy, and just seeing her makes my day. But I can’t feel like this; it’s not allowed. How could I ever tell him? What if he didn’t believe me? What if he thinks I’m doing this for attention?

The bell rings and my thoughts are cut short. As I start to pack up my stuff, I see her running down the hallway, making eye contact with a big bright smile on her face. I smile inside. She’s so perfect, I think as all my worries suddenly disappear.