Surviving Elite High (5 page)

“Can you believe these people?” Kitty asked as a student changed her blouse in the main hallway. “They're going all out for him even though he just broke up with Allison a minute ago.”

“I know,” I answered her with a smile.

I was happy. Nick would be far away from that stupid bimbo; however, he would probably have a new girlfriend by the end of class. We walked into Spanish class and found Nick surrounded by at least eleven girls. As we sat down, Nick stood up. He walked over to where we were and sat behind me. I was a nervous wreck. My heart stopped as he leaned forward and spoke softly.

“Hey!”

“Hi,” I answered breathlessly, but he just chuckled at my reaction.

“Can we meet today at three instead? Coach is giving us the day off so we could enjoy the last free Friday of the season. I've got to get into Princeton.”

“Yeah, sure.”

“Cool,” Nick answered as he turned to Madison. “Looking great, Madison.”

“Thanks,” Madison answered as she looked away.

No! Nick was hitting on my best friend! Not Nick and Madison! Not them! Kitty turned to me and smiled weakly. I immediately faced the front and focused on Mrs. Sanchez. I heard them talking throughout the class, but I completely blocked them out. I’d rather not know than get hurt. Nick was hitting on Madison and there was nothing I could do. At the end of the class, Madison got my attention.

“John, can we talk?” she asked as Nick left the class.

“About?” I asked trying to sound casual.

“Nick.”

“I'll leave you two alone,” Kitty remarked as she walked out.

“I'm not going to date him. Yes, he looks good, but you're a million times more important to me.”

That touched my heart. Tears instantly poured out of my eyes. I hated crying in front of my friends or anyone else for that matter. I was just too sensitive.

“Madison,” I muttered as wiped my tears. “If Nick wants to date you, you should go out with him. You both have the right to be happy. I can't make him happy.”

“Johnny Boy, I'll never date him. Nick is a huge fucking dick! You saw it today. He uses girls for his own pleasure and amusement. I don't want to be another one on his list. I'm doing this for myself too, you know? I may act like a slut, but I do have some dignity and pride.”

“Whoa, Madison, you truly are an amazing individual.”

“I know,” she answered, smiling. “Now, let's go get math over with.”

Madison was truly amazing. I trusted her with my life. I knew Madison and Kitty would never hurt me. To my Madison, friends came before any cocky good-looking guy, even if that guy was Nick Wild Hawk. We joined Kitty for the next period and she was happy to see us smiling again.

* * *

“Guess who just asked me out?” Kitty asked us while she stored away her phone.

Our last class had just ended.

“Who?” Madison asked her.

“Ryan.”

“Ryan? Ryan Robinson?” I asked her. “The skater dude?”

“Yes, and he wants Madison and I to go on a double date with him and Chris Olson.”

“Chris Olson? The hot sexy senior?” Madison asked excitedly.

“Yes! They're picking us up at seven. Does that mean that you'll go?”

“Hell yes!”

“Good, cause I told him yes.”

Madison was extremely happy; she loved seniors. And yes, I was glad to know that she would be going out with Chris instead of Nick.

“You ready to go?” Nick asked as he stood beside me.

“Yeah,” I answered him with a smile.

Nick was wearing a tight red washed-up shirt and faded blue jeans. He was looking ten times hotter today than usual. Probably because he was single now.

“Cool, let's go,” Nick told me. He turned to the girls. “Ladies, see you Monday.”

“See you, Nick, and take good care of him,” Kitty said playfully.

“You know it.”

“Bring him back safe and sound,” Madison added.

“I'd never hurt my best friend.”

It was embarrassing. I felt like a sixteen year old going out on her first date. I wanted to kill them, but all I did was blush. It didn’t even register that Nick had called me his best friend. We walked out of class and headed towards the library.

“I'm sorry about Madison and Kitty.”

“It's cool. Your friends are really overprotective; I understand. The jocks haven't been that friendly towards you.”

“Yeah,” I agreed as I opened the library door, but Nick kept walking towards the exit. “Where are you going?”

“Just follow me,” Nick answered as he continued down the hall. “Come on, I won't bite.”

I wished he would. I followed him into the school's parking lot where we jumped inside his Mustang. He drove out of school and headed towards the center of town. Saint Peter Town was very busy at that time of day. Many students were heading to the mall to release the tension of the first week of classes. Others were just hanging around on the streets and drinking with their friends. Nick stopped at a Pizza Hut parking lot.

“I'm hungry.”

“You're always hungry.”

Nick chuckled.

“True, but I couldn't eat during midday. You saw the little scene.”

“Everyone did.”

“Yeah, let's go inside and order a large pizza.”

We stepped out of the car and Nick led me inside the restaurant. The Pizza Hut was relatively empty when compared to the outside world. The waitress took us to our table and gave us the menu. Nick instantly ordered a large pizza with every meat topping and giant jar of Pepsi. I liked that about him. He always knew what he wanted and went for it. In a way, that came out as cockiness, but he was just too confident. He silently examined me. I was too nervous so I looked away. A few seconds later, I glanced back at Nick and he was still staring at me. While I turned my attention to the napkins on the table, Nick chuckled.

“Why do you get so nervous whenever I stare at you like that?”

“I…I don't.”

“Yes, you do. I'm not stupid. I've noticed.”

“Anyone would be uncomfortable when someone stares at them that way.”

Nick laughed.

“You have to be more confident. We really have to work on that.”

The waitress brought the jar of Pepsi and two glass cups. He silently stared at her ass as she walked away.

“That's one tight ass,” Nick murmured as he took a sip of his drink.

I ignored his comment. He turned to me. I had to say something before he began to stare at me again or worse, read my mind like Madison or Kitty.

“Why did you dump Allison?”

Nick placed his cup on the table and sighed.

“Well, to be honest, I was just dating her to get pussy.”

I could not believe it myself and I was hearing it. Nick really was an ass. I kept my mouth shut and continued listening to him.

“I didn't want to continue with the charade, so I did what any man should have done. She wants to plan a wedding date! Can you believe that?! She's thinking about marriage and we haven't even graduated or turned eighteen!”

“Whoa, Nelly! She's a little cuckoo.”

Nick chuckled. Damn! He looked so sexy whenever he smiled.

“A little? More like completely and mentally insane! I just want to live my life! Yes, I want to settle down one day, but not until I meet my one true love.”

One true love? I knew Nick was a sensitive bad boy.

“But, from what I heard, you've been living your life.”

“Those are rumors, okay?” he said, smiling.

“You sure? People would swear under oath that they're true.”

Nick chuckled again.

“Okay, yes, some of them are true. I've slept around with a lot of girls and I fuck like there's no tomorrow. But, in my defense, sex is the best thing in the world. You understand that. You're a guy.”

I instantly turned red. In fact, I almost choked on my drink. Nick laughed at my reaction.

“Or, are you a virgin?” Nick asked me with a smirk.

“Yes.”

I have no idea how that came out. I wanted to take it back, but it was too late. Nick looked like he was taken aback. I saw the smirk creep across his face.

“Well, if you were a girl, I'd take you home with me tonight.”

Yes, he did say that to me! No joke! I almost died on the spot. My face got redder than the Pizza Hut's roof. Nick was laughing his ass off. Just then, the waitress arrived with the pizza. I praised the Lord in the highest! To me, that was divine intervention. Nick served me two slices and served himself four. We ate in silence until he spoke up a few minutes later.

“I won't tell anyone. Don't worry about it, okay?”

I panicked. I wanted to turn the focus back on him, so I blurted out the first question that formed in my head.

“How many women have you slept with?”

Nick replied with laugh.

“A lot actually, but I always use protection.”

“That's says a lot about you,” I answered as I ate my pizza.

“Yeah, I fuck women like a crazy maniac,” he said with a grin. “I don't stop until they beg for mercy or crawl out of bed on a wheelchair.”

I was speechless. Nick was such a dick. In fact, he was a pig! Sex was on his mind twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week. I choked on my pizza, and Nick chuckled.

“Don't worry, someday you'll experience it.”

“Okay,” I mumbled.

“You will, trust me,” Nick reassured me as he took a huge bite of his pizza. “John, tell me more about you. You know everything about me and I barely know anything about you. Who is the guy behind the name?”

“What can I say about me? Well, my mom is a single parent that works three jobs to keep up with the bills. We don’t have much, but she wants me to get a good education at Elite High so I can have a brighter future. I'm not lucky like everyone else in school. Sometimes, I go without things most people take for granted. Things are hard, but we do what we have to do to get by.”

“Well, believe it or not, you're the lucky one. You have a mother who loves you and you're not shallow like everyone else in school. You're not like them. I like that about you. You're humble. Yeah, that's the perfect word to describe you. Humble.”

So it seemed there was still hope for Nick Wild Hawk after all. There was actually a human being inside that egotistical, cocky sex machine.

“Thanks Nick. And I know deep down you're a caring and sensitive guy. And I don't want to make you uncomfortable by saying that, but it's just that everyone thinks you're this cocky sex-maniac who only cares about himself. Do you get what I'm trying to tell you?”

“Yes I do, and I know that's my fault. I'm a player and a huge dick to women, but I want to change. I really do. Yes, I've had lots of sex, but I always end up feeling empty afterwards. In a way, I feel used by the girls I sleep with. I crave more than just casual sex. I crave love. Not just any love but real love. Whoa, I just realized that.”

Nick smiled.

“It's never too late to change, Nick. I know that you can. I have no doubts about that. If you do, you'll be able to find the true meaning of happiness and be the perfect guy. You're almost perfect. You just need to control that compulsive organ between your legs.”

Nick laughed.

“Thanks. I'll change and find somebody to love. It's difficult to do it alone though. Would you help me out? I doubt that I can do it by myself.”

“Sure. I promise to help you tame the beast between your legs.”

We both laughed. Nick was an amazing guy. He just needed someone to help him find his way in life. Yes, he had been a dick in the past, but I knew that he could change. He wanted to change and that was important. I decided to make it my mission to help him out.

We got to know each other pretty well that night. I found out that many of the rumors about him had been slightly exaggerated. Carol had a sore throat, but it was thanks to a virus not Nick's large penis. All of the rumors had some sort of truth behind them, but it wasn’t as bad as I thought. It wasn’t until seven that we decided to head home. Nick stopped at a grocery store on the way. He said he needed to pick up a few things, so I patiently waited inside the car. It was then that I spotted two figures making their way towards me. It was Matthew and Jacob.

Chapter Four

I panicked since I was alone and on the opposite side of the empty street. I silently stepped out of Nick's car and made my way towards the grocery store. I needed to get to safety. With a low- pitched whistle, they let me know they had spotted me. I was like a deer caught in the headlights. I didn’t know what to do! I made a run for it.

“Come here you little fag!” Matthew shouted as he tackled me to the ground.

He grabbed me by the collar of my shirt and dragged me away. I tried to set myself free, but it was impossible since Matthew was too strong for me. The scent of alcohol let me know that he was intoxicated. He grabbed me by the neck and slammed me against the wall of an empty building. Jacob silently watched as the events unfolded.

“You little fuck! You got me in trouble with Nick!”

“I didn't tell—”

“Shut the fuck up!” Matthew shouted as he slammed me against the wall again.

“Dude, let him go. Nick has this kid's back now,” Jacob reminded him as he looked around.

“Fuck Nick! That bitch isn’t around here!”

Matthew turned to me. He looked like a deranged psychopath.

“I'm going to beat the shit out of you! But first, I'm going to tear your fucking faggot ass apart. I'm going to show you how a real man fucks!”

He rubbed his genitals over my right leg and moved upwards. Suddenly, I felt his hard penis against my soft one. I was petrified. Tears poured out of my eyes. My entire body began to tremble uncontrollably. Suddenly, Jacob took off running. He left me alone with that crazy monster. After Matthew punched me in the stomach, I hit the ground hard. I was going to die.

“WHAT THE FUCK DID I TELL YOU!?”

I looked up. It was Nick. He was scowling and pointing at Matthew. Matthew stepped forward and spoke to him defiantly.

“Fuck you, asshole! You think you're hot shit because you're the star quarterback!? You're nothing more than a piece of shit like this fuck here!”

Matthew pointed at me at the end of his sentence. Suddenly, he lunged at Nick. Nick quickly moved out of the way and kneed him in the stomach. Then, he connected his fist with Matthew's lower jaw. Matthew flew backwards and fell on the ground. Before he could do anything else, Nick kicked his stomach. He sat on top of him and savagely punched his face. It was a side of Nick I had never seen before in my life. It was his dark side. He kept punching Matthew like a wild animal on crack. That is the only way I could describe him. He looked like a deranged beast. When I managed to stand, I hurled myself at Nick and I tried to push him away from Matthew. It was useless; Nick was still going at him.