Junicious Juntharius

It was just after 4 when the bell rang, and Jeremy was getting ready to go home from school. He picked up his bag and slung it over his shoulder and walked out of the classroom door. He was looking out the window while walking. He was not paying attention to much of anything as he went outside the gates.

He then saw his nerdy classmate Junjun also walking in the same direction. He passed him without acknowledging him.

"Hey. Jeremy."

And as if he heard nothing, he continued walking.

"Heeeeey!"

Junjun walked faster to catch up with him and with a few more strides Junjun overtook him. Jeremy just looked the other way and continued walking, ignoring his pesky classmate.

Junjun had had enough and he headbutted Jeremy's chest and that made him stop.

Jeremy coughed up and bent forward.

"What the hell man? What do you want?" he snapped at Junjun.

The boy adjusted his eyeglasses by pushing its brim on the side with two fingers.

"Where do you think you're going, new guy? Are you following me?"

Jeremy could not help but laugh at that remark. That was the most stupid thing he has heard all day.

"Oh yeah, I was walking ahead of you, so I must be following you," Jeremy said.

"Maybe that's your tactic, so I won't suspect you, I am onto you." Junjun snapped back.

"Whatever, I'm going home, this is the way to my home. " Jeremy said and walked past Junjun.

They were walking again and Junjun was a few steps behind Jeremy. After a few minutes of walking, they have reached a park. Jeremy walked past it and after a while, he noticed that Junjun was not behind him anymore.

He just thought that he maybe went home, but his gut tells him something different so he turned around and walked back to the park. He can hear some boys laughing and shouting slurs at someone.

Jeremy peeked from the bushes to see what was going on and he saw Junjun laying on the ground in a fetal position while 3 kids were picking on him and kicking him. Without much thinking, Jeremy stepped forward and called out to them.

"Hey stop that. You bullies."

"Oy, new guy. Get away from here. I'm alright." Junjun said before receiving another kick in the face.

Jeremy ran towards them pulled one of the guy's collars and punched him in the face. The other two reacted and simultaneously attacked Jeremy. He was punched in the face and was kicked in the stomach. He stumbled back but he grit his teeth and went for a comeback. The two guys went flying down to the ground as the other one. They gathered themselves again and ran towards Jeremy. They exchanged fists, punches, and kicks.

The scuffle died down and the three scattered away when someone else walked into the scene.

"Hey, four-eyes. It seems like you got yourself a savior."

Jeremy turned to where the voice came from and he sat down and relaxed his stance when he saw that it was a girl who has spoken.

Her hair was golden and it was held and tied back by a white headband. She was wearing their school uniform loosely with her blouse opened up to the second button. Her tie was loose around her neck and she was swinging a bat around.

She walked towards Jeremy. She pointed her bat at him and used it to prop his chin up so he was looking at her.

"A fighter huh. This is my turf. I like you. Join me." she said.

"Nah, pass," Jeremy said and he was hit by the bat.

Jeremy stood and gathered his things. "Yo, four-eyed, let's go."

"Junjun!" the boy contested.

"Hey! Where do you think you're going, I'm talking to you." the girl said.

"Mari, stop it. Leave him alone." Momo came out of nowhere and screamed at her.

"Tch. Mind your own business little missy. Whatever I'm bored. I'll see you around new guy." Mari disappeared into the bushes.

"What are you guys doing?" Momo asked as they all started walking. She offered him her handkerchief.

Jeremy extended his hand to take it but Junjun grabbed it and wiped his face with it.

"Where are you going?" Jeremy asked Momo.

"Home," she said.

"Ah, I see."

Jeremy shook his head in disbelief when he got to his house. He can't just believe that the three of them were living next to each other. He looked up to the purple sky and kissed his peaceful days goodbye.

Haloa!!!

Thank you for visiting this humble page again and reading this work of fiction. You may not like this story but still, thanks for the visit. Just another writing exercise I wanted to put out there. If you want anything to happen in the story, you may drop by at the comment section and tell me what's in your mind, let's make it happen. LOL

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The (Not So) Perfect World of Jeremy
Episode : 004
Title : Junicious Juntharius
Published : 25-Aug-2021
Author :  © RB