Chapter 2: Chapter 2
Karson awoke on the floor the next morning. His body felt sore but he ignored it, as best as he could. The rest of his Saturday was spent in bed. He had no energy to do anything. He awoke Sunday morning to his phone ringing. "Hello," He answered. "Karson we're not coming home until Tuesday, so you need to go grocery shopping" His mother's cold voice rang through the phone. "Ok I will, do I get anything specific?" He asked.
But she hung up without replying. He pouted and got out of bed. He did his morning routine and showered. Karson dressed in some black jeans and a random band tee shirt. He pulled on his infamous Converse and exited his home.
He plugged in his earbuds and blasted out his music. After walking for 10 minutes he arrived at the supermarket. He pushed around his cart for a few minutes before he stopped in front of the vegetables. He didn't notice the boy yelling "Hey get outta the way!" He turned when it was too late and a cart came crashing into him. He hit the floor with a loud thud. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘵. He thought as he felt pain hit his whole body.
"I am so sorry," A black hair boy with pink highlights in his hair said, looking down embarrassed. That's when he noticed it was the same boy from the convenience store.
"It's fine" He stood up, pocketing his phone and earbuds.
"It's not. I feel really bad" He said, ashamed.
"I'm ok. No injuries, unless you count the apples" He said, a small laugh escaped his lips.
"Oh, just hide them on the shelf no one will notice" The boy smiled. He noticed a worker glance at them. "Well, she might notice" He giggled. "But she won't care, probably? " He said, deep in thought. "Doesn't matter" He said shaking his head, smile still on his lips.
"Ok. Oh I'm Nikolaus but you can just call me Niki" He introduced himself. "Oh, I'm Karson. I don't think there's a nickname for that" He said, confused. "Sure there is, probably?" Niki shrugged. "I guess we'll never know," Karson said, shrugging. "Unless we look it up" Niki suggested. He hummed in response. The two stayed quiet as Karson picked up some new apples.
"Are you new here? I don't think I've seen you at school" Karson asked. "Oh no I'm not new here I just go to a school out of town" Niki explained. He hummed. "But I'm transferring soon. Do you happen to go to Crestwood high?" He asked, hoping he said yes. "Yeah" He smiled. "Good, good" He replied, happily. "Niki!" Karson heard an unfamiliar voice. The two turned and he saw a tall guy headed their way. He had black hair and really pale skin. "Are you okay?" He asked him, checking for any injuries. "Yes" Niki smiled. "wow" Karson mumbled under his breath. This guy was hot and he looked about 6'1. Which was pretty tall considering Karson was only 5'4.
He pouted. 𝘏𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵. He thought. "Oh right, Jamie. This is Karson" He heard Niki introduce him. "Hi" Karson smiled, politely. Jamie just stared at him. It makes Karson feel embarrassed. "Sorry he's just shy" Niki reassured him. "Oh it's fine" Karson shook his head. "Well, I should get going. It was nice meeting you two" Karson smiled, he began to push his cart away when Niki stopped him. "Wait, why don't we shop together?" He asked, smiling. "Yes ok," Karson said a bit too enthusiastic. He coughed embarrassedly.
Niki laughed as he nudged him. "Ok let's go," He said, he began pushing the cart. Jamie stood behind him and pushed the cart in the other direction. Karson noticed Niki blushing cheeks. He smirked and gave him a knowing look. Which made Niki blush harder. He mouthed a 'stop' to him. Karson did his best to hold back his laughter.
The two talked the whole time there. Getting to know each other even exchanging phone numbers. "Bye-bye. See you soon, probably" Niki waved.
"Ok ok. Bye," He smiled. He turned and headed back home. He was happy he finally had friends. His smile dropped when he saw Aiden and his friends. They were hanging out in the alleyway. He took a deep breath and walked past the alleyway, quickly. "Hey look it's Karson" He heard, Lucas, say. He cursed under his breath.
"Karson, hey why don't you come here" Aiden smirked, waving him over. "I can't my dad's waiting for me" He replied, not looking up.
"I didn't ask where you were going. I said come here" Aiden scoffed. He walked closer to him and Karson stepped back. He then made a run for it. "Fuck" He cursed as he reached a dead end. He turned around and came face to face with Aiden and his followers. "You're not getting away this time" He laughed. He stepped forward and punched his stomach. Karson groaned in pain, as he fell to his knees. Aiden took that as an advantage and kneed him in the face.
The others soon followed and beat him. He eventually passed out from the pain. After a while Aiden got bored and they left. Karson was left on the floor passed out. Two hours passed and he awoke to someone trying to take his pants off. He sat up and made eye contact with a homeless man. Karson took him by surprise as he kicked his stomach. He didn't waste any time and he took off running.
He picked up his groceries that were abandoned in front of the alleyway, before continuing his way home. His heart beating loudly. He felt hot tears rush down his face. He tried to wipe his eyes but the tears kept coming.
Eventually, he arrived home. He dropped his groceries on the ground before he fell to his knees. He curled into a ball and cried harder. Soon he found it hard to breathe. Karson searched his pockets and pulled out a paper bag. He breathed into it for a while before he calmed down.
He fell asleep on the ground again. The cold floor helping the burning pain, from his wounds.
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