18 years old Tyler leaned against his locker, breathing heavily. The 5 feet 6 cutie struggled not to cry. His baby face was already scrunched up in an effort to hold back the deluge of tears threatening to pour forth. This shouldn't be affecting him so much. He has been abused this way by his peers for so long already. There was no longer any anxiety before the attacks. He already knew what he was due to receive. It's quite sad that after the past several years of high school he has actually grown to accept constant bullying from his classmates as an ordinary part of his life.
It started not long after his 11th birthday. Young little Tyler never told anyone when his birthday was and just celebrated by sitting by himself in the library and reading a new novel his parents bought for him. He was just minding his own business when Penny, one of the cool kids in their school, and her two close friends May and Victoria approached his table. Tyler gave them a warm, friendly smile, not noticing the latter two sharing a conspiratorial wink before Penny upends her drink over his head and pour all the pepsi on his hair, and joined her cohorts in rapturous laughter at his expense, as he sat there stunned. "Guys, look at how pathetic this little nerd is! Can you believe it? He looks like he should still be in primary school!"
From that moment on, the trio would regularly harass him over the long 7 years, bringing along some of their footballer friends and also other members of the cheerleading squad, ganging up on and shoving him around, making fun of how weak and spineless he was. They'd often call him 'wimp' 'loser' and 'waste of space'. Being continually exposed to their insults eventually desensitized him and now he's at a point where only the most vicious round of bullying would be enough to reduce him to near tears. That's exactly what happened not too long ago, when Victoria told him that she thinks he is never going to be able to find anyone to spend the rest of his life with, because he is nothing more than despicable scum and no one will ever love him.
As Tyler gathered himself together and stood up to leave the campus, he could hear some commotion coming from outside. Heading out to investigate, the young boy was shocked by what he saw. On the ground in front of him was Penny, her pretty face caked with some blood streaming out from her nose and busted lips. May and Victoria were also next to her, looking similarly beaten. In front of them were Rin, Laylah and Ellie, rival cheerleaders from another school that was competing with them in a match that weekend. They all looked slightly dishevelled from what he presumed was a fight, judging by their split lips and the handprints on their cheeks from laps, and the fact that his three tormentors were cowering on the ground.
Without even thinking about it, the boy ran forward and jumped in front of the bullies, shielding the girls who gave him so much pain, stretching out his arms to try to protect them from their enemies. Rin appeared surprised while Penny looked shocked as she grasped what the long time victim of her abuse was attempting to do for her. Victoria was also suitably stunned, as was May, who gaped, her mouth open like a fish caught out of water. The trio couldn't comprehend why Tyler was bothering to defend them after what they did to him.
"Who the fuck are you?" Rin demanded, her flawless face etched with fury. She's never been defied before, being such a rich, spoilt popular girl who everyone fawned over. Beating up her rivals was a way of reinforcing her status as the alpha girl, making sure others knew their proper places. "If you go away now, I might not beat you up," she added, seeing him refuse to answer or budge from where he stood.
"Leave them alone!" Tyler yelled. "Hurting other people isn't nice. Why can't you just let them go?" He was trying desperately to hit upon the right words that would save Penny and her friends from any further attacks. "Have you ever thought about how you would feel if someone treated you the way you treated them? You might find it fun to cause others so much pain but it can be a nightmare for the people on the receiving end!" the boy went on. He looked over his shoulder at the three girls who were now looking up at him in awe. Maybe they'll leave me alone after this, the skinny 18 years old thought wryly.
"Hmm, what would you give us if we... left them alone?" Rin asked, slowly looking him up and down. She found him to be exactly to her liking : A clean shaved face, thin body that isn't bulging with muscles but looks good nonetheless, and the clear coquettishness that he tried to hide during his appeal to them, begging them to leave these bitches alone. After getting over her initial irritation at his interruption, she was beginning to realize just how adorable this little fellow is, and was getting wet at the sight of his blushing cheeks.
"Ummm, I I I'll t take their place! Y Y You c can b bully me instead! I won't fight back! You can do what you want!"
Clearly, the poor boy had no idea what these mean girls would do to him. Laylah snickered and Ellie laughed shortly as Rin stepped forward to place her lips an inch away from his ears, whispering "I'll hold you up to that, cutie," kissing him on his cheek softly and feeling up his firm ass, giving a lascivious squeeze before walking off with her giggling friends. Tyler managed to recover his wits before crouching down. He reached over to offer his hand to Penny, who grasped it, allowing him to pull her up to her feet. She then went over to help up May while Tyler supported Victoria as she staggered up on wobbling legs.
"All right, just go now. Bye," Tyler said before walking off by himself again, only to be stopped when Penny had grabbed his arm tightly. He spun around to face her, blushing profusely at the contact. She let go after seeing that he wasn't going to leave now. The girl looked down in a way that could have suggested she was actually feeling shy.
"Thank you," Penny muttered, staring at her shoes like they were the most interesting things in the world. "Why did you save us after everything we did?" she asked, confusion plain on her face. For a moment, Tyler couldn't figure out what to say. The truth is, he didn't know what the fuck was going on in his head when he stepped between his tormentors and the girls who kicked their asses. Some part of him couldn't bear to see even the bitches who caused him so much pain suffer such shame and humiliation.
