An Unexpected Rescue

"Jumper, is that you?" Ledford repeated with a smirk.

Devrim was frozen in place. His mind flashed to the last day he had been at school. Ledford had tortured him as usual. "Look, it's the poor orphan boy. Good thing you are good at jumping, Jumper. Maybe you can join the circus. They are the only ones who will ever accept the likes of you." The other boys had laughed. Devrim's stomach turned as he thought about what happened next. For some reason, Devrim had finally had enough.

"I'd rather be an orphan than an idiot," he'd muttered.

"What was that?" Ledford had clearly heard him, but challenged him to say it again.

"I'd rather be an orphan than an idiot," Devrim repeated clearly.

Ledford's face burned with anger. "Looks like your afternoon beating will be early today, Jumper." The tall boy grabbed his younger classmate by the collar and shoved him to the ground. He had reeled back to slam Devrim with his massive fist just as a school tutor had wal