Maître François, Claire dit qu'elle ne reviendra pas

I back up against the locker behind me in fear as I stare at the three guys right in front of me. 

" It's the nerd," Dean says a smirk forming on his face as he bangs the locker beside me with his fists.

" Wha..what are you doing? " I ask with a shaky voice as I manage to look him in the eyes.

He stares at me for some seconds before laughing out with his friends.

" Did you hear that guys, the nerd finally has the guts to speak " he says still laughing before moving close to me. 

" I... I " I whisper, my voice still shaking from fear. can't they just leave me alone, they have been bugging me every blessed day for more than three years now. 

" Will you go report us to your mummy " Elmer, the guy on Dean's left says, mockery evident in his voice.

" No, I promise I won't speak a word, just please let me go " I beg 

" I see you now have a voice, I kind of miss the old you, always hiding in fear," he says and I swallow my spit before moving farther away from him

Dean moves close to me and then grabs my school bag before emptying it on the classroom floor. tears flood my eyes and threaten to fall as I stare at him.

" Oh look the nerd uses deodorant too " Wesley the last guy in the group says and laughs along with Dean and Elmer

" I guess she thinks it would have her smell nicer " Dean says before picking up my spray. 

" Oh dear, no amount of perfume or deodorant can wash away your stinking smell " Elmer finishes. 

He tosses the spray bottle away and then continues to search my school bag. 

" Please stop " I whisper, my bottom lip quivering. I didn't think I could hold the tears back any longer.

" Oh, you wanna cry, " Dean says and laughs.

" What a cry baby," Elmer says as he makes crying faces at me

" Do you need your mama to make you feel safe " Wesley uses his hands to wipe fake tears from his eyes?

" I.. I. " I start again but stop as the tears spill from my eyes. I hate the way they make me feel, the fact that their words affect me so much makes me angrier at myself.

Each day as they bully me, an inside voice says to fight back, fight back but I don't think I can do that, I don't think I can ever fight them back. 

They burst into laughter and point to my face, they were making faces at me while I stare at them doing nothing in fear.

" Would you keep your voices down, I'm trying to sleep here "

Dean and his friends stop laughing before they each face the direction where the voice had come from. I look to see Noah Flynn still in the classroom, he must have fallen asleep in class after last period like he always does 

" What did you say, dork? " Dean asks as he diverts his attention from me to Noah

" I said you are too loud," Noah says before raising his head from the locker

" Why are you just standing there? " Noah says and I look back.

Me?

" You leave," he says and puts his head back on the locker. I bend down to pick up my things hurriedly before my hand gets stepped on by Dean and I groan in pain.

" Nobody leaves till I say so," he says with venom, his leg still on my hand.

" It hurts " I groan in pain as I try to free my hand from his foot.

" Do you know what I hate most? " Noah says and gets up from the chair before walking toward us

" This is the last time I will tell you this, leave before you regret it, " Dean says in anger as he stares at Noah

" I hate it when I get disturbed when I'm sleeping, " Noah says frowning 

" I don't think you understood what I said " Dean yells and moves close to Noah, leaving my hand in the process. I hold my hand against my chest due to the pain.

" Too loud," Noah says and then before I could know it, he punched Dean right on the face. I gasp and stand up.

" Leave," he says to me and I scramble to pick up all my things 

" Mother fucker " Dean yells as he launched his fists at Noah who dodges it with ease without moving from the spot.

" Missed me " he laughs at dean who fumed in anger, the scene in front of me is quite fascinating. the meanest guy in school was getting beaten up by a random dude.

" My turn " he adds and punches dean in the face, I'm sure he cracked a bone because Dean was currently holding his nose up and screaming while blood oozed out of it.

" Next," Noah says. he uses his hand to push his hair back before looking at both Elmer and Wesley. they both fling their fists at him at the same time but none of them succeeded. 

Noah is a pretty good fighter that I can see. he beats Wesley up before turning to Elmer.

" I don't want to fight you," Elmer says, his voice shaking as Noah moves closer to him.

"Apologies," Noah says softly in his ear

" I'm sorry," Elmer says, sweat gathering on his forehead.

" Not to me," he says... " To her ", he points to me. 

Elmer turns to me quickly, he was shaking so bad I wanted to laugh out because he looks like he would pee his pants any moment from now.

" I'm sorry Raine, it won't happen again," he said before running out of the classroom in fear and horror.

I was in shock because this is the first time a guy has called my name. I thought no one knows my name because they all call me a nerd

I look at Noah for a while before picking my bag up, he moves to where I am and stands right in front of me.