Wiggly Pancake

Skipping School Was A Bad Idea

Finn stood in the men's restroom of Crestwood High. He had bruises on his face and had already started to swell. Hell, his nose was bleeding too. He could barely see out of his right eye, and the burning tears that streamed out only made the swelling worse. He was a small guy as it is, so there was really no chance in him winning that fight. He had been anticipating this fight with Darrel for a while but he didn't think it would really happen. Darrell and a few of his friends had caught him on the way to the library between classes and jumped him in a janitorial closet. He was too scared to tell anybody since the school was pretty corrupted anyway. Who would believe him? He sniffled softly as he dabbed wet 1-ply tissue on his face to try to combat the swelling, gazing in the mirror. He started to sob at the image in the glass and hung over the sink, his aching back and shoulders flinching from his sniffles and sob. Tears and blood dripped into the sink. He was physically and emotionally hurt. It would be even worse if someone came in but he really had nowhere else to go for privacy.