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I woke up the next morning after crying myself to sleep. Wasn't proud of it, but it was true. The sun lit my room a little with small beams of light going through the holes of my blinds. I was still in my clothes from yesterday. I never got up from last night.

"How pathetic." I thought.

I slowly got up from my bed and wiped my eyes. I figured that it would be best to take a shower now. I took off my shoes and walked to the bathroom. My steps felt so heavy, like there were bricks tied to my feet. I was just...lacking energy.

"I just need a hot shower." I thought.

So I gradually slid my feet inside the bathroom and locked the door behind me. Before I did anything else I stared at myself in the mirror. I...looked awful. My fur was messy and sticking up in random places. My clothes smelled bad. I smelled bad. My posture was slouched to the right. My eyes were red and watery. I was a mess. I finally gained the courage and looked away from the mirror. I took off my shirt and clothes and grabbed a towel and some soap. I turned the knob to the shower and watched the water rush down and pound on the floor. I stepped inside and closed my eyes, feeling the hot water all around me.

"It was you and me against the world!" A voice yelled.

I opened my eyes and looked outside the shower. It took me a while to realize that the voice was only in my head and took me even longer to realize it was Sam's voice. I continued my shower.

_"And now, you're cheating on me!"_It said again.

I ignored it.

_"With the one thing we go against!" _

It was getting harder and harder to ignore.

"You lied to me!"

"Stop it." I said.

_"You should be apologizing to me!" _

I started getting angry.

"I said stop. I'm sorry." I demanded.

"You just want to protect her!"

"I don't Sam! I just want you back! I just want you back!" I yelled back at the disembodied voice like a mad man.

"You want change! Fine! We're through!"

"Nooooo!" I screamed. My emotions got the best of me and I punched the wall as hard as I could. The part of the wall that I punched was cracked a little. I turned off the shower and just stood there in silence. I felt like I was loosing my mind. I moved my hand from the wall and barely felt any pain. The pain in my head, the pain in my heart, that's what I really felt. And I had no plan or hope of making it go away. I was just lost in a foggy mixture of sadness and anger and just left there thinking: "now what?" I sat down on the shower floor and tried to put myself somewhat back together. I was probably in there for an hour.

Soon I got out the shower and went back to the room. I looked at the time. I had about an hour until school started. Somehow, that gave me enough energy to quickly pick out clothes and get dress. Once that was done, I grabbed my brush and tried to fix my fur. Then there was a knock on the door. It was my mom.

"Baby? You in there? You alright?" She asked very carefully.

"Yea.... I'm fine." I answered.

"Okay Hun. Breakfast is ready downstairs."

I then heard her footsteps leave the door and go downstairs.

I kept brushing my hair some more, thinking it would look better. It didn't. It was like I wasn't even trying. I quickly lost interest in it and just started walking out of my room with my backpack.

I could smell the food from the kitchen as I walked downstairs. It was blueberry pancakes with eggs. Mom knows that it's my favorite. She's just trying to cheer me up. I reached downstairs and walked in the kitchen and, behold, there was the pancakes, drenched in syrup and scrambled eggs all around it. I'm usually excited about this, but today, I just felt blank.

My mom quickly noticed me and smiled as she put a cup of orange juice on the table.

"Hey baby." She said, wagging her tail a little. "You're just in time. Come sit and eat."

My dad was already sitting on the table and eating the same meal along with a cup of coffee. I sat down at the table and put my bag beside me. Then I just stared at my food. Probably looking lost.

"Now Eddy," my dad said. "Your mother worked hard making this meal and I expect you to finish it."

"Hush Henry." Said my mom. Then she sat down at the table and held my hand. "You okay Hun?"

I kept looking down at my food and said.

"I guess."

"Is there anything you want to talk about?"

I didn't answer. I didn't even look at her. I just stared at my plate. Maybe hoping that this whole thing was a dream and I would wake up eventually. I finally pick up my fork and took a bite. My mom let go of my hand, but she still stared at me. I could feel it.

"Listen Eddy." My dad intervened. "Sam was just angry and didn't know what to do. I'm sure if you give her time...."

"Henry." My mom interrupted.

"What?" My dad answered.

"Maybe it's best that we don't talk about it."

I tried to pretend I wasn't listening. My fork was still jabbed into the pancakes. I just didn't take another bite. I could feel the concern that my parents had for me, but what could I do about it? Punch another hole in the wall?

My mom then stood up and walked towards me. She petted my head and kissed it too.

"Eat up sweaty." She said. "It won't help if you starve yourself."

After staring at my food for a while, I finally forced myself into eating, but before I knew it, my dad was done eating and got up from the table.

"Alright, let's go." He said.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"Well, your careful eating made you miss the bus, so it looks like I'm taking you to school."

He smiled a little bit. I just looked away. I know he was just trying to be funny, but honestly, it just made me feel more pathetic.

The drive to school was quiet and somber. Well somber for me. Once we finally got there, my dad patted me on the head and said.

"Now son, no matter what happens today, I want you to stay strong and stay true to yourself okay."

I didn't answer for a moment, but then I looked at my dad and said.

"You know.... all these years you've been telling me that and I still don't even know who the real me is. And once I thought I finally found it......I lost everything."

My dad was silent and slowly looked away.

"See you in the afternoon." He said.

"Yea." I answered.

I got out of the car and started walking towards the front door. I didn't hear my dad drive away yet, but I paid no attention to it as I opened the front door. As soon as I entered and looked around, it was like everyone stopped and looked at me. Furries and humans. All of them with this look of disgust. I'm now certain that word about Sam, Victoria, and me got out. I kept walking, trying to ignore them. Soon, I saw Alice in the distance and quickly went to talk to her.

"Hey, Alice." I said.

She turned around, but also gave me the same look. I thought that I should try to play dumb for a while.

"Hey, what's going on?" I asked.

"As if you didn't know you jerk." She answered ruthlessly.

I'm guessing that playing dumb isn't going to work.

"Look Alice, I don't know what Sam told you, but I swear it's not what you think. What I was doing....."

"Like I really want to know what you and that piece of glittered trash do together." Alice interrupted.

"I'm serious Alice. It's not like that."

"Save it, I have to get to class."

Alice quickly left with her long ears bent low in anger and I was just standing there..... dumbfounded and confused.

I basically got the same look from everyone around me. I decide to just look down so I wouldn't have to look at there judgmental eyes. I reached my locker and got my books out for next class. Then I just stood there, starting at my books, flipping through some pages, and not realizing what I was actually doing.... I was waiting for Sam. I waited, and waited, but I didn't even catch a glimpse of her. Didn't even hear her laugh. It felt weird not seeing her. Again, that thought rang through my head:

"Now what?"

The bell rang. I was late for class now. I closed my locker, grabbed my stuff, and then took one last look at the hallway that I would see her come from. Still nothing. I walked to class.

Eventually, history came. It was time for Victoria and me to present our project. I walked into class late. At this point I really didn't care. I opened the door slowly and took small steps inside. The teacher was in the front of the room, probably just lecturing everyone again.

"Eddy." He said, almost surprised. "You're late."

I didn't answer back.

"Please go sit down." He continued.

I walked to my seat, not looking at anyone and sat down. Once I was seated, the teacher began to talk to the class again.

"As I was saying," he began. " You should have all finished your projects by now and have them ready to present today. I already made a schedule of who is going today. I'll give you ten minutes to consult with your partner now. Go."

Everyone rushed out of their seats and frantically began talking with their partners. I just sat there, staring into space, wishing this day were all a dream.

"Eddy?" Said a voice. I looked in front of me and saw Victoria standing there, holding the big poster board that was our project.

"Ready to present?" She said with glee.

"Yea.... sure." I said. Those were the only words I could muster out.

Victoria's smile then went away. She sat the project down and sat in the chair in front of me.

"Have you gotten the looks too?" She said.

My ears sprung up as she caught my attention. I looked at her face, which now looked stiff and blank.

"I'm sorry about what happened with you and Sam." She said. "If there is anything I can do, anything I could say, I..."

"No." I interrupted. "This was not your fault......it was mine."

My attention then fully went into helping Victoria feel better. Out of this whole mess that I created, she was the one person that I didn't want affected. I already have to deal with Sam.

"Come on, let's get ready to present." I said trying to change the subject.

Victoria looked at me with a little more confidence.

"Okay." She said.

She picked up the project and began explaining how we were gonna present. Her optimism really started to rub off on me......it reminded me of Sam. She was always good at twisting my feelings like that. But, for now, I ignored that.

"I'll talk to Sam later." I thought_. "I shouldn't bring Victoria down with me. I have to face this problem by myself." _

History class was finally over and Victoria and I did a pretty good presentation, aside from some angry faces and a piece of paper thrown at my face. Anyways, it was time for lunch.... and probably my only chance to talk to Sam. I walked inside the cafeteria, seeing the usual separation: furry side and human side. I paid no attention to anyone and went on line to get my lunch. I already knew that snickering and whispering I heard around me was all for the same reason, but none of that mattered. What matters now...is Sam. I waited on line and I searched for her. Within a few minutes, I saw her and the whole gang sitting at our usual spot. I just stared at her...admiring her...missing her. I knew I had to make things right, but was it even worth it now? Is it too late?

I finally grabbed my sandwich and bottle of water and walked off line. I looked ahead of me and there was the table. Sam was looking very somber and blank. I guessed I looked the same way. Once again, no thought, no plan, I started walking over to the table. Step by step I could feel the tension of the whole room, as it slowly got more and more quiet. Like people were watching a show. That made me angry, but I ignored it. I focused all my attention on Sam. I finally reached the table. Standing stiff and holding my tray of food tight. No one even bothered to look at me. They were quiet, but still ignored me. Sam had her back towards me. I took in a deep breath and said.

"Sam?"

She didn't move.

"Sam...... I'm sorry for everything."

She was still not moving.

"Sam, you know I would never cheat on you..... I love you so much.... please, let me explain this whole thing. I'm sure we can move on."

She slightly turned her head to the side. I could only see one of her eyes.

"I have moved on." She said. "Leave me alone."

My heart stopped for a moment. But I kept pushing.

"But I haven't, and I never will. There is no one else I can love except you." I said.

Sam turned her head back and said. "Leave me alone."

"Sam please?" I begged.

Then Jack stood up from his seat.

"She wants to be alone, jerk." He said.

I took in a deep breath and said.

"Jack, this isn't about you."

"No, it is." He said. Then he walked towards me. "You didn't just betray her, you betrayed all of us."

"I didn't betray anyone." I said.

Jack came closer to me, trying to intimidate me.

"Leave." He said.

I stood my ground and said.

"No. I need to talk to Sam."

He then swiped at my tray of food, making it slam to the floor. I got really pissed off and growled. Suddenly, a crowed started to gather around us. I took in a deep breath and tried to stay calm. Sam was watching. I knew she was. Fighting isn't the answer.

"Jack.... we're friends. This is stupid, I'm not fighting you."

"Oh yea." Said Jack. He then swung a punch right at my face. I could've dodged it, but I didn't. I just felt that retaliation would just lead to Sam's disapproval. So, I took the punch. It was a pretty good punch. It made me fall on my butt. The crowd then went wild. Obviously the teacher paid no attention to us and continued his meal. The teacher was human; I didn't expect him to do anything. I looked up at Jack, who I could tell was pretty proud of himself. I then got up and faced him again. I heard a little laughter in the background though. Then I realized what happened when I felt my pants. I fell on my sandwich and it was just splattered all over my pants. Everyone laughed, except Sam. She still had the same somber look. I could kick Jack's ass right now, but after looking at Sam's face, I realized I was just making things worse. I then turned around and walked away. I heard cheers from behind me. Jack was laughing. It was hard to ignore, so I decided to walk outside and just leave my friends, or my old friends, alone.

I cleaned my pants as much as I could and sat on the ground right outside the school. I felt defeated. I failed. I lost my friends, my respect, and Sam. I lost the only person I ever loved.

"If I could just explain to her that..." I thought. "If only she understood."

I sank my head down, holding back tears, trying to accept the fact that it was just over. My effort means nothing anymore. It's over.

As I was sulking, I soon heard soft footsteps walking towards me. They got closer and closer. It was towards me. I picked up my head and said.

"Sam?"

I looked. It was Victoria, and she looked awful with some kind of food in her hair and on her clothes. And yet, she had a faint smile.

"Victoria?" I said.

She sat next to me and said.

"You had food on you too."

I looked away. Not only did I not want to answer that question, but I also didn't want Victoria to see me cry. I wiped my eyes then looked back at her and said.

"How did you even get food on you? Where were you?"

"I guess you didn't know that we have the same lunch period." She said. I had no idea. Then she continued.

"Some mean people threw food at me and called me a few names."

"I'm sorry to hear that." I said.

"You know what though? It's okay."

I looked at Victoria, now confused.

"In some ways, the way people look at me now." She said. "I like it."

"What? Why?" I asked.

"It makes me feel...different. Like I'm not like everyone else."

I was surprised by Victoria's sudden epiphany. She then looked at me and smiled.

"I feel.... special." She said.

"I don't get it." I said. "You have food in your hair, I've lost my friends and my girlfriend, and were probably the most hated people in school!"

I realized that I was screaming now and started to calm down.

"You chose to work on that project with me, right?" Victoria asked.

"And you chose to apologize to me, right?"

I looked down and said.

"Yes."

"Then who cares what other people think. They can say what is right and what is wrong all they want, but all that matters is what we choose to do with our lives."

She then put her hand on my shoulder and said.

"I chose to be friends with you. And you chose to be friends with me, right?"

I looked at her again. She was smiling happily despite the food in her hair. I smiled and said.

"Right."

"Then be proud of who you are and your choices." She said. "And I'm sure that your friends...and Sam...will accept you."

"How do you know that?" I asked.

"Hey." She continued. "I already proved that I could be friends with a furry." She said while laughing a little. "I now believe anything is possible." She then patted my shoulder and stood up.

"Good luck friend." She said.

Then she picked out a piece of macaroni from her hair and ate it. By the look on her face, it didn't seem that bad. I laughed and then she walked away.

"Thanks Victoria." I thought.

Then, I had an idea. I got out my cell phone and called my dad. It rang for a while and then he picked up.

"Hey dad," I said. "I'm gonna be home late tonight........ I decided that I'm going to the talent show.

It was nighttime now. I still hung around the school ever since I finished classes. I watched the busses come, pick up everyone, and drive away. All that time, I was thinking and planning my next move. I can't give up on this. I need Sam back. Finally it was 5:30 pm. I stayed at school for almost three hours, but it was worth it, because now, I knew what I had to do. I waited outside and watched all the parents and guest walk in. After a while I decide to go back inside the school and see how the auditorium looked. I walked inside and saw all the beautiful decorations that I'm betting Sam took credit for. The thought made me laugh a little bit, but I still thought the decorations were great. I then took a seat as close to the stage as possible. Trying not to draw attention to myself, I made sure there were empty seats around me. I looked around the whole place and saw it full of people. How many people actually come to this show always surprises me. I remember that it would always make me nervous, but Sam would always be there to comfort me. No matter what. Then, as soon as I had that thought...I saw her as I looked at the crowd. She was sitting far back in the auditorium and sitting next to Alice. She still had that somber look on her face as she stared down at her own shoes.

"Don't worry Sam." I thought. "I'm gonna make this right."

Soon, music started playing and the lights dimmed. The show was starting. With only the stage lit up, the principal of the school came out with a microphone. He was always the one to emcee the talent show. I hated him though. If you couldn't tell, he was human. Tall, dark skinned, and barley any hair.

"Hello everyone!" He started. The crowd applauded for him, while my hands stayed on my lap. "Welcome parents, students, and faculty members to our annual talent show. We have been running this show since the year this school opened to show that our determined students are not only capable of academic success, but are also capable of entertaining us with their many talents."

The crowd cheered. I looked back at Sam. I saw her talking to Alice, but with a few angry gestures. She even tried to stand up and leave, but Alice pulled her back. She tried hugging her, but Sam didn't hug back. I ignored everything the principal said after that. I was just thinking of Sam now.

Different acts and performances came out and people cheered or laughed or did pity claps for some terrible acts. I really just ignored them all. I'm pretty sure Sam did too. I really didn't pay attention to anything, until I heard the principal say: "and now, please welcome, Ryan Cooper and his.... combustion show?!"

The crowd cheered as Ryan happily pushed a table on wheels to the center of the stage. The table was covered with test tubes, beakers, and a hot plate and Ryan stood behind it with a happy, but nervous grin and his tail flicking around excitedly.

"Come man, you got this." I whispered to myself.

Ryan took the mic and began. "Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Ryan and today I'm going to show you one of the many wonders of chemistry."

The crowd was silent. I clapped though. I hoped it helped. Ryan then explained all his reactants and equipment and something about volatile stuff. It didn't sound to good, but I didn't know much about chemistry any way. Ryan then pointed up to the lights and said.

"Lights please!"

Suddenly, the lights were turned down so low that I could barley see Ryan. But then, he put on these glow in the dark gloves and began the experiment. There were whispers in the crowd. Then, everyone freaked out when Ryan made all of his test tubes glow different colors. Everyone cheered. I gotta admit, it was pretty cool. He then started mixing them together and created all sorts of cool.... products.... I think. One bubbled like crazy, one shot out foam that fell everywhere, even in the audience, and one made smoke appear everywhere. Ryan had the crowd in his control.

"The mad scientist actually did it." I thought. Then Ryan gathered everyone's attention and said.

"Now for the grand finale!"

He went to this one beaker and picked up a small piece of...some kind of solid I guess. Again, I suck at chemistry. All he did was drop it and the beaker started sparkling and lighting up. The crowd was in awe, and so was I. But then, sparks started shooting out the beaker. One of them hit Ryan's hand. He screamed "ow!" and dropped the beaker on the floor. Then, there was this bright explosion that luckily didn't hit the crowd. The flash was too bright for me to look. Then I got worried.

"Was Ryan okay?" I thought.

Then, the light slowly came back on and there was Ryan, his fur and clothes all black and his goggles were all crooked now. The crowd was silent and so was Ryan. I was getting worried. I had to do something. Then, I decided to start clapping loudly. Thankfully, everyone else began to clap with me. Soon, it was a whole round of applause and Ryan smiled.

"Good job little guy." I said.

Ryan then took a bow and pushed his table away as he walked behind the curtains. The principal then came back and said.

"Let's hear it for Ryan Cooper!"

The crowd cheered again. Then the principal continued.

"Now we did have a final performance of Eddy Crawford and Samantha Roberts, but sadly they..."

"Wait!" I shouted out. Then I stood up from my seat. I could already feel the dirty looks, but I didn't care. I then slowly walked through the aisle and to the stage. I climbed up the stage and stood in front of the principal.

"Can I please say something?" I said.

The principal looked at his watch and looked at me. He moved the mic away from his mouth and said.

"You have 10 minutes."

"That's all I need."

He then moved the mic back and said.

"And now, a word from Eddy Crawford."

The crowd was silent. No applause at all. I took the mic and took a deep breath.

"Hello.... everyone." I started. I was so nervous, almost shaking, but soon, I caught a look at Sam. She may have looked upset, but she still gave me a little courage. I continued. "I know that you're all expecting me and Sam to perform a song, but.... um, I kind of ruined it. I skipped one of our very important practices in order to give someone an apology. A girl named Victoria." There were a few boos in the crowd, but I continued.

"And yes...she is human......but should that really matter? Yes, history has pinned us against each other, but.... we can't keep looking to the past to solve our problems in the future...Victoria came to me wanting to do a project together to get to know me better. All she wanted to do was be friends and I treated her terribly, not because of what she did, but because of what I thought people would think. She was treated badly for no reason and I apologized. Now.... me and Victoria are good friends......and the reason why we became friends was because I decided to forget about what everyone would think of me and just be myself. I did what I thought was right.... because to be honest, we're all the same. We go to the same classes, ride the same bus, have the same test..... the only difference is the fur and the skin..... so all I ask of you is that you stop looking to the past.... and start looking into your heart and see that..... we are all the same."

The crowd was quiet. There were no angry faces anymore. Just faces of.... sorrow and a little regret. Then, they all just looked at each other. Humans and furries. I felt like.... they were actually listening to me. I looked towards Sam. All she did was stare at me.

"And Sam." I said. "I swear to you that I would never cheat on the one person that gives me a reason to live.... that gives me a reason to keep fighting..... I'm sorry Sam...... I really am."

I looked at Sam for some answer, some response, anything to show that she heard me. But all she did was stood up and started walking out of the stadium.

"Sam wait!" I begged. She kept walking.

I jumped off the stage and ran for her. She soon left the auditorium. I quickly ran through the doors and say her just standing there down the hallway with her back towards me. I took in a deep breath and said.

"Look Sam...I know you may not forgive me, but please tell me that you know I would never cheat on you."

She just stood there.

"Please tell me you understand." I said. Tears were in my eyes as I waited for an answer. Finally...she spook.

"I understand Eddy." She said. She then turned around and faced me. Tears were also in her eyes as she walked towards me.

"I understand why you weren't there." She said. "And I understand why you felt like you had to apologize."

She was then close enough to me to hold my hand. She held it tight and looked down.

"I forgive you for that." She said.

Then I felt much better.

"But," she continued. "I've never seen this side of you before and..... I just don't think I can agree with how you feel about them.... the humans."

"Sam, you just have to forget the past."

Sam let go of my hand and said.

"It's not that easy Eddy!" She then started screaming. "Maybe you can forgive them, but I can't! Not after what they did to me and my family!"

"I know Sam, but..."

"No, you don't!" Sam yelled. She then took a deep breath and said. "I'm sorry Eddy......I forgive you, but.... I just don't think we......can get back together."

I was left speechless. I wanted to say something, but no words came to mind. Sam then turned around and started walking away.

"Sam....please." I begged again.

She kept walking.

"Eddy?" A voice said behind me.

I looked and saw Victoria. I then heard a door close from far away. Sam was gone.

"That was a great speech..... Is everything okay?" She continued.

"No." I said. "Everything is just.... wrong?"

"Was that Sam? Is she still mad at you?"

I didn't answer. Victoria seemed really worried and said.

"Maybe..... maybe if we..... we could talk to her and say....."

"No Victoria," I said. "It's over..... Sam and I...are done."

I turned around and headed towards the exit. I held back tears so Victoria wouldn't see me cry. I opened the door and walked outside. It was silent and vacant. No one but me. My eyes started to water. I quickly wiped them clean with my arm and continued walking.

"No," I thought to myself. "I'm done crying."

I decided that I should head home. I took a couple steps forward, looking down at the ground, but I stopped when I thought I heard movement to my left. I listened closely and heard footsteps behind some bushes. I looked toward them and looked carefully. The movement stopped. I then smelled a strong odor from the same direction. The smell of sweet and junk food.

"Come on out!" I yelled. "I know you're there behind the bushes!"

The movement began again, but no one came out.

"Okay, this is just getting embarrassing and I'm just not in the mood!" I yelled again.

Finally, three figures appeared out of the bushes. It was Tyler and his friends.

"Just great." I thought.

They began to walk towards me.

"Hey wolf!" Tyler called.

"What?" I answered.

"So, word around the school is that you've been messing with my girl!"

I was confused for a second.

"Wait...what?" I said.

"Victoria, you idiot!" There was a pause as he finally approached me face to face. "She's my girl.... not yours."

"Look man, me and Victoria are just friends, nothing more.... and besides, she never mentioned that she had a boyfriend."

Tyler then grabbed my shirt tight.

"You wanna say that again?" He said.

I would be extremely mad right now, but I just wasn't. I felt almost nothing. And I definitely didn't care about this asshole.

"You wanna beat me up? Fine then. Go ahead." I said.

Tyler then answered back by punching me in the side of my face. I fell over, nearly dazed. I could then feel his two other friends pick me up and drag me away. I looked up to see that we were going behind the bushes. It was right then and there where I knew what was gonna happen, but I didn't fight. Inside..... I felt like I deserved it.

They dragged me a little farther away then stopped until we were hidden in the thick of the trees. I was still sure that we weren't too far from the school. These guys were idiots.

"So...how long has this been going on wolf." Tyler asked trying to act menacing.

"What, me and Victoria's imaginary affair?" I said. "I don't know, ask your imagination."

Tyler clenched his fist and punched my stomach. It didn't hurt that much though. It was mostly out of anger.

"Did you kiss her?" He asked.

"Really?" I looked at him jokingly, even if my face was still recovering from the first hit.

"Answer the damn Question!" He ordered.

"I never kissed a human." I said.

"So what, Victoria isn't good enough for you?!"

"Why do you care? It's not like you two are a thing."

"Shut up!" Tyler said. Then he turned around and started pacing back and forth.

One of his friends became restless.

"Come on Tyler just beat him up already." He said.

"Shut up, I'm thinking!" Tyler yelled as he continued to pace...almost nervously. It finally came to me.

"You and Victoria used to go out.... and you dumped her?" I said.

"I would never do that!" Tyler yelled again.

"Oh..... no, no she dumped you. That's even better."

"Shut your damn mouth Wolf!"

"And now you think beating up me is going to win her back?..... this is probably why she dumped you in the first place."

Tyler lost it.

"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" He screamed as he lunged himself towards me and punched me continuously. My face, my chest, stomach, face, stomach, arm, chest, arm, face, stomach, face, chest, chest..... I held strong for as long as I could, but it was starting to hurt. I closed my eyes the whole time. Each punch was a surprise, which made it hurt even more. My inside aching after each blow, but I held myself together. Suddenly, I heard screaming not too far away. I then heard rustling in the bushes and the ground as someone was running closer.

"Tyler!!! Stop it!!" Said girly shriek. It was Victoria. I opened my eyes a little to see her blonde hair running towards us. She quickly grabbed Tyler's arms and tried to pull back.

"Tyler, stop!! What are you doing?!" She yelled. Tyler stopped hitting me and turned towards Victoria, trying to catch his breath.

"Baby....... why?" He said with a shaky voice. I could tell he was crying. "Why a furry? Why can't I be yours?"

"You had your chance!" Said Victoria. "And you were so selfish..... you never loved me, you just didn't want people to know how weak you are....... how alone you are...."

"I did love you. Please come back to me..... I'll be different.... I...won't hangout with my friends anymore, that's what you want right?"

I laughed and said.

"Look at you.... Begging, promising things you won't do, and taking your anger out on me."

Tyler looked at me with anger. I continued.

"You don't know how to treat someone you love.... you don't want to be alone, but neither did she..... and you couldn't see that."

"He's right Tyler...." Said Victoria. "You were never there for me."

Tyler looked down at the grass. Victoria continued.

"I'm sorry Tyler.... I'm sorry if I hurt you...I never meant to, but.... I just don't love you.... I'm sorry."

Tyler then glared at Victoria, filled with rage.

"But you love him?!" He yelled as he pointed to me. Victoria stared at me, then back to Tyler. She didn't say a word. It didn't even seem like she tried to.

"I knew it!" Tyler yelled. Then, he did something none off us saw coming. He pulled out an object from his pocket and stared at me. It was a knife. I looked at his weapon that he gripped tightly in his hand, and then I looked at his eyes.

"Whoa, yo.... Tyler, what the...." His friend sounded terrified.

"Shut up!" Tyler ordered. His friends obeyed. He began to step towards me. Victoria then grabbed his arms and pulled him back.

"Tyler!.... Tyler please, we can talk about this!"

Without a word, Tyler swung his backhand towards Victoria's face. A loud slap was heard as Victoria was hit, and then she fell to the ground. Tyler walked closer to me, breathing heavy. I stared at him with the same look of anger he looked at me with.

"So what now?" I said. "You're gonna stab me?.... you're gonna stab me and everything is supposed to be better?"

"Shut up!" He said.

"No!" I yelled back. "Think about this.... for once Tyler, think. How is this helping anything?!"

He gripped the knife tighter. I began to feel nervous. I was basically helpless. I was still pinned to the ground, couldn't move my arms, and Victoria seemed unconscious. I looked at Tyler one last time. I saw him filled with rage, but I still saw a lost look in his eyes. Like he was going over this situation again and again in his head, but he never thought it would actually happen.

"Just walk away man." I said.

"Eddy?" A voice called out. I looked to the right. I felt so relieved to here her voice again. It was Sam.

"Eddy?!" She called out again, now realizing what was going on. I stared at her as she was running towards us as fast as she could.

I then heard Tyler's heavy breathing stop. His focus now on me. I turned my head back to him, scared to see a little more confidence in his eyes. He quickly said the words:

"Not until you suffer."

Then he grabbed my shoulder and quickly jabbed the knife into my stomach........ the pain was sudden....... I was in shock....... I looked at Sam..... still running..... screaming....... the knife was pulled out.........I was dropped to the ground.... lying on my back.... I held my wound tight.... I didn't want to believe......my blood....... I could hear voices around me.....

"Dude, what the hell! You weren't supposed to stab him!"......."You murderrrrrrr!"......."Eddyyyyy!"

I heard running......then, all I could see was Sam and Victoria leaning over me......"oh my god......the blood....... Call an ambulance!"......Victoria got a phone......I felt the pain......getting stronger......I felt dizzy......Sam cried......"oh god, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, please"........ I managed one word....."Sam"........my eyes closed shut........I slowly.......drifted..........