Class E
Andre settled down at his seat as his friends approached him.
Marco reached him first.
Concern written all over his face.
"Andre… are you okay?"
A breath.
"I swear… I thought you were dead."
Andre gave a faint smile.
"I'm okay."
That was all it took.
Misheal snapped.
She grabbed his collar violently, yanking him forward.
"What the hell was that yesterday?!"
Her voice cracked with anger.
"You just stood there and got destroyed by that scumbag?!"
Andre frowned slightly.
"You left Maria devastated!"
Her grip tightened.
"And you let that bastard stand there and insult my sister?!"
Andre's voice dropped.
"…What happened?"
A pause.
"…Where's Maria?"
Marco answered this time.
His tone uneven.
"After you left…"
"Carlos followed her."
Andre froze.
For the first time
completely still.
Marco continued, quieter now:
"He tried to touch her."
A pause.
"Said he'd replace Esmeralda with her… that same night and he would've succeeded…"
Marco gestured behind him.
"…if not for us. And Rufus and Anastasia were big help"
Andre whispered:
"…Damn."
His voice trembled.
Not fear.
Not pain.
Rage.
"I swear…"
A pause.
"…I will kill him."
The temperature in the room dropped.
Hugo let out a dry, uneasy laugh.
"Well…"
"…yesterday it looked like he was going to kill you."
Suddenly
A boy burst into the classroom, breathless.
"Hugo!"
"Your sister is going savage!"
Marco blinked.
" Wait Hugo has a sister, how?"
Hugo stood up abruptly.
"…Sonia?? What the hell"
Chairs screeched violently.
Hugo didn't even think.
He ran toward the noise.
Misheal followed instantly.
Marco looked at Andre
"Sit here bro, don't do anything stupid. I will be back."
The door slammed.
And just like that
Andre was left alone on his seat.
Then
A slow clap echoed from behind.
Kelvin.
Mocking grin.
Eyes full of disrespect.
"Well… well…"
"You survived."
"I thought you were dead."
A smirk spread across his face.
"And even more surprising…"
"…you don't have a single scratch."
He circled Andre slowly.
"Seems like God gave you a second chance."
Andre slowly lifted his gaze slowly.
Kelvin chuckled.
"You know…"
"After you left…"
He leaned in.
"…your little girlfriend ran straight into Carlos' arms."
A pause.
Then the final push
"What a hoe."
Andre's voice came out low.
"You're not the one I want."
A pause.
"Back off… before you get hurt."
Kelvin burst into laughter.
"Ohhh, he's angry!"
Then
He started pushing Andre's head.
Light. Mocking.
"What are you gonna do, huh?"
Push.
"Hit me?"
Push.
"Come on."
Push.
"Do something"
Andre moved.
Explosively.
He grabbed Kelvin by the face.
And SLAMMED it into the desk.
BANG.
The sound cracked through the classroom like a gunshot.
Gasps erupted.
"HOLY—!"
Kelvin tried to push up
Andre grabbed his collar and drove his knee straight into Kelvin's stomach.
Air blasted out of kelvin.
Before he could breathe
Andre grabbed a wooden drawing board
And SMASHED it across his skull.
CRACK.
Wood split.
Blood spilled instantly.
Chaos.
Students screaming.
Desks shifting.
Kelvin staggered up
Andre stepped forward
And delivered a monstrous punch.
That dropped Kelvin back to the ground.
Andre stood over him.
Breathing heavy.
Eyes burning.
Not anger anymore.
Something worse.
Kelvin twitched.
Still conscious.
Andre turned to leave but came back instantly.
He lifted kelvin slightly.
"I told you you are not the target, see what you are going to make me do."
Andre dragged his head and smashed it into the desk again.
Again.
And again.
Students were screaming now.
Some running out.
Some frozen.
Andre looked down at him again and picked up a divider.
Raised it slowly.
Aimed at Kelvin's neck.
Then Rufus came forward and tried to restrain Andre.
"I get it bro, you are angry but you have done enough."
Andre just shoved him away easily.
"Get out of my way."
Just then ,
Marco, Misheal and Hugo returned to class.
"WHAT THE HELL?!"
Marco sighed
"I told him not to do anything stupid."
Rufus shouted.
"Don't just stand there, help me! Or we are going to have one person in prison and another in the morgue."
Hands grabbed Andre.
"BRO, CALM DOWN!"
Andre struggled.
Violently.
"LET GO OF ME!"
It took all four of them.
"DAMN he's strong!"
He wasn't just resisting.
He was fighting them.
Like a beast trying to break its chains.
Then
A voice.
Cold.
Familiar.
"What's going on here?"
Silence cracked.
"Carlos…"
Someone whispered.
"Kelvin got knocked out cold by Andre!"
The crowd outside grew louder.
Students flooding in.
Chaos spreading.
Carlos pushed through.
Face twisted.
Eyes blazing.
"ANDRE!!!"
Marco's eyes opened widely.
"Oh God, why did you let the other mad dog return."
Andre's head snapped up.
And in the next second
He broke free.
And charged Carlos, he landed a straight punch to Carlos' as his head snapped sideways.
Blood exploded from his nose.
Carlos recovered and charged Andre this time
Swinging back wildly
Andre ducked.
Picked Carlos on his shoulder and slammed him into the wall.
The impact shook the wall.
Dust fell.
Andre raised his fist
And hammered it down
Again.
Again.
Again.
And again.
The class erupted.
Screams.
Shouting.
Bodies rushing in.
Both boys restrained again.
Carlos wiped blood from his mouth.
Grinning.
Insane.
"I swear…"
"I'll kill you."
Andre stepped forward again.
Even while being held.
Voice low.
Terrifying.
"Come at me if you dare."
A pause.
"You got lucky once."
He leaned closer.
Eyes locked.
"…Next time, Carlos…"
"…I will rip you apart."
Carlos smiled wider.
"…Just you wait."
"…I'll come for you."
Then
A voice cut through everything like thunder.
"Andrade Leonardo."
"Carlos Williams."
"Principal's office."
"NOW."
Silence.
Heavy.