The two young boys were playing at the trash-strewn park. Playing cards were all the rage at their school and taking time to admire each others' cards, comparing the “strengths” based on colours and popularity and the commercially-driven value, taking turns, they slapped the cards down in their own private piles, one-by-one. They heard some jeering nearby, glanced momentarily and returned to their “assets”. “That's a good one, Jimmy. I have been wanting that for quite a bit, now,” Jack said. Jack and Jimmy have been good friends since they met last year at their 5th year of school. “You have MegaPower! I will swap ya!?”.
“No, no, no...not getting it that easy.” They continued on in their own playful world.
“Look at them little fucks. Pretty-boys. Got a right mind to swipe those smart-ass smiles of their heads,” spewed Billy Cross. “What ya reckon, Steve?” He challenged his buddy.
“BC, they be in yo yard. I think that deserves a special message, for sure,” Steve replied confident in his ability to deal fair punishment out on children 10 years younger then he for “trespassing” on BC's space.
As the two shuffled towards the young boys, Billy starting to retch flem as though in a coughing fit, while Steve reached down to pick up two rough stones. 10 meters away, Steve let the first rock fly, missing the mark by 5 meters due to his poor coordination. Surprised by the sound of the rock smashing into the dirt nearby, Jack and Jimmy spun around towards the sound, startled, then seeing nothing was there, looked back towards where the older boys had been. As Jimmy turned, he was just not quick enough to avoid the second rock as it pummeled into his forehead. Jack, startled and frightened at the site of his best friend being attacked, jumped up straight into the waiting gaze of Billy.
“Not so cute, now are we little cunt?,” spewed Billy at a now crouching and shivering Jack. “Why did you do that to Jimmy? He is my friend. He wasn't hurtin' nobody?” To which, Steve seemed to get some kind of amusement from the stupid kid's naivety in the face of the dark messengers of Steve's justice. “You, cunt, spoke without me sayings its OK,” to which he followed through with a wet slap to Jack face, sending Jack sprawling backwards with a gross film of flem slapped across his eyes and mouth. “Ha ha ha, look at the foul dog, filthy fucken slag all over his pretty little face! Didn't ya slut mother show ya how to clean your ugly fucken' noggin?,” Billy growled as he threw a handful of sand at Jack, who was starting to whimper heavily.
Out of the corner of his eye, Jack could see Jimmy shaking, still laying in the same position he was in after the blow to his head. “Jimmy! Jimmy, you OK?,” Jack said as he wiped his face with his sleeve and darted over to his friend. As he got closer he started to see the blood seeping around the dirt near his head. “Help! Please! He is hurt, bleeding. Please help us!,” Jack pleaded with is tormentors. Billy and Steve were now hyping up, feeling the extra boost to their glue hi from their play session. Billy leaned over Jimmy, nudged him with his boot and made a humf sound. “The little turd is fucked. Silly prick should have seen the rock coming,” Billy stabbed at the lying boy with his boot. Steve next stepped closer and saw the puncture on his forehead and the un-natural seepage of blood. “He is definitely fucked. Doesn't seem like he is getting up any time soon, and I reckon we better get the fuck outta here,” Steve said as he started to to swiftly make his move towards the park gates.
As Billy and Steve made their way out of sight, Jack bent over his friend and touched his head. “It will be OK Jimmy, I will get you some help. Just hang in there,” Jack said as he took of his jacket and put it over Jimmy's shivering body. As he was about to leave, Jimmy whispered hoarsly, “Jack, you can have my MegaSword card..” as his eyes slowly started to roll back showing the whites. “No Jimmy, you hang in there, I am getting help now and I will leave my MegaPower card right here in your hand,” he said as he placed the card in his friends hand. Jack shot up quickly and darted through the gate to try find the nearest person to help him...
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