A Savior Will Be There

Korey was walking in the hallway and humming Knives and Pens to herself. Then suddenly, she felt a hand grab her and shove her against the lockers. Her eyes were shut as tight as she could get them to be. She heard two people laugh and one of them spoke. It was Brandon. "Be ready for a beating of your life after lunch today, Emo piece of crap!" He said and Korey nodded. Tristen was next. "Now run along to class before your friends get worried about you. Oh! But wait. You don't have any!" He said and the two chuckled and walked away leaving Korey alone with the lockers. She fell to her knees leaning her back on the lockers. Her eyes were about to be full of tears and she tried to hold them back. They're right. I have no one. She thought to herself and there were tears running down her cheeks but she wiped her eyes and sniffed a little and her hands became fists. They might be right, yes, but I'm sure as heck that I won't be one of those people that always feel sorry for themselves! Korey promised herself. Korey sniffed and sighed one last time before she stood from the lockers. She began walking to the next class and she was looking down. Her dark bangs covered her eyes as she was singing quietly. "One final fight, for this tonight... Oh, oh, oh... With knives and pens, we made our plight..." Then she began humming the words again looking up and wiping the last few tears from her eyes. When Korey walked up to the door and closed her eyes lightly. "I won't let them get to me. I'll never give in." She muttered and opened her eyes again walking into the room. As she walked inside, all eyes were on Korey- again. This teacher was not nearly as kind as Miss Hill. Apparently his name was Mr. Henderson. All he did was point at a desk for Korey and told her to sit there. She turned around and walked into the direction of the desk she was instructed to sit in. Apparently she gets to sit with Mr. Familiar. He gave her a small wave and a slight grin. This surprised Korey. All she could do was grin and wave back as she sat down. What just happened??? Korey asked herself. That was the first nice thing that happened to her all day today. Why all sudden change in things? Wasn't she just being bullied not even ten minutes ago? So many things like this were going through Korey's mind. Where have I seen him? She asked herself again. I wish I knew his name. Maybe I could ask after class. She thought. Korey was handed a history book and flipped over to the page the teacher told them to turn to. ***
Andy watched as the new girl, Korey, walked into the room. He decided to give her a wave and a grin. And she did the same. Then Andy noticed that her eyes were a little pink and puffy. Was she crying? He wondered. Some kid handed him his history book. Yay... The class was going over the American revolution again. Andy has heard this lesson by different people too many times. He ended up zoning out and his eyes were wondering around the classroom. To the right, Andy saw students taking notes and highlighting things. Up near the front of the class was a kid named Jessie. He was wearing his sunglasses again. His head was also leaning back. He kind of looked like he was awake, but by the end of every class, everyone saw the drool on his chin. Eventually, Andy's eyes landed on Korey. He saw that she was writing something as well, but they weren't class notes. He looked over and caught a glimpse of the page. At the top it said, 'Lyrics to Knives and Pens by BVB' and the words were, well, lyrics. Andy smirked and shook his head and looked back at Korey. Apparently her bangs were bothering her. Andy watched her run her fingers through her hair, moving the dark bangs from her eyes. Whoa... was the only thing he could think. Her eyes were a deep ocean blue, her eyelashes were so long and dark. Her skin was flawless and her lips were a light shade of pink. Andy looked away from Korey and faced his book, pretending he was reading. He remembered hearing Brandon, Tristen, and Jennifer teasing her in homeroom. Wonder what their problem is with her. He thought to himself. Then the bell rang again. Freedom!!!!! ***
Stupid bangs! Korey exclaimed inside. She ran her fingers through her hair and moved the bangs. She hated history class. Every year, they talked about the revolution at the beginning of the year. Korey has head the lecture a thousand times. Korey heard the bell ring and looked at the nearest clock. It was 12:00, meaning lunch. She packed up her things in her backpack at her own pace while a lot of people were quickly running through the door. Korey wasn't in much of a rush, especially since the bullying from Brandon and Tristen was after lunch. She flopped her backpack on her back and made her way out of the door. Hallways with lockers for quite a few feet was what she saw. Her hands formed a fist around the handles of her bag as she was walking. Suddenly, Korey felt a slight tap on her shoulder which made her jump. She turned around and saw none other than Mr. Familiar behind her. "Hey! You're Korey right?" He asked and her eyes widened a little. "Uh, yeah..." She replied shyly. "Cool! I'm Andy. So, I was wondering if you wanted to sit with me and a few friends at lunch today. Since you're new and all." He said. His voice is so deep. She thought to herself. "Ok, sure." She said. Andy smiled widely. Wow.... was all Korey thought. His smile was to die for. "Already then, Korey. Would you like to walk with me?" She nodded and they began walking to the cafeteria. "Korey, why were you so nervous earlier?" Andy asked. Korey looked at him and shrugged. "I'm not a fan of talking to big groups." She answered simply and Andy nodded as if he understood. "ACDC huh?"Andy commented and she looked at him with a confused expression on her face. "Your sweatshirt. You a fan?" He asked and Korey looked at her shirt and giggled. "Yeah... I am." She said. The two of them asked each other questions to get to know one another better. "Ok, Andy, my turn. Do you like music?" Korey asked. "Yeah. I actually have a band. I happen to be the lead singer." Andy said with a proud smile on his face. "Oh, awesome. What's your band's name?" Korey asked suddenly more interested. "We are the Black Veil Brides. Cool name right?" Andy replied and Korey's eyes widened. That's here I knew him... Korey realized. "Are you serious? You're the one who wrote Knives and Pens???" She was so surprised. Andy was smirking and gave her a 'Yep' as a reply. "We have some other songs besides that one, but we haven't really performed anywhere. We're not exactly famous... YET!!!" Andy emphasized yet with absolute determination. "Well, I know I just met you, but I'll make you a promise. When you become famous, I'll be your number one fan." Korey said with a smile and Andy smiled back. Korey and Andy kept on walking a little further and told each other random jokes and stories. This could be my first friend in years. Possibly the best day in a while. Korey couldn't help but think a to herself and smile.

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