"Saving Danny"

I remember the first time I saw Danny, and I could never forget that moment. I was walking down the empty corridors, when I heard the sound of punches. I quickly walked in the direction of the loud noise, and that's when I saw Danny being beaten up.

His eyes looked empty, as if he had no emotions. It was one of the most shocking moments in my life. Since then, Danny has never left my mind. I kept seeing him at school, but he never even looked at me, let alone glance in my direction. The situation has been bothering me.

I hadn't seen Danny in days and for the first time ever, I was worried about someone. It was a strange feeling, especially since I couldn't talk to anyone about it. My classmates didn't care about Danny and had no interest in being associated with me. Even the teachers didn't seem to know much about him, apart from his name – Danny Galore. I haven't seen Danny for days and, for the first time ever, I began to feel a sense of worry for someone. However, I even tried asking some of my teachers, but they didn't know anything about Danny other than his name. Desperate for answers, I tried searching his name on social media but came up empty-handed after hours of searching. Frustrated by my lack of progress, all I could do was think about him.

The next day, I saw Danny again, and as usual, he was being beaten. I couldn't stand by and watch it happen, I couldn't ignore him again. I walked up to the guy who was beating him, without even thinking about it. As I did, eyes turned to me, and the beating stopped.

"Let him go," I said. The guy laughed, "Just because you almost killed Christopher doesn't mean you get to boss me around, little girl." He said.

"I'll pay you 1000 bucks to let him go," I said. "Make it 2000, and we'll leave for a day," they countered.

I rummaged through my wallet and handed over the cash. "It was nice doing business with you, little girl," he said. "Next time, we won't be so nice," he warned, before him and his cronies left.

"Hey," Danny said, looking at me. I couldn't read his expression; was he angry or grateful? "What did you do?" he asked. "I just saved you," I said, not waiting for a response before walking away.

"You didn't, you made things worse," he said, standing up. "Do you know what'll happen to you? They're probably planning on something to do with you. Why couldn't you just stay out of it?" he asked, and walked off. "I GUESS THAT'S HOW YOU SAY THANK YOU THESE DAYS, YOU'RE WELCOME BTW ASSHOLE!" I shouted, and he was gone.

As I walked down the crowded hallway, I couldn't shake the anger that had been boiling inside me all day. I had just saved Danny from his attackers, yet he had the nerve to treat me like I was a stranger. I didn't want anything to do with him, so I ignored him and went on about my business.

When I arrived at my locker, I was surprised to see Danny standing there. "What are you doing here?" I asked, my tone sharp. "I just wanted to say sorry for how I acted earlier," he said. "You saved me and I didn't even thank you. Thank you, Candice."

My anger started to subside a little, but I still didn't want anything to do with him. "Yeah, whatever," I said, shoving my books into my locker. "Can you please move so I can put my stuff back?"

Danny stepped away, and I locked my locker and turned to leave. But before I could take a step, I heard him call out to me.

"Do you accept my apology?" he asked, stepping closer to me.

"Why are you following me?" I asked, my anger stirring again.

"I just wanted to make sure you were okay," Danny said, meeting my eyes. "Do you accept my apology?" he asked again.

I took a deep breath and calmed my nerves. "Yes, okay, thank you for the apology," I said.

"Why did you defend me?" he asked.

"I was just tired of seeing those bullies beating up other students," I said.

Danny was tall, maybe 6'2 or taller, but his face was filled with bruises. It was obvious he was getting beaten up a lot.

"Why do you let them do that to you?" I asked him. "Even if I fought back, I couldn't do anything about it. I tried once, and it didn't end well," Danny said.

"Why did you defend me?" he asked, looking at me as if he could read my emotions. "I was just tired of seeing those guys beating up people. Nobody should have to go through that," I said.

I couldn't help but soften my gaze at his response. "I understand," I said, knowing what it's like to feel helpless in the face of bullies. "But you don't have to go through this alone, you know."

He looked at me, surprised by my words. "What do you mean?"

"I mean, we can stand up to them together. I'm not afraid of a little confrontation," I said with a smirk.

Danny let out a laugh and I couldn't help but smile. It was a start. Maybe we could become friends after all.

Suddenly, the bell rang, signaling the end of the day. "Come on," I said, grabbing his arm and pulling him with me. "Let's go home."

As we walked side by side, I couldn't shake off the feeling that this was the start of something new and exciting. Maybe Danny and I could become the unlikely duo that stands up to bullies. Thinking about it makes me smile.

But first, we needed to figure out a plan.

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