CHAPTER SIX

The Alarm Damien had set for his class blared waking him up.

He gently got up from the bed, even when he was exhausted and his body was in pain, he still chose to go to school, little did he know the day had a lot in store for him.

Damien got to the school faster than he had imagined and he felt very elated that he hadn't missed the lecture even after the struggle and all the bustle he went through in order to board a bus.

He had the intention of walking down to school in the cold but he was lucky to have found some money in his pants.

He stepped into the school and he noticed the pointing and snide remarks thrown at him, although it was not made pointedly but he knew they were all talking about him. He couldn't blame them, the news had circulated with the help of the national TV. 

He sighed then raised his chin up as he boldly went into the school building heading to the classroom.

He stepped into the classroom and murmurs roared in the air. They were all talking about him. He wasn't really bothered since he never caught their statements, he didn't know what they had said about him.

The lecturer stepped into the classroom and the murmurs and chatters ceased.

Damien was thankful that the lecturer had arrived on time, the hateful looks and glances thrown at him didn't cease but at least the murmurs had died down.

The professor began his class and Damien brought out his notebook and focused on the lecturer, removing all thoughts from his mind and focused on the professor.

The professor had just left the class and everywhere was rowdy again. They were free for the next two hours before the next class. 

Damien decided to make use of the opportunity to get something into his stomach since he hadn't eaten anything in the morning. It was the dried bread he had eaten last night that has sustained him.

 His stomach was making loud grumble noises at him and he quickly walked towards the cafectaria. He wondered how he was even able to concentrate during the class.

He was really hungry, he wondered how long he would last if he didn't get something to eat right away, he felt weak both from starvation and exhaustion not to talk about the pains he felt all over. 

Fortunately the pain relieve and ointment he had used last night was really active, his face wasn't as swollen as it was earlier in the day.

Damien immediately got his food and decided to eat outside for he knew no one would ve willing to share a table with him. He noticed Lorenzo from the corner of his eyes but he decided not to acknowledge him. 

 He wasn't even fully  out of the cafecteria when he felt something hard hit his head. He almost lost his balance. 

It was a ball that had hit him. A ball that was threw to hit him on purpose. Whoever had threw the ball must had want to add migraine to his already ached body.

"Oops!" A guy from the school popular clique said making funny faces at him. He was the one who had threw the ball at him. 

Damien watched as the ball rolled over the ground and another guy standing at the doorway stopped it with his foot.

"We didn't see the 'UNKNOWN GUY' leaving, our bad" another guy who was standing close to the one who had threw the ball at Damien said, smirking at Damien, making almost half of the class burst into wild laughter.

Thes boys were all part of the popular clique in school, they do what they want and get away with anything. Most of their parents were either senators or business moguls. Damien was just opportuned to had gotten a scholarship to be in the same institution as them.

The moment Damien had seen them and the way they were all coming at him now, he knew that he was going to be their next object of ridicule. Hadn't he been one lately anyways.

 It was as though they had all waited patiently for the class to be over as everyone had gathered with eager eyes and interests to see him get teased at.

"Heard he is a cleaner too, will you come clean my poop after me" Another voice screamed in the crowd. More laughter and jeers erupted.

"Maybe he could start with my shoes huh, what do you think 'Mr unknown man'" the boy who had threw the ball said.

"Polish them, isn't that what you church mouse are good at huh" the brunette at the door said. 

They continued their laughter and jest, taunting him with their comments and his mind was in a choatic jumble. So many voices in his head.

Damien stood still as he washed them kept on with their jest from the corner of his eyes he saw Kai and her friends laughing along with the crowd. A man was standing behind her and from closer inspection he knew it was Parker, he might have heard of the name but he never knew Parker also attend the same school with them.

 Too much voice were running in his head, He thought he would run crazy that instant. he wished deeply that he could rush towards the guy who hit him and teach him some lessons but he had learned his lessons, there was no justice for a poor, justuce can only be served if you have thr influence, he figured he would be thrown into jail again and plus, the cops would be so glad to receive him again, this time they might not be nice to him like the last time. 

The students held their phones in their hands and one of the students put his phone on speaker with the help of a loud jam box he played the saved video from the national Tv.

Some were pointing their phones to his face. Everyone was watching his misery, his shame and so was Kai.

"As if you could get our miss beauty" A friend of Kai yelled.

"Look at his dressing, what a low life!" Another yelled and more laughter and jeers erupted.

The jeers weren't ceasing anytime soon.

"#Unknown Guy"

"#Rejected By Miss Beauty"

"Rejected by princess Kai"

"I don't know you" 

"#Smashed to pieces by Parker Smith"

And so many more hashtags that followed suit. He was indeed trending but for a very horrible reason. 

Tears rolled down Damien's eyes he couldnt take it anymore, he couldnt take the humiliation anymore. 

He walked out of the cafeteria,while food items and drinks were thriwn on him as he ran. He dashed off in tears not minding if he had hit the guy standing at the doorway. He shouldn't have come here in the first place.

He just wanted to get out of there, out of the whole scene, away from everything and everyone that moment. 

He wished deeply that he didn't have anything to do with Kai, he wished he hadn't fall for her and he wished he hadn't gone out to check out the proposal scene that night. 

The humiliation was too much for him to handle. He was shattered emotionally, mentally and physically.