Free Me From My Shackles

   Still Friday

As I walked into the cafeteria, I get my food and sit down with the gang. I notice someone I didn't remember seeing or talking to yesterday. he had dark blue skin,White hair, and blue eyes.

"Hello there. I'm Arrow. You must be Atlas. Nice to meet you." said Arrow. He pulled out a piece of paper that had his number on it and handed it to me.

"Thanks, Arrow. I'm Atlas. Pleased to meet you." I said. Then  We are all talking about the new star wars movie but then Soul brings up a whole new topic.

"There's a new student today. Did you hear?" he said.

"Really? Who?" asked Zero.

"Sunset told me about her. Her name is Summer Breeze." said Soul casually. The milk that was just in my mouth was now on Night's face. As Night wiped it off, everyone stared at me quizzically.

"Are you serious? Tell me you are joking..." I said, in a half frightened half angry tone.

"sorry...I'm serious." said Soul.

"...What did she look like?" I asked.

"She had long red hair, Yellow skin, and Blue eyes." said Soul. I started to fall backward, but Warhawk and punk caught me and helped me back up.

"I'm so sorry, Atlas. Do you have some sort of connection with her?" asked Night.

"When I was twelve years old, She used to be my girlfriend. I would often get bullied. Bad times. Then I found out she was cheating on me. I chewed her out for doing such a thing...She told me to kill myself...That was the day I tried to commit suicide..." I said. I pulled down my sleeve and showed them me scars. They Gasped. The girls noticed something was going on, including Lyra. She was sitting with them. They rushed over here to see what was going on.

"Atlas? Something wrong?'' asked Sunset. Luckily, Soul answered for me.

"it's okay, Sunny. Apparently Atlas had a very rough past with Summer, the new girl." he said.

"Oh, darling! are you alright? What happened to your wrist?'' asked Rarity.

''Someone else here including Lyra will tell you...How do you know my name?" I asked.

"Oh, I hacked the school website with my super secret hacking tool!" said Pinkie.

"That explains it." I said.

"Atlas...I know it was hard for you...But, Its going to be okay...She probably doesn't even recognize you..After all...It's been five years..." said Lyra, giving me a small hug.

"Speak of the devil..." said Applejack. Then I saw her. I saw Summer Breeze, the girl who drove me into trying to kill myself, walking down the cafeteria towards us. She gave a small wave to Sunset, but her eyes went wide and she froze with shock, when I turned around to face her.  About ten seconds passed. Then, tears started forming in her eyes and she bolted toward me.

"Atlas! You're alive! Listen I'm so sorry for-" She was cut off by me.

"Sorry? You're only SORRY? Sorry doesn't cut it..." I said. I showed her them scars on my wrist.A minute and a half of arguing, then things got heated up...

"I don't think you know what you did. But if you thank sorry is going to fix anyth-" now I was cut off.

"i didn't think it would! not a single thing! I know what I did was wrong, and I regret it! EVERYTHING! You don't know guilt I felt! When I found out what you did, I dumped lightning immediately, and cried myself to sleep, FOR FIVE DAYS STRAIGHT! PLEASE! I WANT YOU TO FORGIVE M-" she said. I cut her off.ediatly A LOT of people were watching now. I stood up and faced her.

"You don't know how much pain I felt. I tried to fucking kill myself!" I said.

"Atlas...Please..." said Lyra, holding my arm. I looked at her. I nodded in approval, and walked out of the cafeteria. The gang followed me, along with the girls. Fluttershy stayed behind to comfort Summer. I saw some people to find out what had just happened

"Listen, Atlas. I know that you're angry. I know that you're sad. I know that feeling. But please, stop yelling at her." said Lyra. the everyone else was huddled around us, trying to help me out in any way possible. Pinkie put her hand on my shoulder. Her hair was deflated.

"Atlas...Please..." cooed Lyra. Lyra...Lyra...That's when I realized why I was so angry not JUST because summer thought that saying Sorry would solve everything,But because She didn't really regret everything...Or did she? I thought to myself. The point was, I wanted to  be with Lyra...We HAVE known each other for quite a while. I don't know if she felt the same way though.

   By the time Lunch was over, I had calmed down and everyone (not including the girls. they were talking with Lyra.) was telling me that it will all be okay...

    I walked into my fifth hour, to my surprise, have a new student. Summer. When I was leaving class, I felt some one tap my shoulder. I turn around and see Summer looking at me, looking sad.

"...What''. I said.

''Please Atlas...Give me a second chance...I will do anything for you...I know what I did was wrong, and I regret everything. I even slapped lightning in the face.''

"...Fat chance..." I said.

"I'm trying to apologize for what I did! Plus, after I heard about what happened to you, I tried joining, you, on the other side!'' She said, a bit angry. I stared at her arm, witch had scars on her wrist. I was taken back at this, and I felt sorry for her.

"That was your fault. Not mine. Plus, you told me to kill myself. It's not going to be that easy to forgive you. I'm sorry." I said. I walked to my last periods and finished up the school day.

I get on my bus, and me and Lyra sat in our usual seat. In the middle of a conversation, My phone startrs going high., I see whats going on, and read the text I got.

"Airsoft war in an hour. Anybody want to come?" texted Soul.

"HELL YEAH!" we all texted at once. He told us where to meet up. We all stop texting and started getting prepared.

   When I got home, I told my dad about the airsoft war. He replied with usual grunt. I walked into my room, opened my closet, but on my tactical vest, got my face mesh and goggles, filled my four spare mags to my Elite Force M4A1 CQB. I filled up my pistol mags to my 1911, put my stuff in a bag, and walked to the place where Soul said we would meet up. When I walked into the park Soul told us to go, I saw the rest of the gang in there gear. But one was different. Someone was wearing juggernaut armor, while holding a minigun with orange tips.

"Okay, whose the juggernaut?" I asked.

"Treble." Said Night.

"We gonna play here or what?" Asked Warhawk.

"I have a pretty large backyard. Maybe we can play there?" Asked Clyde.

"Sure I guess." Said Punk.

"sounds like a plan" Said Zero.

''Let's go!" Said a muffled voice from inside the juggernaut suit, probably Treble.

"Vamanos me amigos!" Said Clyde.

   We eventually got to his house, and when we got into his back yard, saw what looked like two forts about fifty feet apart, facing each other.

''We are going to have fun, boys...'' said Arrow as he pumped his shotgun We split up and walked into the forts and made our final preparations.