Drabble: "With Friends Like This"
Jack sat at his desk feeling the sway of the ship. He stared at the flame from the lantern and swung his half empty rum bottle like a pendulum. He could feel himself slipping into a daze and was jolted by a childhood memory.
“Give that back!” he yelled to the fat little redheaded bully.
The kid danced around Jack mocking him and tauntingly hung the teddy bear in Jack’s face. Bort and Muller whom he thought were friends stood off to the side watching Jack get teased. Jack looked to them pleading for help, but they joined in with laughter from the portly kid’s gang.Jack felt his lower lip tremble and pushed his way from the crowd.
With a bang on the door, Jack was pulled back to reality. It was no wonder he kept his heart so guarded.
“Give that back!” he yelled to the fat little redheaded bully.
The kid danced around Jack mocking him and tauntingly hung the teddy bear in Jack’s face. Bort and Muller whom he thought were friends stood off to the side watching Jack get teased. Jack looked to them pleading for help, but they joined in with laughter from the portly kid’s gang.Jack felt his lower lip tremble and pushed his way from the crowd.
With a bang on the door, Jack was pulled back to reality. It was no wonder he kept his heart so guarded.