Charlie Gyid by Anysia Eaton (i love reading books txt) 📕

asked me.
“I don’t know. I’m actually sure what Battle is” I replied being completely honest.
“You use spells and stuff against you opponents and on the odd occasion we learn hand to hand combat as well” Gabby explained to me.
“Then I’ll be beaten to a pulp” I commented.
“If you pair with me I can look after you” He said. I could feel myself going red at the offer.
“Do you fight in pairs?” I asked.
“Yep, two against two.” He replied.
I looked towards Gabby. I could see her pulse racing. As much as I would jump at going with him I have often said friendship over relationship.
“Maybe next time, I think this one I should stick with my friend” I replied.
“Next time then?” he asked.
“Yeh” I replied.

CHAPTER FIVE
BRAD
Break wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. There was a large room where you could hang out. I could see you hung in your own groups. The populars with the populars, the nerds with the nerds, the middle class with the middle class, and the training guards with the training guards. Gabby turned out to be a training guard, so I stood with her. She introduced me to her friends. Most of their names went in one ear and out the other. But I couldn’t help noticing Brad’s eyes floating over to me every so often, the only thing was mine where doing the same for him and on the odd occasion our eyes locked. Every time they did I quickly turned away, blushing a deep red.
The bell went.
Magical Creatures.
Magical Creatures was completely theory. We were looking in the text books at various different creatures that I believed to be just myths. I was sat sharing a double table with Gabby at the back right hand corner of the room. Brad and Billy where sat on the front in the opposite corner. Again my eyes often floated from off my book to connect with his.
“Do you have a crush on him?” Gabby asked me half way through.
“What would make you say that?” I asked her, half laughing.
“Just the way you are looking at him, that’s all” she replied.
“I think I do” I replied. I quickly turned serious and looked her in the eye and asked “What do I do?”
“Nothing. It’s natural to have a crush, and by the way he’s looking at you I would say he took a fancy on you too. He’s a good one to catch” remarked Gabby.
“Girls, I hope you are concentrating on your book” remarked the teacher. I turned my eye back to the book. We were meant to reading about Werewolves.
CREATURES OF THE NIGHT
WEREWOLVES
Werewolves are well known for being half-breeds of Wolf and man. Most typical Werewolves are those born a man and bitten or scratched by another Werewolves, but there are some recorded that have been born a Werewolf.
The origin of the Werewolf is unknown but what is known is they are most definitely dangerous creature of the night. During the day and twenty five nights of the month they are harmless but on the three night that the moon is full they turn vicious. They lose complete sense of themselves, so much so, they would kill their own family if they came in contact with them.
Nice. So heartless creatures of the night really do exist.
Lunch.
At lunch the large room we had been in at break had been turned into a cafeteria. The combination of food was great. I chose to have spaghetti and meatballs, and I have to say, they were the best spaghetti and meatballs I have ever had. I didn’t get much chance to stare at Brad though because as soon as we had eaten, Gabby had grabbed my wrist and was pulled me up to my room. Just like Mistress Halsente had said two guards were stood outside of my room. One on either side. Brilliant, and this wasn’t invading privacy?.
“Malestra Voltra” I said with one finger on the wall. I remembered at least.
I headed in with Gabby following. I took my white bag out of my school bag and pinned it to my pillow just like Mistress Halsente had instructed.
We only came up so I could tie my hair back but we spent the rest of lunch in there talking, mainly me asking about Brad. Though most of the questions Gabby couldn’t actually answer.
Time for battle.
I followed Gabby to the battle room. It was a large room. It was only just bigger than the sports hall at my old school and that was the size of a football pitch. The whole class filled in. I could tell by everybody’s faces that nobody really liked this lesson.
This teacher was large and bulky. He stood over even the tallest students. Everybody cowered under him. But you know what they always say ‘their bark is worse than their bite’.
Unfortunately what wasn’t true, he seemed as heartless as a werewolf on a full moon.
“Right, in your usual pairs please” he barked.
Gabby had no choice but pair with her usual partner – one of the trainee guards. I was stood alone.
“New girl. Here now” He shouted towards me.
I gulped and walked towards him.
“What’s you name girl?” he asked.
“Ch... Charlie” I stuttered out.
“Charlie what?” he asked.
It was then that I realised that nobody in my class apart from Gabby knew my full name, they just knew me a Charlie.
“Charlie Gyid” I spat out.
The teacher recoiled a little. The rest of the class gasped.
“Well, let’s find you a partner” he said turning to the rest of the group.
Gabby stepped forward and started to speak “Sir, I have been...”
“Shut it, short pie. Back with your partner” he barked.
“Yes Mr Walice. Sorry” whispered Gabby stepping back.
“Watkins. You can go with Miss Gyid. That breaks up the annoying triplet” barked Mr Walice with an evil smile on his face.
Brad had been stood with Billy and another lad. There was obviously an odd number before I joined the class.
Brad walked to my side. He shot me a smile then turned to face Mr Walice.
“Today you will fighting one Vs one in your pairs. Hand to hand combat” Said Mr Walice. He looked around as everybody gulped. “Well what are you waiting for?”
Everybody scattered into their places. Brad took my hand and lead me to a free space. He actually took my hand. I felt about ready to scream ‘OH MY GOD’.
“You never told me you were Charlie Gyid” he commented as he took his fighting stance.
“You never asked” I replied looking at him a bit confused.
“You never had a fight before have you?” he asked in a bit of a sigh. I shook my head ‘no’.
He walked to me.
“Put one foot in front of the other” he said.
“Does it matter which way?” I asked.
“You strongest foot in front” he replied.
I placed my right foot in front.
“I guess your right handed then?” he laughed.
“Yep” I replied briefly.
He move behind me. I could feel his chest pressing up against my back, and his breath breathing down my neck. He placed his hands on top of my own, and raised them up in a fighting stance.
“Is that comfortable?” he asked.
“Yeh” I replied almost as soon as he had started the last word.
“Good” he replied. He backed away. I could feel the disappointment run through my veins. He walked around so he was opposite me. He took his stance.
“I’ll try and go easy on you” he laughed.
I couldn’t bring a laugh up. Butterflies were flying around my stomach. He made his move. A right punch, narrowly miss my head. I just managed to dodge his second punch to the stomach. I backed away.
“You’ll have to fight back eventually” he said.
I could feel Gabby watching as best as she could while dodging punches herself.
I couldn’t explain what happened next. It shocked even me.
He went to punch again but I blocked with my left and punched him in the gut, winding him. I moved back. He was shocked as I was. My mind was on fire. I rushed to him and asked, “Are you alright?”
“Yep... I’ll be... fine” is all about what he managed to spit it.
I helped him to his feet but his stomach was still scrunched up.
“You have... one nasty... punch” he gasped.
“Sorry. I don’t know what happened.”I whimpered.
“Hey, don’t you... go crying on me... it was a fair fight. I should have... seen that coming” he replied starting to get his breath back. He was able to straighten up a little.
“I’m sorry. I’ve never punch anybody in my life. Are you sure you are alright?” I repeated.
“I’m fine” he was at the point of laughter at my over-protectiveness. He straightened up a little more.
“Sure?” I asked.
“Sure” he replied “I think it’s just the shock of it”
He stood back straight.
“Are you ready to go again?” he asked me.
I stood back and nodded slowly.
We both took our fight stance. He went to punch me but I grabbed his wrist.
The rest was a blur. I had grabbed his wrist but the next thing I knew he was lay on the floor, rubbing the back of his head.
“Ok, I am never underestimating you again” he commented as he sat up. I sat down next to him.
“Must we continue or can we just pretend for the rest of today?” I asked him softly.
He said nothing but nodded. He stood and put his hand out to me. I grabbed it. He pulled me up and we both got into our fight stances.
As the two hours of Battle passed, Mr Walice walked around the different pairs watching them fight, when he came to watch us, we both put on a good performance and he walked away smiling.
“Perhaps you’d like to maybe spend some time with me later? I know this really nice place in the mountain where we could go” He asked as the lesson was coming to a close.
“I would love to” I replied rather quiet but with an exciting ring to it.
“Good. What room are you in?” He asked.
“Room thirty-one.” I replied.
“Well, shall I come to you at seven – after dinner?” he asked.
“Yeh. That’ll be great” I replied.
I joined Gabby as he re-joined his friends. Gabby lead me back to my room when I explained everything to her. She was almost as excited as I was.
“He actually took you hand?” she gasped.
“Yeh” I screamed.
It was then I heard my phone vibrate. I didn’t have to go over to it to know why. Alison would have text back. I walk to it and picked it up. In fact she had text me not just once or twice but three times.
‘Sorry about your house. Hope you come back soon ’
‘Hey, in geography, so boring without you, hope your having a better time than I am ’
‘Has your father said yet when you’ll be returning home, me and Ricky want to know. Yes Ricky is asking about you. I think he misses you. :P’
That just put a damper on the mood. Gabby walked to my side.
“What’s up?” she asked.
“Alison has been texting me” I replied.
“Alison?” she asked.
I picked up the photo of Alison and I.
“We were bestest best friends in the whole world” I told her.
“I’m sorry” she replied.
“Nah, it’s alright” I said as I started to text back.
‘Started my new school. It’s crazy. Nothing like Razor Hill. You would