The Sin of Youth
Chapter 1
My little sister, Sarah, offed herself after
being bullied.
My parents turned gray overnight.
Those three little shits just smirked and said,
“We’re minors, the law can’t touch us. What
are you gonna do about it?”
I smirked right back.
“I’m gonna make you wish you were never
born.”
01
I was in class when my mom called.
She didn’t say anything for a good long while,
just choked back sobs.
Something felt wrong, my heart started
pounding in my chest.
Finally, she gathered herself enough to wail
into the phone, “Danny, something happened
to Sarah!”
I bailed on class, didn’t even grab my stuff,
just booked it to the nearest bus station. “Mom, I’m coming home, don’t freak out. Just
tell me what happened?”
She was gasping for air between sobs, just
repeating over and over: “Your sister… she
got beat up…”
I tried calling Sarah, but no answer.
Then my dad, same thing.
My hands were shaking so bad I could barely
hold my phone. I Googled Sarah’s school and
her name.
Found a video with a few thousand views. I
clicked it.
A scrawny girl was lying on the ground,
shielding her head.
Three girls were circling her, taking turns
kicking her in the face.
After about thirty seconds, one of them said,
“Let’s shave this little bitch’s head. See if
she’s so hot then.”
She giggled, squatted down, and grabbed a
fistful of Sarah’s hair. Snip, snip, snip.
The girl on the ground curled up in a ball,
trying to disappear.
The bullies got even more fired up. “Oh, you
wanna hide, huh?!”
They were working together like they’d
rehearsed it. One sat on the girl’s back,
pinning her arms. Another one was snapping
pictures.
And the third was slapping her.
Smack, smack, smack!
That’s when I finally saw the girl’s face under
the mess of hair.
It was Sarah.
The slapper got tired and nodded to the one
taking pictures.
Then I heard an excited voice from behind the
camera:
“My turn! My turn!”
She pulled out a Sharpie and drew a dick on
Sarah’s swollen face.
Sarah couldn’t get away and let out these
desperate screams.
“Why’d you do that?” one of the girls whined.
“Her face was all clear, now how’s she gonna
be a skank?”
She hauled Sarah up and dusted her off.
Seemed like she was actually gonna let her
- go.
Sarah just stood there, clutching her shirt,
lost.
Next thing you know, she kicked Sarah in the
back as hard as she could.
Sarah went sprawling, and blood started
spreading on the ground.
Then they jumped on her, ripping her school
uniform.
Riiiip!
The comments blew up instantly.
But just as quick, the video was gone.
“This video has been taken down.”
And then the post disappeared too.
“You okay?” The taxi driver glanced at me in
the rearview mirror. “You look kinda sick.”
We were driving into a tunnel.
The car window showed my red eyes and the
veins popping out on my forehead.
