The steel. The cold, hard, steel. I slid the stiletto my friend had loaned me into my back pocket. He insisted on something a bit longer, but I knew this was all I'd need.

This boy. He has tried to take everything I know from me. The greedy little boy, he still wants more. From what I have heard of him, he sounds like a poor wangster who was abused as a child. And he is out to kill me.

And it's gonna be fun.

"Hello..." A tired voice ranged on the other side of the call. "Dude, you up? It's Seth." I asked. "Well, I'm up now." the crackly voice said. "I'm sorry man, it's important." I chimed. "What, did someone make a threat against your life?" the voice said sarcastically.
"Actually, yeah." I said quietly. There was silence on the other end, for at least a minute. An irritated voice called out, "Well?". I ignored the tone, and proceded to tell him of my problem. "So that guy Jeremy? Well, long story short, he wants to kill me, because I was joking with my girl, and she told him, and he thought I was serious. Now he wants to kill me." There was a slight of hesitation on the other end. "Well, what are you going to do about it?" He asked. " I don't know, that's why I called you." I could almost hear the grin open up over on the other side. "I can think of something, maybe. It all depends on how you want the guy cooked. I'll talk to you about it at school." The voice suddenly sounded tired. "Bu-"
Click.

I slung my bookbag over my back as the bell to 5th period rang. I knew I'd argue with whatever my friend threw at me. He always went a bit far with things, always indulging in small, inhuman things. He was odd, but a good kid- he'd never go too far. I saw him up ahead, in his regular clothes. He was taking a drink of water when he looked up and saw me. He grinned, and motioned me inside the classroom. "Well, have you thought of anything?"
"Not really... I don't know what you wanna do to him?" That truly puzzled me. I knew I couldn't kill a boy in cold blood just because he threatened me. We sat in silence, thinking of what to do... What to do?