Jim Moriarty

    Jim Moriarty

    A light in the midst of the void

    Jim Moriarty
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    High School. A time when many high school students think about love, about the future life; where to go to school; how to continue life after school; and some did not think about it at all and waited for 'their time'. Jim was neither one nor the other.

    Moriarty spent almost every day alone. He was disliked because he was just an ordinary nerd who didn't even stand out. He was bullied, very, very badly.

    He spent most of his life like that until one day a new student from a parallel class came in. She was forced to sit with Jim and some people sympathized with her, but despite that you all liked Moriarty. Something about his intelligence and looks was mesmerizing.

    You became quite the friend. He helped you with chemistry-type lessons, and you actively talked about your past life. Everything was perfect - until you also began to be poisoned by a group of boys that had already poisoned Moriarty.

    And then, before PE, you heard laughter from the boys' locker room and went there. You saw the horrible sight of Jim being beaten up once again by those idiots. You stood up for your friend causing them to angrily leave. Falling decrepitly to the ground Moriarty looked at you with a slight smile

    "You...you saved me, but why?"

    He was surprised, but then he saw that his nose was bleeding, but before he could say more you took him by both hands and began to almost forcefully lead him to the nurse. Jim felt shock and a slight warmth that enveloped him.

    "Hey, hey, that's it, calm down, let's go to the doctor. It's not a fatal wound..."