003. Ends


The pain shoots through me like fire. I'm going to die, I know it.

I hear Biff laughing...its not a surprise, he loves making me suffer.

Then I hear a girl screaming.

"Stop it, Biff! You'll break his arm!"

I hear Biff shout back as if from far away. "Sure will, baby, and then I'll break his head!"

He's actually going to kill me this time...

I curse Marty Klein, this was his idea, it was supposed to be easy, just an act.

Biff pushing my arm back even further...I wait for the sound of bone snapping.

"Biff! Biff leave him alone!" It's Lorraine, who came to the dance with Marty...with no idea that we were going to trick her... Except it isn't a trick anymore.

"Let him go!" She jumps on Biff's back, pounding her fists against his shoulders, trying to save me.

Biff sneers and with his free hand he reaches out, covers Lorraine's face with his hand and pushes her to the ground.

She looks at me, her brown eyes wide and terrified. I look back, my expression mirroring hers.

I hear Biff laughing.

This time its not at me, he's laughing at Lorraine, the girl he won't leave alone, the girl he was attacking just a moment ago, the girl he knocked to the ground like she wasn't worth anything.

The pain begins to dull, anger rushing into its place, white hot anger. Biff had bullied me for years and that's my own fault. But Lorraine...

I curl the fingers of my left hand into a fist, I clench my jaw as Biff still laughing that mocking laugh turns back towards me, ready to finish the job.

His laugh dies away as he sees the look in my eye, but before he can react I swing my fist with everything I have.

There's a crack as my knuckle strikes Biff jaw and sends him flying.

Spinning, he hits the side of the car and slumps to the ground, completely unconscious!

I stare down at him, disbelieving...expecting him to get back up and finish me off. I couldn't have knocked out Biff Tannen...not me, George McFly, wimpiest kid in the school.

I can barely breathe, I look around wondering if I'm going to wake up...

Then I see Lorraine, still sitting on the ground staring at Biff as shocked as I am. Then slowly she looks up at me and I realise Marty's right about one thing, she really is the most beautiful girl in the world.

"Are you OK?" I finally manage, holding my hand out to her.

She nods and puts her hand in mine, her eyes no longer terrified, instead she looks...like I'm her hero or something...

She smiles and we head towards the school hall and the dance, past a crowd that's gathering. They stare at me as if they've never seen me before.

I think to myself that they haven't...at least not like this.

I had stood up to someone for the first time in my life, not just anyone, my biggest tormentor.

"Oh, George, you were wonderful! Thank you so much!" Lorraine squeezes my hands, her smile beautiful and beaming.

"I-I'm glad I could help you," I finally manage to say, smiling back.

And, I realise, help myself.

I'm no longer the wimp.


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