Repression

Mom's strong, she doesn't need you checking up on her. You head to school as normal. What else would you do?

You get to school just in time for you to see Henry the school bully kicking the hell out of your "friend" Aaron. Aaron isn't so much your friend in that he's such a social reject that you're the only one who doesn't treat him like a leper, so he's attached himself to you. Of course you could really care less about him. Sometimes you wish he'd leave you alone, since he only makes you stand out more, when all you want to do is blend into the background.

"Get the fuck up you faggot!" Henry shouts abusively at Aaron while kicking him gleefully.
Aaron looks at you in the hopes that you'll help.