Stairs of Death

Those of you who go to a school with seven floors know that to get to any of those floors, you have to take the dreaded stairs. Not only are the stairs incredibly inconvenient and hurtful, they also provide a way for students to hurt each other and not get caught.
You see, students fall down the stairs all the time, we're a clumsy bunch. However, sometimes, students push others down the stairs and act like it had nothing to do with them. It kinda sucks.
This morning, I was making my morning journey to the sixth floor, as always. Not many people were in the stairwell as it was a little early. It was pretty much a typical morning, slow and tiring. I wasn't expecting anything out of the ordinary.
However, When I got to the fourth floor, I saw two seniors and a freshman (go figure) arguing over something. the freshman was standing two stairs from the seniors, looking scared. I decided to stay back and watch as I really had nothing else to do. Eventually, the argument got a little heated and then one of the two seniors pushed the freshman backwards down the stairs. He rolled sideways and landed by my feet (I was standing at the bottom of the stairs). Once the freshman came to a stop, the seniors continued walking up the stairs without a second look, laughing all the way. Initially, I was shocked and horrified. How could someone do that? No matter how angry and worked up you get, you should never take those feelings out on another person by hurting them, it's disrespectful and wrong. I bent down and asked if the freshman was okay. He sat up and looked dazed and a little scared. He sat there for a few minutes and eventually got up and walked down the stairs, not without thanking me for my concern.
          For the rest of the day, I was annoyed at the ignorance of not only seniors but of all kids. Did they not know that he could have gotten badly hurt? I mean, what was the point of pushing him down the stairs? Was there any personal gain to it? I just think that it's really wrong and extrmely rude.
However, the fact that he thanked me for being concerned did not escape me. I was surprised that even after he had gotten pushed down the stairs, he was able to find it in him to thank me. I mean, all I did was ask if he was ok. I guess that eventhough high school students can be horrible, inconsiderate douche bags, some of us are still able to decifer the difference between right and wrong. It's kind of refreshing to know that some kids are still considerate.
         Anyway, the stairs are a necessary evil, there's no way to avoid them. Unless you take the elevator and risk getting in trouble. It's your choice.

                                      (I do not condone breaking school rules to use the elevator...ok yes i do, but only if your running late to class...or if you just don't wanna take the stairs (: )