Chapter 2
I walked home, exasperated. After that crud with my mother I felt like I've had a stroke. I looked at the time on my phone 2:00 way to late to go back to school and i didn't feel like watching the game, without me we'd stand no chance anyway. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ve6sMgO1C
I had decided to go home not having much to do. I walked into our apartment with only on thing on my mind. Sleep,645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJtouwbE2a
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I woke up again like feeling tired, does that happen to other people, it was 7:30 now, I had gotten up and walked downstairs. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0rENOZxqr
It wasn't much three bedrooms, one bath, one kitchen and a living room but it was enough to keep going. Plus non of us even used the living room anymore. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtl71x8r6A
Non of my family was really close, my mother always sickly since we were 3 so she could never really keep tabs on us, my sister a talented overachiever who got A's in everything, the worst she's ever done at anything is best, god I hated her, my father long dead, and then theirs me a slacker who doesn't do any work in school because of what i found in my mothers drawer at home, that really changed my perspective.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ204s45Hl60
I decided to go to my sister's room to see how she was doing. I walked through the open door, before I even managed to get a foot in she said "We lost". I knew exactly what she meant.
I had turned around to leave when she had then asked me "How's mom". Deciding not to bother her while she was working I had simply stated "She was fine" and walked away. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGTgS87gFq
I did't have any homework today so i had lied down on my laptop and started listening to philosophers debating on why life exists. It was strange but it was the only way I could go to sleep at night. Then I had fallen asleep.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj80FjwuBGB
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I woke up, once again tired, and had gotten up. I've done all the basic things that you do before school. (Showered, brushed teeth, dressed) I walked downstairs to see my sister waiting for me.
It was the one thing about her I've never understood she ignored me at home, only talking when she absolutely had to, and even then it was only a few words, and at school she had treated me like a disease, she would never bring me up in school or class. She pretended like I had never existed, but if their was one thing we always did together was walk to school.
Even though right after we got through the gates she went into a totally different direction. Who knows maybe it was her silent way of saying I love you, even though I seriously doubt it. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeemXwXcG0
When we had gotten to the gate I had to immediately stop because everyone was staring at me.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXY1JK2cT93
She of course had pretended it was as normal as any other day and had preceded to walk into the school, or course no one had even noted her. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2IaeKom1P
God dammit, I guess I really have let everyone down, but hey it wasn't my fault I mean my teachers had decided to give me bad grades and my coach had decided to take me out because of it. But seeing as they couldn't take it out on teachers can you guess who they decided to take it out on?645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhvn2tSIZS
Me, and man that was not fun. First it had started with everyone staring at me and whispering, saying stuff like "he was to scared to play" or "He cost us the game". Whatever by the time I had gotten to my locker it said the words "LOSER" on it in all caps. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbeyPQPRKq
God the guy who spray painted it had horrid handwriting, took me a good five minutes to figure out what he was trying to write, and of course I was late. I had got to my first period class which was science without a hitch, unless you consider tripping a big issue. Anyway as I got into class I had been yelled at by Mr Chowder.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1d7aF6eos
I didn't bother to call him anything else and maybe that's why he hated me but whatever man he was fat, and the sooner he learned to accept that the sooner I could've gained a little respect for him. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYqLj49Io9
Besides, he made me look like an idiot on the first day so of course I've spent all year paying him back tenfolds. That would explain why my grades are so bad, but how can you win a war without sacrifice?645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaU2puVrqfY
After all it was for the greater good. Then my second period class had somehow managed to be even worst, my history teacher Ms. Matos who was generally a nice person and had even given me a 69 i because she always tried to "reform troublemakers" had been cruel to me, asking me impossible questions. "What number president was John Adams?"
I don't know sixth? Seventh? My initial guess was rather close. Second, to be completely fair two presidents had the exact same name how was I supposed to know he was Sixth? Cut me some slack. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvi9Ad9Hgw
After that my girlfriend who had been dating me since the sixth grade had broken up with me saying she couldn't have a "loser:" as a boyfriend, to be honest it wasn't a huge loss considering she was a total bitch but still. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9X2MBhY10
Fourth period was gym where I had thought nothing bad would happen but man it was the worst period so far. I felt like that was a pattern.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1RJ964Tgr
My gym teacher was a sadist who got off on watching kids chuck balls at each other. I bet you think Im joking but every time we played dodgeball and a ball hit some one in the face she would say "ooh" and hold her hand up to her mouth. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVS9BmJFJj
This is how she decided team, she let the kids decide what the teams would be, if you have an IQ of over 40 you would see why this was a bad idea, generally it would be all the jocks, and "populars" on one side beating the snot out of geeks and the nerds, but apparently they found a truce in order to beat up on a certain someone.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhnJ7PdLsu
Me. "Hold on, hold on, this wouldn't be much of a game, it isn't fair at all". My teacher said. Could it be? For once someone was actually on my side? Could she possibly be defending me. "So just to make it fair kid you get twenty lives". 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxiUqYAcNXi
She said again giggling the whole way through. She just made my situation a lot worse. Now they had twenty free shots at me and they were not going to make this easy on me.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyJNNGYofg
Apparently they were arguing over which ones of them should take the shots but it seemed to me that the bigger guys were winning the argument. "Alright listen up, I get the first 3 shots on him". Said Francis Davis. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUTYXzRNEq
Francis was the center for my basketball team who had an obsession with winning, so you can imagine how he felt after I had decided not to show up. He threw the ball straight at me.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6N9P4SBPPG
Resulting in me catching it. Well more like the ball hitting me in the stomach and me falling to the floor, but the ball didn't touch the ground so he was out. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92fFGDMSKb
Surprisingly enough, I didn't lose, I simply stalled until the period was over by catching and dodging balls. I doubted the day could get answers but thats been happening recently lately hasn't it. "645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUon9hNcGU
Hey Machington wait up I got a bone to pick with you". I turned around to notice Axel the schools biggest bully right their. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEVGb47NUC
Now Axel wasn't a threat because he was necessarily a threat, people feared him because he was unpredictable, he would pick on anyone including jocks, him and his crew could scare just about anyone, and now that I've lost my protection I was a prime target.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhC2mZmlPl
"So I guess you know why Im here". He growled. "I bet 750 on that game that our school would win because you were on it, and what do you decide to do? Not show up! Were you really that scared? 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvGQPM6bfQ
If you at least tried I might've not had to beat your face in!" He threw a fast left hook my way, I ducked and began running, I was confident that with my speed and stamina I could outrun him, the guy was used to catching nerds but not someone as fast as me.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuFsyID5g3
I speed to my next class which just happened to be english. The teacher of the class Mr. Nershlaw was my worst enemy, the meanest teacher I've ever had since ever.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lA7pBy07O
Generally, we had fought on equal terms but today he had the upper hand. To be honest I was actually afraid to go in, my indecision had kept me outside till after the bell. Great, he already had a reason to keep me for detention.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPT1DPQkJlX
I sighed, then opened the door, to see him and the class in their seats listening, of course no one would be stupid enough to give him any reason to yell at you, except me of course. "Ah yes Mr. Machinton, so nice of you to join us". 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFU4miNZQWz
He spewed venom as he talked. For the first tie ever I've seen him with a grin and believe me it wasn't natural. The whole class was glaring daggers at me swell. Besides my sister of course, who for some reason I didn't fell like meeting at all. The one class i share with her had to be the one class I shared with him didn't it.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAf6DVoK5MP
I sighed in defeat knowing that this was one battle I couldn't win with sly remarks and being annoying. I simply moved to my seat which he had assigned to me at the beginning of the year which happened to be in the last row next to my sister.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwj35Lk0eA1
I respected this mans genius. You should be able to figure out why. Those in tieback row tend to slack off and this wouldn't be such a large problem, had my sister not been sitting next to me.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kAYUSUw8R
Now I can make an idiot out of myself to anyone besides my mother but next to her who was working so hard it just made me feel wrong inside and with my bad grades, and everyone hating me from the game it had only made things worse. But then Nershlaw had gone way to far by beginning to attack my sister.
When he attacked me sure I felt embarrassed, but hone he attacked her I feel violated. "So Maylene tell me how does it feel having an idiot for a brother." Nershlaw asked a sinister grin on his face. She looked up from the sheet she was working on, her facial expression indifferent and unchanged. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPb3rcvR92
"Im sorry sir it appears I don't understand the question". Narshlaw's grin turned into a frown.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZsJ3ZjDM9
Was my sister playing dumb to protect me, or was she simply refusing to acknowledging my existence? "I said Im asking you how it feels to have an idiot for a brother," He said rather impatiently. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6nvbYOIx3
My sister put her hand on her chin as if she was thinking very hard about something. "Nope it doesn't sound like any brother I have". She said as if she's just answered a difficult question. Before Nershlaw could eve react, the bell rang and my sister was the first on out the door. "Machington may I have a word with you?" Nershlaw said.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Kl9T0CB24
It wasn't really a request so I decided to stay back. "As you are probably aware it is March 29 and on Monday it is a change in marking periods, so of course you know this is your last chance to leave any impressions in middle school. "645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkoXCg3Can
Your final exams are coming up and I hope your aware these tests decide your future, a teacher is judge by how well his student average grade is". He said. So basically he was telling me not to screw up. "Some other students may score a bit low so it's your job to bring that average up got it? Don't disappoint me.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpJJLtHuqe
He said before walking out of the room. The hell was that, did he know? If so, what exactly did he know? I decided to make my way toward the lunch room, it was a bad idea, but I was really hungry and If i was caught eating outside of the cafeteria I'd probably get detention and I already have enough problems. The moment I entered everyone quieted down. I steered completely clear of my usual table as both my girlfriend and my team were their. I made my way to a table with a couple nerds who instantly left, thanks I needed to be alone anyway.
I brought out my lunch which was a giant subway tuna melt. The tuna replaced with bacon and baloney. I had began eating when I noticed people were staring at me while whispering crap to each other. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfovoofE4t
Fine by me, as long as they don't come up to me about it I'll be fine. The double doors opened once again and out came Lance, Walker out of all the people I'd have trouble with he was number one, literally the last person I'd wanna see right now, and it's a really long list.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoeCI9ixgFi
He completely ignored all the girls calling his name at his usual table and looked around, obviously looking for someone, and I bet I could take a guess. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlMXVGSqtl
I put on my hood in order to avoid being noticed but two things gave me away, the fact that I was the only person in the cafeteria sitting alone, and my whipped cream purple hair. He walked over toward m, with a serious expression on his face. You see the problem I had with Lance wasn't that he was dangerous, or threatening.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3eJqAqrgeK
You see he was actually nice to everyone even nerds, he didn't like when his teammates bullied, people he got straight A's giving him the second highest GPA in the whole school not to mention he had abs that rippled through his red track suit, his short light brown hair waved behind him, and im not gonna lie, I was indeed slightly attracted to him. Even now, I doubt he was angry, just disappointed. And believe me, I'd rather anyone be angry then disappointed in me. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTM3tFbn5BK
"Hey" was all he said as he sat down across from me. God, I was not prepared for this.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKeMKouG2yH
