-Sometime in December 1991-
Today there’s supposed to be a fieldtrip to the Manila Science Centrum. All the kids in the 3rd and 4th grade are required to go. This field trip, for the “normally developed” is a good opportunity for the students to socialize and interact with one another. This is an opportunity to know the person next to you better… to have another fun moment that most people take for granted but get stored in the yearbook. This basically is fun…
But for Cedrick, this fieldtrip is another terror… Another day in which his ass is going to get bullied. Yet another day in where he’s gonna be stepping stone for others to laugh… yeah, others don’t give a damn if Cedrick is in pain, as long as they’re laughin, its gonna be okay. Another day in which Cedrick learns to hate the world… Hating the world is the thing Cedrick has learned a lot in school.
In this fieldtrip, no Belldandy allowed. No beautiful chick to console Cedrick. Nobody, absolutely NOBODY to help Cedrick. Cedrick is all alone and must face the world. And he’s only 8 years old for crying out loud.
The students arrived in school earlier than they normally would arrive as they are excited about the fieldtrip. All of them very eager to board the bus. Hanging around. Playing games with each other… and of course, don’t forget about our friend Cedrick. The only one who is all alone waiting for the bus. Like a stupid moron standing there without anybody beside him.
“Belldandy… why?” thought Cedrick. “You said you’ll be my friend… why are you not with me in this time of trouble… When I feel so afraid… why?”
10 minutes later, they boarded the bus.
As Cedrick was walking in the hallway of the bus, he felt a strong push. He fell knees first to the ground. As he looked up, two girls his age… laughing at him.
“He’s such a wimp,” said one girl. “No wonder why its so fun even for a girl to push him around. What a poor kid.”
Cedrick looked at the girl with that evil look on his face. The more he was laughed at.
“You won’t hit me won’t you? If you hit me, then you’re a faggot!”
As Cedrick was looking at that girl, he got kicked in the back of the knee by a guy.
“Move it punk!” yelled the guy. “You’re causing too much traffic in this bus! Can’t you see that there are a lot of us who wanna get in? Show some concern for the others! And show us a little respect willya!”
Cedrick glared at the guy for a while. And then shied away. He went to the back of the bus and took the vacant seat. All thoughts of hate building up in his heart.
