The Tale of Shrek And Mark Zuckerberg

Chapter 3 - Please?

I quickly swallow the paracetamol and sign out of the nurses office.  I trail behind Shrek as we weave through the hallways to the back oval.

"I never caught you name by the way" Shrek said, looking back over his shoulder.
"Mark- my name's Mark" I reply with a stutter. Shrek halts, I keep walking past him until I see he has no intention of moving. I turn on my heels and take a glance at his frowning expression.
"Last name?" He asks.
"Zuckerberg"
"Year level?"
"Ten" I reply in rapid succession. He pauses, looking even more confused than before.
"Are you new?"
"Started today"
"Ahh, no wonder I hadn't heard of you." He grins, feeling accomplished as through he cracked an unsolvable case. The sound of the bell rings above our heads. "You got snapchat kid?" He inquires. I feel my heart sink, my one chance of getting to know him better was slipping through my fingers.
"No" I reply, hearing my voice break slightly towards the end.
"Shame." He pauses and I pray he asks for my number instead. "Well I'm going to go and grab my bag, I've got detention after school." And with that he turns around and heads back in the direction we came from.
"Yeah, okay..." My voice trails off as I watch him walk further away.
And for the second time today I am left standing in the middle of the corridor, people rushing to break free from the containment of school all around me.

"How was school honey?" My mum asked as I got in the car. I never took the bus on the first day of a new school, it gave mum a chance to quiz me about it all before I ran to the shelter of my bedroom at home.
"It was alright." I replied in a monotone voice. I could tell she wanted more information though.
"The principle seemed nice" she pressed, flicking her head between me and the road, trying to gauge a reaction. I made a hum of approval and nodded.
"My pe teacher seems like quite the jerk though, like the type that enjoys yelling at kids." I added, hoping that was enough information to settle her queries. It seems so as she stops glancing back at me and looks as though she's lost in a trail of her own thoughts.

We sit in silence for a while and I rest my head on the window, the droning noise of the car on the road echoing thought my head. I ponder, wondering if I should ask about her day too, I've never been the best with people. My thoughts pull in a new direction however, and as we pull up to our house the pull becomes strong enough for words to escape my lips. "Hey mum?" I turn my head slightly as a pit forms in my stomach. I hate asking for things.
"Yeah sweetie?" She parks and unbuckles her seatbelt.
"Am I able to get Snapchat?" I ask, already knowing the probable answer but attempting to manifest a different one nonetheless. I see her head snap over to me out of the corner of my eye, her lips are pursed.
"Why do you want it?" She asks. She's trying to be nice about it and you can't blame her for being hesitant with the amount of pedos and creeps on there. 
"It seems to be the only way the kids here keep in touch. If I want to have any chance at making friends, this is kind of the first step." Mark replied.

His heart was racing. It seemed like something that would be so simple for other people. But for Mark, this was a big milestone. He could see his mums head cock slightly, the cogs in her head turning. With a last burst of hope and confidence he turns to face his mum. "Please?". His mum's eyes widened slightly. She knew who he was, someone low people skills and a person who never asked for much, just took what was given. In a way this was both a blessing and a curse. She could tell that this was a big deal, that he must have found someone worthy of being his friend. An incident that had never happen before.

His mum took a deep breath.
"I suppose if it will help you make friends, then I can allow it. But no adding people you don't know okay?" She looked back at him with a slight tone of worry in her face. As Mark stared at her he could see her eyes dart back and forth between his pupils. He could feel ecstasy rising within him. He did it. He got Snapchat. Now the only problem was trying to figure out how to get shrek's username.