It is Monday and the Wild Boys have PE. During usual PE days, John would often sit out due to how severe his asthma is. And due to failing lungs, Curt, Roger, Nick and Richard also joined in alongside Simon because he has to be careful due to his haemophilia. "Good morning children, today we're going to run a few laps around the gym before we play dodgeball," the coach, Mr Lee said. He is a teacher of Chinese-American descent and has been living in the UK since he got his teaching certificate. "Mr Ching Chong?" Morrissey called out which earned a face palm from Dave and a dirty look from Andy. "I do not tolerate racism in my class but what is it, Morrissey?" Mr Lee asked. "Can these guys also run laps with us?" Morrissey asked.
"What the heck?" Richard asked. "Morrissey, why?" John asked. "You wanna torture us even more or something?" Curt asked. "Morrissey, their lung capacity isn't strong enough for running laps, are you sure they can join us?" Mr Lee asked. "They're just faking it anyway," Axl said. "How can I fake a mitochondrial disorder? That disorder is vast and stuff," Roger said. "They won't listen, Rog," John said. "But honestly, you shouldn't accuse kids with actual disabilities of faking, they already have the disorder as it is written in their medical records," Mr Lee said. "But it's forged," Morrissey said. "If it is forged, how come Dr Hayley, Dr O'Connor and Dr Mills didn't get arrested?" Andy asked. "We get it, you're the smartass, Andy, but you can't outsmart me," Axl said.
"Wanna know something about Electrochemistry?" Andy asked. "Andy, thank you," Mr Lee said. "But what about these guys who were just benched? What are we gonna do about them?" Morrissey asked. "Fine, c'mon guys," Mr Lee said, accepting defeat. "This is gonna be the worst PE ever," John said. The Wild Boys and their class began running laps around the gym. Curt, John, Nick, Roger and Richard had to take off their nasal cannulas before the began running. John was only halfway through the first lap when he needed to stop, catch his breath and take his inhaler. He was also getting dizzy due to the lack of oxygen. "John, if you're feeling tired, you can go back to the bench," Mr Lee said. John nodded and he practically collapsed into the benches. "Hey, you alright?" A teenage girl asked. "Tired and a bit dizzy," John said before he took a glance at the girl.
She's seemingly a bit taller than Maddy and Kate and unlike the 2 girls in his team, she was blonde. John could barely feel attraction towards her due to him being gay. "I'm Kim, you must be John, right?" Kim asked. "Yeah, that's me," John said as he put his nasal cannula back on. He knows which tank is his because they were labeled. "Oh, you're on oxygen, huh?" Kim asked. "Yeah, I have pulmonary fibrosis and because of my pre-existing asthma and heart defects, it just makes things worse for me," John said. Nick then came in running as soon as his EKG began blaring and grabbed his oxygen tank before putting his nasal cannula back on. "Oh, you have pulmonary fibrosis too?" Kim asked. "No, I have chronic asthma and tachycardia," Nick said as he was running short of breath and getting dizzy.
"You must be Nick, right?" Kim asked. "Yeah, how do you know?" Nick asked. "I've heard so much about you and stuff, I'm Kim," Kim said. "Okay, there's a reason why I don't run marathons," Richard said before getting his oxygen tank and putting on his nasal cannula followed by Curt and Roger. "Wow, what happened to you guys?" Kim asked. "We were forced to do this even though we're sick," Roger said. "Who did it?" Kim asked which earned an eye roll from the sick Wild Boys while Andy and the others kept running laps. "Morrissey," Curt, John, Roger, Nick and Richard said in unison. "Oh boy," Kim said, unsurprised by the bullying. "He's an upper sixth like me, but he doesn't have the right to bully others." Kim then ran up to the track only to bump into an exhausted Bono.
"Bono, you alright?" Kim asked. "I should've sat this one out but I don't want to have a failing grade, I didn't know my heart couldn't handle PE ever since my open heart surgery," Bono said. "I'll ask Mr Lee if you can sit this one out," Kim said before she went up to Mr Lee. "Oh hey Kim, how's cheerleading practice?" Mr Lee asked. "Oh, not bad, still looking for more people but that's besides the point, I'm here to ask you something," Kim said. "Go on," Mr Lee said. "Can Bono sit the running laps out? He had open heart surgery in the past," Kim asked. "Yeah, sure," Mr Lee said. Kim helped Bono towards the benches when she noticed that the lights were flickering. "Huh, that's weird," Kim said. "Yeah, I forgot to tell you that we all have powers, someone has the ability to manipulate all types of energy," John said.
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Stuck In The Box: Life Of Bryan
Mystery / ThrillerThe Wild Boys had PE on Monday when something's off with Bryan. When Mr Lee allowed Curt, John, Roger and Nick to sit down after they were short of breath, the lights were flickering. Bryan was being tortured by Morrissey and Axl when Kim told them...
