The Boy Who Couldn't Grow Up

Chapter Ten: Roaring Lions

Alex woke up to the sound of his alarm blaring in his ear. He groggily reached over to turn it off and sat up in bed, rubbing his eyes. He looked down at his body and saw that he was still wearing the ridiculous outfit from yesterday.

As he got out of bed, he heard his dad calling out from the kitchen. "Alex, wake up! It's Spirit Day four, School Spirit!"

Alex trudged into the kitchen, still feeling like he was stuck in a nightmare. His dad was sitting at the table, wearing a big grin on his face.

"Hey, buddy! I've got your outfit for today," he said, holding up a school shirt.

Alex's heart sank as he saw the shirt. It was a bright yellow shirt with a cartoon lion on it. He recognized it immediately - it was the same shirt he had worn in first grade.

"Uh, Dad, I don't think this is going to fit," Alex said, trying to hide his disappointment.

But his dad just chuckled. "Oh, come on! It's a classic! You'll be the only one wearing it today."

Alex reluctantly put on the shirt, but things only got worse from there. His dad handed him a pair of blue jeans that looked like they belonged on a giant.

"These are way too big," Alex protested.

But his dad just shrugged. "You'll be fine. Just tuck them in and you'll be good to go."

As Alex walked out of the house, he felt like everyone was staring at him. And to make matters worse, he was wearing a pair of PJ Mask potty training underwear.

As he walked down the hallway at school, he felt like his pants were sagging even more than usual. He tried to tug them up, but they just seemed to keep slipping down.

Just as he was starting to feel like he was going to die of embarrassment, he saw his friend Zach walking towards him.

"Dude, what's with the outfit?" Zach asked, grinning at him.

Alex felt his face heat up with shame. "My dad did this," he mumbled.

Zach chuckled. "Well, I guess you're really showing your school spirit today!"

Alex just groaned and kept walking. He knew that this day was going to be a long one.

As Alex walked into his first class of the day, he couldn't help but feel like he was the laughing stock of the entire school. The bright yellow shirt with the cartoon lion on it was definitely a conversation starter, and his pants were sagging down to his ankles in a way that made him feel like he was trying to set some kind of record.

Zach, who was sitting at his desk, couldn't help but snicker every time Alex walked by. "Dude, you're really rocking that outfit," he said, trying to stifle his giggles.

Alex shot him a look. "Shut up, Zach," he muttered.

But it wasn't just Zach who was making fun of him. The whole class was buzzing with whispers and snickers as Alex walked in. He could feel his face burning with embarrassment.

Things only got worse from there. In his next class, he tripped on the stairs and almost fell over, causing everyone in the hallway to burst out laughing.

And then, in his math class, he accidentally dropped his pencil on the floor and had to bend down to pick it up, revealing his PJ Mask underwear to the whole class.

Alex's face was bright red with shame as he quickly scrambled back up to his seat. He couldn't believe this was happening. He felt like he was going to die of embarrassment.

To make matters worse, his friend Emma, who sat next to him in math class, kept whispering "Thomas the Train briefs" and "PJ Mask undies" every time Alex tried to focus on the lesson.