Earphones in, world out.
Right?
Break and Lunch-
Eyes down, but head up. Don't draw too much attention to yourself! Don't engage with people but don't look distant from them. Separate yourself from others, but don't look like a loner. Sort of make friends with the other misfits but, don't get too close- under any circumstances. Don't tell anyone about yourself, your hobbies, your family, anything. Teenagers can not be trusted, no one can. People will always let you down.
Class-
Sit up straight, not too straight! You certainly don't want to look like you're interested, or people will call you a swot, a know it all. If you slouch too much though, then the teacher will pick on you, they'll think you're not paying attention, not trying. Even though you're trying your absolute hardest. So don't you dare work too hard or even too little. Strive to be average, normal, mediocre, ordinary and completely unexceptional. Above all... don't stand out.
In Corridors-
Make sure you dress almost exactly like everyone else, clone like. Absolutely no bright colours! But nothing that is too dark either. Nothing too fashionable, nothing to quirky. You can't wear designer labels, in fact nothing at all labelled, it'll attract attention. You don't want attention. No tacky slogans or painfully unfunny pictures on t shirts. Be normal. No one can think you are different. You're not allowed to be, everyone will laugh. They will make fun of you. People can't ever be trusted.
Earphones in, world out.
Right.
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The not so glamourous life of teenagers.
Short StoryA series of unconnected one shots about teens in secondary school. Deals with mental health issues, and people who don't fit in, along with all the other issues teenagers face. Some will be long, others short, whatever I feel like writing at that...
