Parallel (discontinued)

Jonah- Chapter VII: Confrontation

There is nothing more intellectually frustrating, in the minds of any human being, than the impediment of a conceived great idea sprouting to life.

The girl's a psychopath. I was thoroughly inclined to assume that she posseses some sort of social disorder.

A week had passed, and so far the tutoring has had bad image for my reputation at Werdschter. And I've made no progress in regards to my ingenious idea. Instead, I got multiple accounts of different students approaching and inquiring on the matter.

"Bruh, you're trying too hard with that girl...she's not even benefitting from it. Girl got a 30 on her math test. Even I got a better score than her, and that says something. It doesn't seem that you've taught her anything?" said Charlie Baskins.

Charlie is one of my closest friends, and one of my oldest partners in crime, you could say. We've caused so much mayhem together, and poor Smithy never stood a chance. Him and I are essentially the same person, only there's one vital difference. He's a complete moron.

Matter of fact, all my closest companions were pretty stupid, and I'm not even talking from my standards. Charlie got a 66 on his math test, but he seemed to be content enough with it. At least enough to compare to Kee's.

Let me lend you a slice of perspective: it's not too difficult to point out groups in Werdschter. People tend to make up so many different cliques when really it ultimately boils down to two, major, essential groups: the no-good, cool kid, dumb, popular hooligans and the goody-two-shoes, try-hard, know-it-alls. Now, it's not that clear cut. Obviously. Many people are 50/50, on a popularity-to-smarts ratio. However, certain individuals tend to stand out and vary, having one quality stand out more than the other.

Take my other friend, Louis. He's about 80% "smarts" and 20% "popular cool kid".

This other girl I know, Tori, is a solid 95% popular but only 5% smart. I've oftentimes considered her as a potential relationship, however I've never mustered the tenacity to overcome that 5%. I can't stand shallow girls, no matter how physically appealing she is.

"You don't like her...do you?" she asked after Charlie finished his comments.

PLEASE...what a RIDICULOUS and STUPID notion to even suggest.

I've actually concluded that behind all of Tori's makeup is nothing but a hollow emptiness. That's why she puts on such an excessive amount. Or it could be to attract Caleb. She's part of his group.

By the way, in contrast to Charlie, who is 100% coolness and a whopping 0% smarts (or 100/0 popular-to-smart ratio), Caleb is the exact opposite, a 100% smarts. 0% cool. Or 0/100. A complete embodiment of nerd. He was the highest form of kissup and pushover. Yet teachers honor him for his great behavior, claiming that he's a role model for all. It makes me sick to my stomach. That's the same group that Kee sits with at the cafeteria, which is funny, since she's a 0/0. Maybe 5/0, for her music ability or her newfound popularity solely because people know that she's being tutored under me.

Hate to say it, but that's her only friend group. And even when she sits with them, she hardly seems to talk.

"Yeah, she's been nothing but a burden. I've tried to get her to open up but all she does is shut everyone out. So no, there's nothing between us. In fact, if I don't have any luck today, I'm giving up on her" I said, in response to both Caleb & Tori's questions.