Center of the outside

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Center of the room, outside of attention

He sat unnoticed by all

the teacher called his name

"Here"

That was it

Assignments were due

he stared at the papers

a girl to his left, an older boy to his right

day after day, the papers piled up

no assignments were done

he still passed

No words he spoke

but others spoke to him

He heard every word

and kept it as a secret

The older boy gave up on talking to him

but the girl had a plan

"Do you know what this is?"

He looked at the paper and solved it in his mind instantly

"This is how you do it"

She watched him perform

The answer was clear and she finished the paper

but his continued to increase

Day after day, until it became a fortress

outside of the world

but at the center of everything


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