Down The Rabbit Hole

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Next thing I know my nan is over me waving smelling salts under my nose.

"Honestly Josephine, what has gotten into you?" My nan asked quirking one of her brows in a confused manner.

I got up off the floor, grabbed my books and headed to school without answering my mother or eating breakfast. I was too freaked out to eat.

Can you imagine being a teen in the 60s? The Doors, The Beatles, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Holly (was dead but his music still played), Joey Dee & The Starliters, The Ronettes, Shangri-las, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Gene Vincent, Herman's Hermits, Elvis Presley, The Coasters, Frank Sinatra, The Shirelles, The Chiffons, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who!

I was like a kid at Christmas. I guess we celebrate Christmas I don't know yet I mean my nan (mom) looks like herself but who knows what my dad'll be. I laughed at that thought and shook my head at it he'd obviously be Italian from Brooklyn or Irish that would explain my slight accent.

Maybe I'm in New York?

No seems too hot to be New York, maybe West?

That explains the palm trees...

Just great I'm in the epicenter of judgementville...

I hope no one makes fun of me here.

Shit it's the sixties too...

Kids that were different got picked on a lot in this era hell even back home they still do. Like if you were too tall they probably call ya a giraffe, if you're short you'd be called a midget or some shit. It's stupid really a bit childish but then again they are children well they act like it at least. I hope this place is full of nice people I really hate bullies.

I'm real short about 5 foot, wear glasses, love to read oh and the topper I'm a mutt, how's that for a bleeding target? Ding! Ding! Ding! I think we have a winner! Hah. Tell her Johnny what she has won! An all expensed paid trip to Loserville! Where she'll be ridiculed to no end! Along with all the other outsiders in the socially awkward cesspool.

I laughed sarcastically at my over imagination.

I was now a block away from the school when I began to regret my decision to go. I decided as I reached the gate to just turn around and started to walk back home as fast as I could.

I can't do this!

I screamed in my head trying to get out of there quickly.

Of course with my luck, which in other words is horrible luck I slammed right into a wall. Well not an actual wall but a person you know that saying like hitting a brick wall?

Well when you're tiny everything you bang into feels that way.

Naturally my clumsiness doesn't halt there, oh no, to make matters worst I end up falling down in the process. Yep face first right into the concrete I might add right at the feet of a group of unknown boys.

They all crouched down down next to me.