8 years old

Part 2

Daniel's POV

"Oh mommie dearest... See its just 6 A.M. and tadaaa I'm so awake...." I happily cheered..
"yes honey but I so know why you did that... But I'm really... Really..." She bowed down to my level... , "am not sorry that you will live till you are 100 years with the same nametag."
I think my mom's learning black magic or something otherwise how would she know about my thoughts????
I think I'll have to act very very very sick or even fake faint...
"Don't even think about it honey.. You know I won't believe that stuff...."
See I told you... I am so damn sure that she knows black magic....
"But mommie.... All my friends tease me saying its a girl's name".
"But you know its not, right??? what matters the most is whether you know or not.... If you show them that you are affected, they will continue to tease you... You are a fighter baby...."

I think she is right.... But
"mom, that girl is so pretty and if I get married to her in my near future then imagine how awkward it sounds.... Daniel weds Danielle".
And that was enough to tickle my mom and she erupted into fits of laughter....
Did I tell you she is so much.... Weird

In school
"Umm!!! Danielle" I swear on never having been so nervous before.
"yeah!" She turned, "Oh Mark!!! Hi." She smiled awkwardness lined her features as she suddenly shut down her books she had been so engrossed into...
"ummm... I know its such a weird request I am going to make but it will be good for both of us.." I blurted.
"mmm hmmm"
"Please ask your parents to change your name..." I finally gathered enough courage and said...
She didn't say anything but her eyes looked like they were going to jump out of their sockets... And her lips started to tremble and before I could do anything she was not there.... She ran from there....
I made her sad..... oh no.. I don't even know what wrong did I do....
But in my life o have seen girls argue when they get angry and cry out loud but I have never witnessed this kind of running away thing.... I think I should apologize. I mean, I guess.....
I searched for her around everywhere I could think of but I didn't find her during lunch and she did appear during the next class. But she swapped her seat with a girl that was 5 seat besides me where I couldnt even see her nicely let alone apologise.

Danielle's POV
I ran away directly to the washroom. after All these turmoil people don't even want my name around....
I know nobody here and nobody knows me so I choose to be unknown.... Why on earth had he to talk to me??? I changed my school due to All the bullying... Mom I so miss you... with you not being here.. Nobody loves me..... I wiped my eyes with the back of my sleeves and washed my face and went to my class as soon the lunch break ended I even changed my seat...
I'm sorry Daniel I won't hurt you by my presence anymore.... But I can't change my name... My mom gave it to me.... I just can't.

I thought of everything and everyone that had bullied me but nobody ever commented on my name and I guess that was the only thing about me that nobody had said anything bad about... But now....
I dont know how fast all the classes ended. And I could see Daniel walking towards me but I ran as fast as I could so that I may not have to face another taunt or something ever again....