The Nerd and The Bad Boy

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    Shadow rode to school slowly on his bike as he whistled a happy tune. He loved the outdoors and how he made him feel so peaceful. Sure the inner soul he endures makes him feel alive, but being so free in the wind is so much more suppressing. After about 10 minutes passed, he made it to school on time. He jumped off his bike, chained it up to a pole behind the school, then walked into the building and towards his locker. He paid no mind to other fellow students who passed him as he walked to his locker. Once there, he put in the lock code, opened the door with a "squeak", and grabbed the books he needed for class. Suddenly, a hand slammed near his locker onto the other locker to the left of him.

    Shadow jumped and turned slowly. His eyes widened in. Complete shock and fear, seeing his old childhood bully, Sonic Maurice. Sonic smirked devilishly and stared at Shadow, watching him quiver in fear. "Hey Nerd, good to see your ugly fat around here again! I was getting bored..." Sonic said as he leaned in close, having an evil look on his face. Shadow backed up against the locker, completely terrified. He could even find the words to cry for help. Sonic laughed. "Even now you are such a coward! Hehe, now...time for you daily beating......" Sonic laughed as he raised his fist in the air. Shadow closed his eyes tightly, ready for the punch, but the bell rang just in time before Sonic could even try. Sonic growled loudly and put his fist down. He turned towards Shadow and pushed him roughly against the locker. "Don't think you're off the hook runt!" Sonic said as he walks away. 

    Shadow slid to the floor and brought his knees to his chest. He wanted to cry but knew that crying wasn't going to make Sonic stop. He felt so vile and helpless that he couldn't even think straight. He hated his life. He hated himself. He hated......everyone. No one cared to help him in his time of need. No one...Shadow then realized that he needed to get to class. So he stood up, grabbed his books quickly and ran off after closing and locking his locker. His first-class was English. This class wasn't Shadow's favorite, but he got straight A's none of the less. He walked into the classroom and sat at his desk, which had his name and was in the back of the room in the corner. He prefers being in the back because that meant less attention to him than being in the front. Some students were already there but were mostly sleeping, or on their phone texting/ watching videos on snapchat. Shadow never really liked the idea of having a snapchat and never really understood what the big hype was about it. He just shrugged and quietly walked to his seat and sat down. Since this school was based on some sort of Japanese anime, Shadow had to hand his bag on the side on the hook and put his books inside the bag. 

    He kept his notebook and favorite mechanical pencil that has a cute white bear on the top of the desk and waited patiently for the final bell to ring. After a few minutes, the final bell rang and student slowly began filing into the classroom talking loudly to their friends. Shadow watched them quietly but continued to stay quiet to himself. Once everyone sat down the teacher, known as "sensei" Young, walked in, holding his book for the lesson today and the roll call along with it. The students began quieting down and looks turn in their seats and looked at the teacher. Sensei Young then set his stuff down and looks at the students carefully and smiled. "Ohayogozaimasu!" he said cheerfully. "Ohayo Sensei!" the students replied all together, including Shadow. 

Shadow knew from then on that today may be a good day after all.