"All right everyone, welcome to 9th Grade Biology," The new science teacher announces to the classroom of angsty adolescents. Most were chatting about their summers until the biology teacher clears his throat. The new kids from Derry wait next to the door with their administration slips in hand. "I'm Mr. Rolland. I know most of you are from Hawkins Middle School so I won't bother with ice breakers, but, before we set sail once again, I would still like to introduce you to a few new passengers who've come all the way from Derry, Maine to join us on our journey. I have Bill Denbrough,"
Mike, Dustin, Will, Lucas and Max all roll their eyes. Clearly, this teacher is trying to emulate Mr. Clarke from the middle school and the way this teacher is presenting himself, they miss him immensely.
The skinny and stuttering teen walks to the front of the room, his knees buckling slightly at being introduced in front of a bunch of strangers. He swallows hard, clinging to his books rather tightly.
"H-Hi," is all the kid can manage.
A couple of kids in the back snicker slightly at Bill's stuttering, but Mr. Rolland frowns at them sternly.
"Welcome aboard Mr. Denbrough, I hope you are ready for our scientific journey. Now, sir, you can take a seat beside Max over there."
Bill nods and quickly finds his way to his seat. He's glad he's not at the front, but that doesn't stop Max from looking at him skeptically. Big Bill does his best to ignore the stares.
"Edward Kaspbrak,"
The shortest of the Losers club steps forward, a few more kids snicker at the fanny pack around his waist.
"You can call me Eddie, also is your room hypo allogenic vents because I have asthma and the dust and mould that accumulates in such places are extremely hazardous to my throat, causing unwanted infection and I shouldn't sit near a window because my mom doesn't want me exposed to the sun and..."
Mr. Rolland cuts the boy off. "It's all okay Eddie, to avoid the dust and sun, why don't you sit behind Dustin Henderson right there in the middle of the classroom?"
The curly-haired kid smirks as the puny kid sits behind him, Eddie still shaking slightly. He then takes out his inhaler and squirts a dose of medicine into his mouth. The girl sitting behind him pops her gum loudly as if to taunt the germaphobe.
"Then we have Benjamin Hanscom, welcome."
"Thank you, Mr. Rolland," Ben says cheerfully. "I hope to learn a lot in this class."
"An enthusiastic passenger, well Ben I hope you learn a lot too."
"Could you also tell me about some of the science extracurriculars available?"
"I certainly will, but after class, if that's okay Mr. Hanscom. Now can you please take a seat over in front of Troy over there?"
Ben nods and then goes to sit in his seat. Mike and Lucas both observe the grin that stretches across Troy's face... he now had someone new to torment.
"This isn't going to end well," Mike hisses to his friend.
Ben opens his books and prepares for the lesson, completely oblivious to the bully who would likely give him a hard time the second Mr. Rolland turned his back.
"And finally, we have Miss Beverly Marsh, welcome to our voyage, Miss Marsh."
"Thank you," Beverly says warmly with a slightly reluctant smile.
"Now Beverly, I'd like you to take a seat in front of Max there, just behind Will,"
"Okay, thank you."
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Strange as IT Seems
FanfictionWhen Derry is evacuated after an emergency, the Losers Club travels to the quiet town of Hawkins, Indiana, where they should be safe. Joined by his cousin Mia, who carries her own personal demons, Bill and his friends begin to adapt to this new smal...
