Chapter 1: Introduction

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Virgil Storm wasn't exactly sure how he got to where he was at this point in his life.

All he knew was that it all started with a camera.

At the age of 10 years old, Virgil's parents bought him and his younger brother, Dee, the high quality camera they had been asking for for years. Dee had the silly little idea that Virgil should start his own YouTube channel. Virgil was too scared to show his face to possibly millions of people on the internet, so he wore a mask and used voice distortion when he talked. His YouTuber name was Anxiety.

There's one thing you should know about Virgil before continuing. He has a secret talent: Singing. And boy, was he amazing.

At first, Virgil just made covers of songs. That didn't get him very far. He gained about 100 subscribers in 3 months.

But soon, he wrote his own songs. He made important statements on behalf of others. Drew emotions from people that they didn't know they had.

After that, his channel sky-rocketed. He was gaining thousands of subscribers in a matter of weeks. By the age of 13, Virgil had 3 million subscribers.

And the best part? No one would know it was him.

Now, another thing you should know about Virgil, is that he has an anxiety disorder. Henceforth his YouTuber persona, Anxiety. But anyway, because of that, Virgil was homeschooled his entire life. He saw a therapist once a week.

But one day in the summer before Virgil's freshman year, Virgil's therapist, Dr. Picani, told him that although he still had his anxiety disorder to some extent, it had improved so immensely that Virgil would be healthy enough to go to public school if he chose to.

Now, Virgil didn't want to burden his parents any longer than he had to. So he decided to go through with it.

And there he was... standing before the gates of Sanders Public High School.

Virgil Storm, a 14-year-old with an anxiety disorder and 4.5 million subscribers on YouTube.

Who knows what adventures lie ahead for him?

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