Who Was I Trying to be? • Brendon Urie

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Brendon's POV

1996

I feel the warm breeze hit my skin,while I sit on top of the monkey bars in the playground of my school.It was recess time and I wanted to hang out here everytime I got bored in the classroom.I take a lick of my ice cream and it quickly melted under the heat.But I managed to eat and lick it quickly.Many kids and toddlers ran around the playground,and I didn't have much friends.Well,I have a few around in our neighborhood but we don't get to hang out much.My mom is really protective of me and so is my dad.I didn't have much friends in school.Teachers like me because I am the smartest in my class.Well,that's true.I don't mingle with my classmates because I have a feeling that they are jealous of me.And I never wasted my time talking with them,except for school projects,because it obviously involves talking.

While I continued sitting there,I saw a brunette little girl at a distance.I see that two tall boys were bullying her.I shot up and began to go down off the monkey bars.I jogged up to them and stepped in front of the girl to defend her."Please stay away from her,I will report you to the principal."I snapped to them bravely.The two boys laughed and one of them shoved me back."What are you going to do about it,Urie? Stop being an asshole and shut the fuck-"I sent him a hard blow on his face and he stumble back,clutching his nose.Boy,that was my first blow.I never punched anyone before.He got up and charged at me and he pushed me down and I fell hard on my arm.A rock grazed deep on my arm and I hissed.Then,teachers emerged and inspected the scene,to which I admitted and said that those two caused all this.They shouted mean,bad words at me,but hey,I'm glad that they are going to the principal's office by now.

I clutch my slightly bleeding arm in my hand and I hissed loudly."Let me help you."I heard the girl while she helped me up to my feet."No,its okay,I'm fine.Are you alright? Did he do something to you?"The girl shyly looked into my eyes."No,uh,he just said mean words to me..he he is so mean."She says.I completely take in her presence.She is very pretty.I like the way her red hair glistened under the sun."Let me take of that,let's go to the school clinic."She grabbed my hand and I was taken aback and she pulled me to walk with her.

"So you are new here?"I ask while she is working on my arm.""Yesterday,my mom moved me here because the school I was in shut down suddenly and now I'm here."
"Oh.."She places a band aid on my cut."There,that should do it."She pats my skin and stands up,pulling me up with her."By the way,thank you for defending me."She smiled softly and I,for the first time,felt some much joy in my heart.I'd say,I'm infatuated in first sight."Do you wanna go get ice cream?"She holds my hand,"Of course." We ran to the cafeteria and I bought us two.Because she doesn't have any money and I'm more glad to buy her one.I showed her to my favorite spot on the monkey bars and we climbed up to sit there."This is the finest and the most delicious ice cream ever."She commented while licking her ice cream."How old are you?"I ask her and she lets me hold her ice cream cone so that she can held up her small fingers."I am this many."She helds up nine fingers and I grinned at her."I'm nine too."I say and she gasps."No way,we're the same!"

I gave back her ice cream and finished mine.The bell rang shortly and all the kids ran back inside to get their bags.Everyone's favorite time of the day,dismissal."Well,I should get going now.."The girl hopped off on the ground and I nearly jumped."Wait,you didn't tell me your name,I'm Brendon!"I shout at her and she looked back at me.She smiled.

"Miranda."She waved her little hand at me and I did the same.