"I don't know about you guys but What's taking Shannon so long" Jason asked sheepishly in his typical fashion "I mean it doesn't take 10 minutes from someone who lives 5 houses down from here to come over....or does it?"
Shannon then bursts through the door, looking like he hadn't slept in days, his eyes red from crying, everything seen was different
"Wow, Shannon! You look great for the part! What kind of makeup did you use?" Brendon chimed in
Trying to come up with a good answer, Shannon panicked and said "oh I just stole some makeup from my mom's purse and put it on"
"Well either way it looks good! Now come this way, the set awaits" Brendon said taking Shannon by the hand
Shannon then started to zone out, then tapping into the memories that have started to haunt him.....
It was back in pre k..... Like all kids that age, Shannon himself was quite curious about the world around him and was often interested in what life had to offer.....but all of that changed a year later in kindergarten....
Our memory first takes place in the cafeteria where we were at the start of our story..... Shannon wasn't the troublemaker he was known as today.... He was actually quite friendly....but there was a downside
On the first day of Kindergarten all up until the 3rd grade, Shannon had been bullied for the way his nose was shaped.... Often being given the nickname "Chicken Boy" he was pushed, shoved, beaten, and worse things a child at age 5 shouldn't experience.....
"Shannon???"
Shannon then snapped out of his dazed state "what just happened? This isn't school!" He panicked
"Woah woah easy there buddy" Paula said trying to calm down the traumatized child "you kinda fell asleep there....by the way....have you gotten any sleep at all?"
Shannon remained silent..... He didn't know how to answer....he was slowly going mad as the constant memories of himself being the victim of bullying continued to circle his mind almost like pure torture
"I'm ok, Mrs. Small...." Shannon stated as he got up from the couch and walked back to the base
"There you are, Shannon! Now let's start recording" Brendon said
Melissa and Jason stood behind the camera while Brendon and Shannon took their places on the set before Melissa yelled out "ACTION"
" come on, man....never once in your life have you managed to smile at all! " Brendon said while standing next to a distressed Shannon "Why can't you just let all of what happened go? Can't you just be happy? That was then and this is now!"
Shannon kept blinking, trying to keep the tears in.... His breathing became shaky before finally he couldn't handle it anymore and broke down ON CAMERA
"Ummmm is this in the script?" Jason remarked
" No but not gonna lie....Shannon is a pretty good actor if you can't tell already... " Melissa shrugged as she watched uncomfortably at the sight
"I just feel like he's on how shall I put this....hamming it up?" Jason pointed out " plus watching men cry is kind of weird and awkward "
"OK cut!" Brendon said as he furrowed his eyebrows in worry and concern " Shannon? Is everything alright? " he tried to put his hand on the troubled kid's back before Shannon got up and bolted out of the room leaving the 3 of them confused.....
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The Dark Side... (A Home Movies Fanfiction)
FanfictionWhy is Shannon a school bully? What if there was more than meets the eye? What if Shannon himself was bullied in the past?
