Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
Mike Relampagos is about to start his junior year in high school. Like any other typical high school of your time, there is the social ranking, dividing each posse/clique into their own social group. Due to a tragic incident back from Mike's first day of freshman year, he alone, became the bottom of the barrel, resulting in a struggle for Mike as he suffers from bullying for the next two years of his high school life. Until one day, after the summer has ended and right before the start of the next school year, Mike has finally decided he was fed up with his unavailability to stand up for himself and only running and hiding from his fears. He vowed that this time, everything will change.
Content is generally suitable for ages 13 and up. May contain violence, suggestive themes, crude humor, minimal blood, simulated gambling and/or infrequent use of strong language.
Ian was a nice kid. He liked dinosaurs. He had friends. He could play sports. Then puberty hit and everyone cared about posting up pictures of their chests.
He's sixteen and he still hasn't caught up to everyone else. He isn't girl crazy. He doesn't try to be cool, but somehow he got talked into going to a celebrity sweet sixteen. Now it's too late to go back. Now he needs to act like a "bad boy" to stand a chance of getting inside. Once he's in there, then what? He does drugs and loses his virginity? This wasn't the life Ian wanted for himself. But then...he's not sure what life he does want.
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Written December 2013
Re-edited 2022.
Like most of my work, it goes to some dark places.
Reader discretion advised.