"Hey, Egderp, how's the dam coming along?"

Your name is John Egbert and you've had it with these bullies. You have managed to stay invisible for about a week since your junior year started, but of course, the jocks caught up to you.

"Fine, thanks," you reply to the bully, then mentally scold yourself for saying that.

"Look at that! What a loser!" Your bully laughed. Your tormentor was the wide receiver of the football team, also known as Dave Strider. Dave was one of the most popular boys in the school, with his cool kid shades and his disheveled white-blonde hair.

You quickly walk away before he notices you're gone. You go to your locker. You open it and take out your books for your final period. Thank god, you can't stand this school.

You walk to your English class, which happened to be your final class. You sit in your seat, next to your best friend Rose Lalonde.

"Hi, Rose!" You greet the blonde girl next to you. She smiles at you.

"Hello, John. How are you today?" She asks.

"I'm great, thanks!" You say happily, not showing any sign of sadness. You don't want her to worry! "How's Kanaya?"

"She's quite well, thank you," Rose's cheeks turned a faint pink at the mention of her girlfriend. "We're actually going to a party tonight that her friend invited her to. I assume it's a teenage party with alcohol and loud music. I asked Kanaya if I could invite friends, and she said 'the more the merrier'. I invited Jade already. Would you like to attend with us, John?"

"Yeah, sounds great!" Although you weren't much of a person for parties, you decide to let loose, just for tonight. It'd be nice, seeing as how you've had a rough week. It'd be good for you to let go.

The teacher walked in as the bell rang suddenly, causing you to jump in surprise.

"Hello, class," the teacher says. "Let us begin with where we left off, talking about The Scarlet Letter."

Everyone groaned and pulled out their books.

"Now, now, children," the teacher said. "You're in for quite the lecture today!" Your teacher is Kankri Vantas, the most boring teacher in the world. He just drones on and on and on, and it tires you. However, you do listen, and sometimes he says interesting things that fascinate you.

You watch the clock for the hour to finish, and when the bell rings, you're free.

"I'll pick you up, okay?" Rose checked to make sure you knew the plan.

"What time?" You ask.

"Seven."

"Great! I'll see you then!" You wave to Rose and head to your locker, swinging it open. You take out your books and put them in your backpack, then head out before-

"Hey, Egderp."

Aw, crap.

"Hi, Dave," you mumble. This time Dave has his girlfriend Terezi by his side. Terezi was a redheaded feminist with an amazing sense of humour. She was very nice to you, but did nothing to stop Dave from torturing you.

"What's new?" He asked, smirking.

"I…I…" you stutter, not knowing what to say so he wouldn't tease you.

"I…I…" he mimicked you, chuckling a bit. "So weak, Egderp. Can't you stand up for yourself against the big bad Strider? You're pathetic, you know that?"

"Leave me alone, Dave!" You glare at Dave as your eyes begin to feel wet. Dammit! Why did you cry so easily?!

"Is Egderp going to cry?" Dave gasped in false surprise. "Can you get even more pathetic?"

You furiously turn around and run away, running to your home nearby. He doesn't know where you live, and you don't want him to. You had to leave. He couldn't see you cry.

You see your father's car in the driveway, and sigh. He can't see you upset. You wipe your eyes and nose before opening the door and casually walking inside like you weren't running from a bully.

"Hello, John!" Your father calls.

"Hi, Dad!" You make small talk with your father about your day. He tells you about his as well. You ask permission to go to the party Rose invited you to, and he grants it. You quickly hurry upstairs to your bedroom and prepare for this party. You are quite excited, since you have never been to this type of party before. You also finally get to see Kanaya; it's been a while since you've last seen her. She was very nice.

You finish your homework before you change out of your Ghostbusters shirt and change into a nice blue one. You keep your khaki shorts on, then approach the mirror. You quickly apply extra coats of deodorant and try to tame your unruly black hair. It sticks up in all directions, not obeying the comb. You sigh and give up. You take in your appearance.

You're a quite scrawny boy, with barely any muscle. Your father constantly tells you to get meat on your bones. You have electric blue eyes that you don't care for terribly. You would prefer brown eyes. Your square framed glasses shield these blue eyes. Your skin is extremely pale, like a China doll's. You are quite gangly at a mere height of 5"7, short for a boy's height, you reckon. Your nose is considered "cute as a button," as your friend Jade tells you. You have thin lips with huge buckteeth that have braces on them. You've had braces for almost a year now, and they haven't been helping. Your feet are strangely big for your body type, and your legs barely have any hair.

Looking in the mirror makes you think about what you would look like if you were buff. It looks wrong to you, and you decide you are happy with your body and your looks. Unfortunately, other people aren't.

Your computer chimes. It's the Pesterlog. Your friend TG is pestering you. He is one of your best friends, and you wish you knew him in person. You were nervous at first about having internet friends that you met through games like World of Warcraft, but you soon became comfortable chatting with people like TG, TT, and GG. You don't know TG's real name, you call him by the initials of his username. GG is your good friend Jade, and TT is Rose. You answer TG's message.

- turntechGodhead [TG] began pestering ectoBiologist [EB] at 6:43 –

TG: yo

TG: EB

You quickly type a response.

EB: hi TG! how are you?

TG: good

TG: just getting my mad rhymes down

TG: i ain't no clown

TG: you motherfucker just better stand on the ground

EB: TG, your rhymes are badass usually, but that sucks :B

TG: like your mom sucked my dick last night, am I right

EB: hey!

TG: im just kidding, jeez.

EB: whatever. im going to a party tonight!

TG: me too. gonna fuck bitches smoke weed get money.

EB: sometimes I can't tell if you're being serious or not.

TG: im always serious bro

TG: ye of little faith, huh?

EB: jesus

EB: i better go, my friends are gonna pick me up soon.

EB: bye!

TG: bye

TG: wait EB

EB: what, TG?

TG: whats your name

You frown. TG has never asked you for your name before.

EB: why?

EB: i gotta go! Sorry :( bye, TG!

- ectoBiologist [EB] ceased pestering turntechGodhead [TG] at 6:51 –

You turn off your computer and walk downstairs. Your phone buzzes, and you discover you've received a text from Rose.

We're here.

-Rose

You walk outside and see that Rose is, in fact, outside.

"Bye Dad!" You call and run out to the car.

Tonight will surely be a night to remember!