A/N: As my other story is drawing to a close I decided to start this one. I don't expect many readers, but this is something I want to do. I don't own anything. Enjoy!
Science of Popularity
Chapter 1
I dash home as fast as I can.
I run faster and faster, excitement bubbling up inside me with every step.
I know Paulina is probably excited too, about the dance that's coming up.
But, I'm excited for a very different reason.
Most people think I'm an airhead.
They think I'm nothing but a pretty face.
But, I'm so much more than that.
I'm a scientist.
I just started a new experiment, and I can't wait to get home and work on it.
Honestly, I don't care about clothing or makeup or boy bands.
I just want to be left alone with my lab.
But, I see what happens to the other kids.
I see what happens when you're even a little bit different.
I don't want that.
I don't want the constant teasing and the after school beatings.
So, I put on a mask.
I wear the popular clothes and listen to the cool music and talk only to the in crowd.
I don't like it, but I think I would dislike the bullying more.
Every morning the mask goes on.
I turn into a different person.
The mask only comes off when I'm in my lab.
My secret basement lab.
Oh, how I love it.
The smell of chemicals, the shiny steel countertops.
The microscope, the test tubes, the safety goggles.
Perfection.
So, let them think I'm dumber than a doorknob.
I know better.
And, one day, they're all going to work for me.
A/N: So, what do you guys think? Continue or leave as a one-shot?
