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The school bell rang. Zak picked up his bag and walked out of the school. It has been a long day. In the morning he had an English test and after that a double lesson in Spanish. He did understand it was handy to know Spanish, but it's just an impossible language. The afternoon was less horrible. He had always liked biology and math.
Now the lessons had finally ended and he walked to the street, were his father, Doc, was waiting for him.
Zak is 15 years old and goes to a normal high school now. When he went 13 his parents decided it was time for him to go to a normal school. There was a lot of resistance from Zak. He told his parents he didn't want to go to school. And what if there is a mission they need to go to.
' That is easy,' said Drew, his mother. ' You just don't go with us.'
' That's not fair. You can't just leave me!' said Zak.
' Where not going to leave you alone, Zak.' Said Doc, he and Drew obviously had practiced this. 'Doyle can babysit you.'
' Hey, wait a second, Doc. I have a life too, you know. I can't always watch the mini-man.' Doyle said.
' And we can always find a nanny or something.' Did Doc go on.
' A nanny!' Zak was shouting now.
The discussion went on and on. After a while of shouting Zak ran out of the room.
There never came a nanny. Zak's parents had to admit it was a little bit naïve to believe a nanny was a proper solution. But Zak still had to go to school. His parents thought Zak needed a normal life for a while. At first, when there was a mission, only Doc or Drew went and the other watched over Zak. When Zak Became 14, his parents thought Zak should be able to be home alone sometimes. An there were always Fisk, Komodo and Zon to watch over him. With te four of them it should be alright.
At first, Zak was very nervous about going to school, but after a while he became used to the school routine. He was less nervous now, when he was around people his age and noticed a dose normal was exactly what he needed. He even made a few friend. Not very good friends, but still… friends.
' How was your day?' asked Doc, while Zak was getting in the car (the car was especially bought to bring and take Zak to and from school).
'Alright.' Zak replied. End of the conversation. They drove home in silence. Once they were home, Zak went straight to his room for homework.
'Argg! Why does Spanish have to be so hard!' Said Zak to his homework. Komodo, who was sleeping at his feet, looked up to see if Zak was talking to him. When he found out Zak was not talking to him he lied down again. Zak heard a zoom and looked at his cell phone. He saw Julia had text him.
When he went to school for the first time he was so nervous he could hardly speak. But Julia had helped him and slowly became his friend.
'Call me when you see this.'
Zak shrugged and called her number.
' Julia here.' Zak heard the sweet voice of Julia on the phone.
'Hey Julia, this is Zak.' Said Zak.
' Ow, Zak. Good thing you called me. I'm trough my minutes so I couldn't call you. I was wondering if you want to go to a party with me.'
'To a party? With you?' Zak stuttered.
'As friends.' Replied Julia fast. ' And you don't have to if you don't want to.'
'Of course I want to go.' Said Zak.
'Great, it is at Emily's house. At 7 O'clock.' She said happy. Emily was Julia's best friend, according to Julia. Zak has never seen her, but they appear to be very close.
' uhm…' said Zak. 'I don't know where Emily lives.'
' Ow, uhm. Wel. Wait, I know. I'll just take you there myself! Let's meet half past six at school.'
'Okay,' said Zak.
' Yes, I see you tomorrow.' She said. And she shut the phone of.
For dinner, Drew had made tacos. Because tacos was the favorite food of and Fisk and Komodo and Zak, it was fighting for the last one. During the desert, Zak decided to just tell everybody.
'I'm having a party tomorrow.' He said, while eating his ice-cream. Everything went quiet. Everyone was looking at Zak.
' A party?' Asked Drew, after it had been quiet for a while.
' Yes, at Emily's. Emily is a friend of Julia. I have to be at school at half past six.'
'But I tought the party was at Emily's?'Said Doc.
'Yes, but I don't know where Emily lives, don't I? So Julia takes me there.' Answered Zak, irritated his parents were so slow.
It stayed quiet after this. Zak finished his ice-cream annoyed and went to his room.