I got this idea a couple of weeks ago after watching this film called Pleasantville. I really liked that movie, and it really teaches you the meaning of colour. This story is based off of that movie, but not completely.
Anyways, onto the story.
My first day of school. It was the day that I was both excited and nervous about. The day that I finally found out what school was like.
You see, I was home schooled before. Mr. Peabody taught me everything I needed to know before today. History was the easiest. All we did then was go on trips in the WABAC.
I don't know what happened afterwards, but I guess that Mr. Peabody was getting way too busy. He signed me up for regular school. He said that it would be a great opportunity for me because I would be able to make new friends.
Finally, the scooter pulled up to the front of the school, and I quickly removed my helmet and jumped off the scooter without any hesitation.
"Bye, Mr. Peabody!" I yelled, running off.
"Wait, Sherman!" Mr. Peabody demanded.
"Yes, Mr. Peabody?" I asked.
Mr. Peabody handed me a shiny whistle. "Take this," he said, handing it to me.
"Ooh, let me try it!"
It seemed like an ordinary whistle. However, when I blew into it, nothing came out, no matter how hard I blew. Mr. Peabody was really smart, why would he give me a whistle that didn't even work?
"This thing doesn't even work!" I complained, blowing even harder with no success.
All of a sudden, Mr. Peabody stopped me from blowing the whistle. "It works, Sherman! It's just in a frequency only dogs can hear. Just use it when you need help."
"Okay!" I chirped.
"Bye, Sherman! And remember one thing! No matter how far away I might se-blah blah blah blah blah..."
Suddenly, excitement took over my body as I began to rush towards the doors, as Mr. Peabody's talking began to sound like a bunch of gibberish.
"Bye, Mr. Peabody!" I called out, running into the school to begin my first day of school.
The morning went really well in my opinion. Although the teacher asked what kind of tree George Washington cut down, and this girl named Penny said he cut down a cherry tree. I explained that those stories were made up, but the girl kept shooting me dirty looks.
The good thing was, I had already made two friends: Mason and Carl. We were chatting away at lunch like crazy, even though we just met.
"What'cha got there, Sherman?" said a female voice.
I turned to the right. The voice came from that girl, Penny. I had already made two friends, it would be a crime not to keep the party going.
"I've got baby carrots, organic apple juice, and a tuna sandwich," I replied, taking a big bite of the sandwich.
"It's super high in omega-3s!" I spoke with my mouth full.
Penny giggled. "So you eat human food?"
"Yeah, why wouldn't I?"
"Because you're a dog," Penny teased.
I felt my heart plummet into my stomach. "No I'm not," I moaned.
"Sure you are. Your dad's a dog, so you're a dog too!" Penny yelled in my face.
Suddenly, Carl spoke up. "Actually, I think you're confused. It's an adoptive relationship."
"Zip it, Carl!" Penny snapped. Then without warning, she swiped my tuna sandwich.
"Hey! Gimme that back!" I pleaded.
"Gimme gimme never gets, don't you know your manners yet?" she mocked me.
"I said, gimme that back!" I demanded.
Unfortunately, instead of giving my tuna sandwich back to me, Penny threw it across the room.
"Get it!" Penny mocked. "Go get it, dog-boy!"
My only hope was to shuffle my feet across the ground in embarrassment while the entire class stared at me to go and retrieve my tuna sandwich.
"Yoink!" said Penny.
I turned around in a flash to find Penny standing there. Holding my whistle.
"Hey!" I yelled.
"Aww, dog-boy has a whistle, how cute," said Penny, blowing into the whistle. However, her smirk quickly turned into a look of annoyance.
"Ugh, this stupid thing doesn't even work!" she complained.
"It's a dog whistle," Carl spoke. "It operates in a frequency that only dogs can hear."
"I said, ZIP IT!" Penny snapped. Then she turned back to me, and before I knew it, she had me in a headlock.
"Just admit it!" Penny yelled in my ear. "Admit that you're a dog!"
At that point, there was only one option left for me. At that point, the entire lunchroom was chanting "Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!" and Penny's arm was right in front of me. I was ready to make my move. All I would have to do is lurch my mouth forward and attack Penny's arm. It seemed like the only feasible option to get Penny to stop attacking me at this point.
"Sherman!" a familiar voice called out.
I shifted my head upwards as Penny finally let go of me.
"Sherman!" Mr. Peabody ran over. "I heard you blow the whistle! Are you okay?"
"No!" I cried. "This girl named Penny," Sherman pointed at Penny, "swiped my sandwich and blew the whistle! Then she attacked me."
Mr. Peabody sighed. "I'll take you home," he whispered. "We'll talk about it there."
I grabbed my stuff and followed Mr. Peabody out of the school. As I was leaving the lunchroom, I could swear I heard Penny giggling behind me.
There's the first chapter! I am quite excited to write the rest of this story. It may be following a similar plot to the movie now, but don't worry. That'll change soon.
Feedback is appreciated.