Who knew? A Wayside Fanfiction by Tyler Raymundo
NOTE: I'm not the best writer, and this is my first time writing fanfiction. I haven't even read all the books. (I've only read Sideways Stories :P)
So, I would recommend kicking back, and getting out your bag of Lays potato chips. Here it goes.
Chapter 1: UGGGGHHHHH
"Mmmmmfff..."
Todd looked up, half asleep. Todd was your average 11-year-old boy. For those who don't know, Todd had orange hair that stuck straight up, and teeth that weren't exactly...straight. Todd isn't dumb-but he isn't Albert Einstein smart either. Todd cared for others, and is nice...most of the time. Todd had accidentally woken up early, and he realized that it was 6:00 AM. Todd didn't get ready for school until 7:00 AM; a whole hour to himself. He figured he best just go back to sleep. But he absolutely could not. You see, people (including me) sometimes have trouble going back to sleep once they get up. This is because of he knew of the loooong day of school that lay ahead of him. Don't you just hate loooong days of school? Todd decided he should start getting ready for school. Wayside Elementary School, of course. With crazy students saying all sorts of things, arithmetic that doesn't really make sense, Miss Mush's tuna surprise (ewww!), not to mention the fact that he probably wouldn't make it the whole day without his name being circled and checked under the word DISCIPLINE, which meant he had to go home on the kindergarten bus. Oh, how he hated the kindergarten bus, with screaming little kids, the *ahem* unnerving smell of what could only be called flatulence, not to mention it got really hot because of all the people being crowded into one place. But the thing about being on the kindergarten bus that made Todd shiver the most was the incident. You see, a long time ago, Todd went to school at a, and I quote, "Plain ol' one story school". It was all good, until one day...there were a group of kindergartners who were trying to reach a box of toys. Todd, being the role model that he was, decided to save the day and climbed up to the shelf that it was on. It fell, and the box bounced and flew out the window until it eventually got destroyed. The crying of the kids was too much to take for Todd, and that's why he transferred. Yes, today was going to be a loooong day. But at least it was Friday. But even that couldn't cheer Todd up!
He started the walk to school, as he usually did. He passed by the other identical houses around Southfairview. With his green backpack at hand, Todd groaned in agony. And again. And again. You get the idea. The sun was shining brightly, which was good, Todd guessed. That meant that there was a chance he could get a green ball. Or a red ball. It didn't really matter, as long as he didn't get the icky yellow ball. No one liked those, and you certainly wouldn't, either. Next, after about five minutes, Todd came up to some more familiar looking sites. He was at Main Street, which was everything you could expect. The streets were nicely paved, with trees as far as the eye could see. As Todd dreadfully walked, he first passed by Town Hall. Todd never really cared much for that. Well, not as much as what was next to it. What was next to it was Joey's Pizza Palace. Todd has gone there many times with his parents before, and he loved every single bit of it. Todd was seriously tempted to go in there and buy a slice of pizza with the lunch money he had and save it for later. Especially since it was Fried-Beans Friday. No one liked Fried-Beans Fridays.
He arrived at Wayside maybe 10 minutes later. He stared up at the top of the towering building, which was kind of hard, with the sun staring directly at him. He walked into Wayside. Suddenly, Joy approached him as soon as he walked in. Joy was a tomboyish-girl who went to class on the thirtieth floor of Wayside, same as Todd's. She could beat up any boy in Mrs. Jewl's class if she wanted to, but she especially liked picking on Todd, kind of like Maurecia, her best friend. This day was no different.
"Hey Todd, guess what?" Joy whispered.
Todd just wanted to get the day over with, so he just ignored her and was looking at the garbage can in the corner. But it's kind of hard to pretend someone isn't there when they're right in front of your face! So he replied.
"UGGGGHHHHH...what is it, Joy? Can't you see I have better things to do?" Todd groaned as he rolled his eyes.
Joy made a sour face. "Well, I just wanted to let you know that VALENTINE'S DAY is only a week away!" she shouted. Now, if Todd was more ticked off, it was NOTHING compared to this. You see, Todd hated Valentine's Day. All it did was reminded him of how lonely he was, and nothing good ever came from it. Except the occasional box of chocolates from his Mom. But that's beside the point!
"Well, see you in class, Todd!" Joy said as she started the trek to Mrs. Jewl's class, her blonde ponytail bobbing.
"Class starts in about ten minutes, so I better start running." Todd dreadfully thought as he looked at the clock by the trophy case, after Joy had left of course. But not after she had asked him for his lunch, to which he denied. So Todd started the trek to the thirtieth story of Wayside, since he knew that would take a lot of time. Have you ever tried walking up thirty flights of steps every day, just to get to class? But it isn't so bad if you have people to talk to on the way there. A long time ago, all the kids of Wayside tried to find ways to make the journey to their classes less painful. They tried everything! A kid who went to class on the twenty-third floor had invented a mechanical gadget that can pick up a kid, and fling them to whatever floor they wanted, by entering the code. The kid tried using his invention, but it malfunctioned...and now it's used as a soft-server machine in the cafeteria. Go figure. Earlier in the school year, when Myron was running for class president, Myron said in his speech that he would "Help the school build an elevator for a handsome boy named Myron who has to walk up the thirty flights of stairs to Mrs. Jewls's class, and for all the other poor, poor children that also have to endure this terror." Unfortunately for him, the staff couldn't make this idea a reality, due to funds and space. Rumor has it to this day that the incident is part of the reason Stephen is the new class president. Even though no one has found a solution to this, many kids are still trying to this day. Why else does Maurecia always wear skates?
Speaking of Maurecia, (and getting back to the story, my apologies) Todd also felt extra grumpy because he knew that Maurecia was present. Now, you may be thinking,"What does she have anything to do with this?" and don't get me wrong, I will explain. For those of you who don't know (and haven't watched any of the TV show), Maurecia has a huge crush on Todd. She has had these feelings for a while, ever since they first met in 2nd grade. The thing is, though, that it's not like she shows it very much. It's kind of a love/hate thing with her, you know? Todd never understood girls. Todd was on the seventh floor when he remembered that Maurecia was here today. Do you think that helped his mood, or worsened it?
Joe was walking with him, so he asked Todd what was wrong. "Hey Todd! Why the long face?" Joe asked, his curly hair shining as they walked past a window. "Oh...it's...it's nothing really. Just don't worry about it." Todd replied nervously, sweat dripping down from his face. But Joe knew what was up, being friends with Todd for so long. "It's Maurecia again, isn't it?" Joe sighed, as the two walked up more flights of stairs. They were now on the tenth floor. "How did you know?!" Todd snapped. Joe scratched his fuzzy hair, then looked up at Todd with a "Seriously?" face. Joe informed, "Dude! How could you not know?!" I mean seriously, you two are like a power couple!" Todd was furious. "I DO NOT like Maurecia!" Todd yelled. Todd then covered his mouth as Louis looked at Todd, perplexed. Louis was on the fifteen floor, along with Todd and Joe. "What was that, Todd?" Louis asked. Todd then realized that he had just said that out loud, for the whole world to hear. "Oh...it's nothing really. Just don't worry about it." Todd replied, reassuringly. Todd then watched as Joe slapped his own face for unknown reasons.
END OF CHAPTER 1
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