It had come full circle. Her perfect life; her friends turned family all ruined because of her. She should have known better (I mean with an IQ of 155, you would expect her to have seen this coming). Life had a weird way of giving you what you want at the wrong times, and why would hers be any different? It all ended when she fell for her soon to be married best friend, Oliver Queen.
Felicity(12years old) :
"Come on Felicity, we are going to be late! " Donna Smoak yelled at her daughter.
"Coming Mom!! I couldn't find my Dr.Who watch!" the young brunette said as she raced down the stairs.
"Felicity Megan Smoak!!Where's the yellow dress I lay down for you to wear today? What are you wearing? That's horrendous!" Donna said looking exasperated.
"I like this better, I HATE yellow! This looks way cooler than that dress" Felicity said as she twirled around in her head to toe all black ensemble.
"Come on Mum, didn't you say that we were late?" Felicity slyly said as she grabbed her mum towards the door.
Felicity spent the half an hour bus ride to Queen Consolidated doodling in her book while avoiding her mother's unappreciative glances. She had become immune to her mother's constant nagging on how she should dress more "like girls her age" and smile more. Truth be told, Felicity never had anything in common with most 12 year old girls her age, they found her to be nerdy and weird. She never sat with anyone for lunch and always picked last during Dodgeball. The constant bullying didn't make school easier either.
Shuddering to shake the foul thought away, she focused on her doodling. "One day, one day everyone is going to know who Felicity Smoak is and they are going to regret not being nice to me," she muttered to herself as she faded into her game.
Queen Consolidated was packed with people walking in and out of the building, preparing themselves for the event today. The CEO, Robert Queen was going to be announcing the recipients of the Queen Foundation scholarship which was a coveted scholarship for gifted children. These children would be given a full ride into any University of their choice and would return to serve in Queen Consolidated one day.
Robert and his wife Moira, were especially fond of this foundation as Moira was one of the recipients of this scholarship a long , long time ago. This was actually how they met. When Moira Dearden became Moira Queen, she vowed to help other children who were smart, talented but less fortunate to have the same opportunities that were given to her.
"Now Felicity, mind your manners and don't forget to thank Mr. Queen when he hands you the paper okay? Please don't start babbling, keep it short and simple" Donna rambled as she adjusted the brunettes hair. She couldn't help thinking how her only baby looked and acted so much like her ex husband. That left a pang in her chest as she wished Felicity had gotten something other than her rambling skills from her.
Felicity was the youngest recipient of this scholarship in the history of the Queen Foundation. The other children were way older than she was. It was not a surprise to Donna when they received the news that Felicity was awarded the scholarship as she always knew her genius daughter was destined for greater things than being a waitresses daughter. Even from a young age, Donna knew that Felicity was gifted, it became crystal clear when she began skipping 2 or 3 grades at a time and was on track to graduate high school at 15.
Even though Donna always nagged her daughter about her appearance, she knew that her daughter would one day become a formidable young woman. Donna did not want her to end up like her; former beauty queen turned waitress turned single mother. That's why she never said no to taking an extra shift at work, so she could save money for Felicity to go to college. Receiving this scholarship would mean a bright future for Felicity and Donna could not be happier.
All the recipients gathered at the corner of Queen Consolidated as they waited for tge ceremony to begin .Felicity hated being in crowded areas, it made her anxious. Grabbing her notepad, she moved to the corner and sat by the water fountain. As she doodled away, she her attention zeroed onto two voices nearby .
"Come on Ollie! You have to catch that Pikachu! Don't let it escape! " a young brunette boy exclaimed with a frustrated look.
"No way Tommy! Pikachu is so predictable, I'm not going after something that everybody has!" the slightly taller blonde yelled over his shoulder.
Felicity listened to their conversation the minute she heard the word 'Pikachu'. Her favourite cartoon in the world was Pokémon and she would spend all evening at the restaurant her mum worked watching it on the Tv.She gasped when she realised what the two boys were playing with a Game Boy! Felicity had only imagined ever seeing one those .It was so new and super expensive that only several people had it.She was itching to have a go at it.
She couldn't help but notice that the two boys had started struggling and pulling the Game Boy. The shorter brunette boy pulled hard and the device flew and hit the floor.
"Nooooo!! Look at what you did Tommy! Father told me that he wasn't getting me another one after what we did to the other Game Boy at the pool! " the blonde boy yelled.
"I'm so sorry Ollie, I didn't mean too. Let me see if I can fix it," the other boy said as he picked up the pieces.
Felicity long forgot her doodling as she focused on the two boys haphazardly trying to fix the device. She flinched at the sight of them making things worse. She knew that she could salvage the Game Boy.
"Maybe I should help? " she thought to herself. "Boys." she mumbled to herself as she walk towards them.
"Umm, I could fix it if you want ," Felicity mumbled as she looked at the floor. The two boys looked at each other wondering who this small, glasses wearing brunette was.
"What would you know about this? You're just a girl!" the blonde boy croaked.
"Well i'll have you know that i built my first super computer when I was seven. SEVEN!!Anyways, never mind I guess you don't want your Game Boy fixed ...jerks!. "she shouted and turned on her heel.
"Hey wait! I'm sorry. I'm Tommy and jerk over here is Oliver. Do you think you can help? " Tommy called out as he passed her the Game Boy.
"Hmm, it will take me a while but i think I can," Felicity said as she inspected the device. The two boys stared at her as she dismantled the device and started to tinker with the wires.
"Here done! It should work although I think you might have lost your recent progress in the game," she said as she air punched. "Felicity 1-Game Boy 0." she said as she patted herself on the shoulder.
"Awesome! Thank you so much! I hate to find out what Mr Queen would tell my father if he found out I broke Ollie's Game Boy ...again! Thank you. Felicity right? " Tommy beamed happily.
"No worries, you're welcome ." she said as she told Tommy before glancing quickly at the other boy.
She quickly said her bye's and turn to leave when she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Felicity. Thank you" the jerk said. Felicity turned so quickly she almost bumped into the blonde boy.
"Do you play Pokémon?" Oliver asked.
"I love Pokémon, I want to be Pokémon trainer one day! I haven't played before though, Game Boy's are super expensive and only rich annoying brats can afford it.Not that I'm saying you're annoying or your ...your a brat but mostly rich kids are. But gosh that's not you two. Someone kill me ..." Felicity babbled away.
"You're funny, we should keep you., " Tommy laughed as he showed her how to play.
That folks is how Felicity Smoak became best friends with Tommy Merlyn and Oliver Queen.
