CHAPTER 2!!!!!!
The next day, Phil went into school hoping that Josh would leave him alone. Phil had enough trouble convincing his parents that the black eye he had was caused by accident, and he didn't want to give his parents another reason why he keeps getting hurt in school. Phil was fine until he got into math class. He was in his seat when he heard Josh say "Nerds here" causing the entire class to start laughing at him. Phil wanted to die of embarassment. Keely turned to him like she had made a huge discovery.
"See" Keely said "I told you that Josh was really bad. You should of told your parents what was going on yesterday." Phil rolled his eyes. "No" he said "It would just give Josh another reason to make fun of me. I'm sure that it will stop in a few days." Keely started to say something, but stopped when the teacher came in. Phil saw that she had the honor roll in her hand, and then Phil knew that soon Josh would have another reason to make fun of him. "Class," the teacher said "I am pleased to annonce that Phil Diffy is the first student in the 10th grade to make the high honors list!" Instead of clapping, the class started giggling, and Josh seemed to be the only student that Phil heard. At that moment, Phil began to regrett the fact that he was the smartest student in his class, because now he was a victim of bullying, and there was nothing that he could do about it.
At lunch, Keely tried to convince Phil that A's were a good thing. "Look Phil," Keely said "I wish that I was on the high honors list. Just because people are making fun of you dosen't mean something thats good automatically turns bad." Phil was about to feel better until he felt a roll hit him. He turned around to see Josh and his teammates coming up to him. "Hey Phil" Josh started "I bet that you don't like getting an 90 because its not and A+!" All of Josh's teammates laughed, and Josh oblivously enjoyed it. "I wonder if Phil is smart about milk," Josh continued "Let's see." Then, with the entire school watching him, Josh dumped a carton of milk on Phil's head. Josh laughed along with the rest of the school and said "Well I guess that he is smart about milk. LOSER!!!!" Josh walked away, leaving Keely and an humiliated Phil. "You okay?" Keely asked, but Phil didn't respond. All he could hear was laughter and his heart beating. Then Phil ran to the bathroom, ignoring the laughter and the name- calling.
In the bathroom, Phil grabbed a paper towel and dried himself off, but he didn't know what to do next. He didn't want to stay in here forever, but he also didn't want to go outside and face everyone. The bathroom door opened and Phil saw Owen come in. "Hey" Owen said "Josh is one mean kid, but I'm sure that the kid who Josh was bullying before you is happy." Phil looked at Owen with one of those you're-not-helping looks and left the bathroom, not wanting to be late to his next class. He was relived that Josh was not in this class, but Phil could still hear people laughing at him over the incedent at lunch. Some of those people were Josh friends. Phil had forgotten that Josh's friends would still make fun of him, making his entire day miserable.