Chapter 1: March 15th 2012 - 7:30 AM - 9 AM


7:30am - Andrew's Bedroom

In a tiny room, Andrew Detmer was setting up his new recording camera that he brought yesterday, it was an old equipped one from the pawn shop downtown as he hoped to film everything so that somehow he can manage to put a barrier between the people he hoped to stay away.

Speaking of which, it wasn't long before Andrew heard banging on the door as he knew it was his drunken father wanting to get in and maybe ether yell or hit him, one or the two.

"Why is the door locked?" Richard slurry demanded.

"What do you want? I'm getting ready for school" Andrew timidly asked.

"Andrew, why is the bloody door locked, Open the door" Richard growled.

"Just leave me alone" Andrew said, not wanting to deal with Richard's crap.

"Andrew, unlock the door" Richard growled lowly.

"No, dad, you're drunk" Andrew refused.

"I'm what ... Excuse me?" Richard grumbled.

"Dad, it's seven thirty in the morning and you're already drunk" Andrew explained.

"You don't tell me if I'm drunk or not, you little shit!" Richard snapped.

"Are you?!" Andrew snapped back.

Easier said behind the locked door than in front of Richard's face without getting a fist hit in the face; it wasn't long before the deluded drunk growled; "What the hell are you doing in there, boy?"

Andrew jumped a bit when he felt Richard knocking on the door with his shoulder, making the mirror shudder a bit.

"I bought a camera" Andrew replied.

"What?" Richard said in confusion.

"I brought a camera and I'm filming all your shit from now on" Andrew anxiously warned, hoping it would get sense into his poor excuse of a father.

There was nothing but silence afterwards but heavy footsteps walking away as Andrew shuddered out in relief that Richard has left him alone for now.

Andrew's life was nothing but a nightmare ever since 2007 when his mother was first diagnosed with cancer and even beforehand Richard was not exactly the father that he was to Andrew nor always a great wife to Karen Detmer, Andrew's mother. Richard used to be a firefighter back in the early years since Andrew was born, Richard never graduated school since he dropped out and decided to become a firefighter but even that caused a bit of strain on the marriage of both Karen and Richard.

Richard was almost never there for Andrew nor not there for Karen sometimes since he was a workaholic when it comes to his job, the two mostly bicker and argue as Andrew grows up to the point where Richard just ignores Andrew completely before until he started junior high is when Richard became the terrible man he is today.

When Karen first got cancer, the family managed to cope well until Richard started drinking to avoid his problems at work and at home; eventually it got into a terrible addition as Richard started to grow more hostile and deluded to the fact that he lashes out on everyone mainly his own son for his faults.


7:50am - Karen's Bedroom

Andrew soon unlocks the door and peeks out to see if Richard was truly gone before he gets his school bag and the camera then walks into his mother's room. Richard and Karen never spelt in the same room together ever since Karen got worse from her illness to which Richard mostly forbids Andrew from going into his mother's bedroom as Richard blames his own son for causing Karen to get worse with her cancer that it would be best for him to stay away so he doesn't cause more crap on his mother.

But what Richard won't know, won't hurt him, even he never goes into his wife's room most of the time, he just lies on his lazy ass on the couch and does nothing but wallow in his filth.

Karen, gaunt and sickly, is sat up in bed. Andrew starts recording as he gently whispers: "Mom? Will you say hi to the camera?"

Karen opens her eyes and smiles at the camera as she chuckled: "Who's the audience?"

"The millions of people watching at home" Andrew quietly chuckled.

"Hello world. Do I look awful?" Karen asked.

"No, no, you look great" Andrew sincerely replied.

"I've been looking a little better, yeah?" Karen said with a smile.

"Oh yeah, definitely" Andrew nodded.

"It's a nice camera" Karen sweetly comment.

"Thanks Mom" Andrew thanked before he gave her a kiss on the forehead goodbye before he leaves her room.


8am: Outside of the Detmer Residences

Andrew waited outside for his cousin, Matt Garetty to pick him up to school. Matt was his older cousin, the two of them were close as brothers since they were kids, Matt stood up for Andrew whenever he gets bullied by the kids and all that until the end of elementary school where he met one of Andrew's worst enemies, Wayne Allen. Wayne's father was one of Seattle's greatest football teams, Seattle Seahawks, which earns Wayne the reputation of a celebrity kind at school since he was working hard to be a sports star like his father.

Matt hanged out with Wayne at the start of junior high and ever since, the popularity and everything he does with Wayne and his mates made Matt grow distant and uncomfortable around Andrew as he feels like Andrew only just embarrasses Matt in front of his friends with his timid attitude which sadly makes him the target of Wayne's bullying.

Even outside school, Andrew was often bullied and abused by a group of hoodlums on his street, stealing his money and hitting him for fun. Howard and Costly are the leaders of the street hoodlums that cause nothing but disturbances in the street with their inexplicit behavior and suspective drug-like hobbies like any street gang would.

Sadly for Andrew right now, Howard and the others are across the road from the young man as Howard exclaimed:
"Hey Detmer, what you doing?"

"Hey nice camera bitch, gimme your fuckin camera!" Costly vexed at Andrew.

Andrew points the camera at them as Howard snapped"

"Hey don't film me bitch"

"You better run to your house, bitch or we'll give you something to film" Costly threatened.

Andrew just stands there, filming them, before Howard hurls his beer bottle at Andrew, who doesn't move; it shatters very near to him. Andrew gave a small glare at Howard as the hoodlum growled:

"What? You think you're tough, Detmer? Huh?!"

Howard quickly starts crossing the street but stops when Matt's car starts pulling up and honks at Andrew. Howard just walks off, snapping:

"You got lucky, boy! Next time I'll shove that thing up your ass"

Andrew hopped in Matt's car as his cousin didn't even see the hoodlums across the road then drives off to school. Not ten minutes have passed before Matt soon looks at the camera for a bit and asked Andrew:

"So...what's with the camera?"

"I'm...I'm filming everything with me" Andrew replied.

"Really? You're going to film every single thing then, hmm?" Matt asked with an raised eyebrow. "You're such a weird dude, Andrew"

Andrew rolled his eyes at that before Matt asked;

"Have you ever read stuff by Auguste Comte?"

"Who is that?" Andrew questioned Matt.

"He's this philosopher I'm reading" Matt replied.

"For what? For school?" Andrew asked.

"Kind of, He's just like- his whole thing is about being positive and like, taking up for yourself. You should read him, maybe, it might make you feel- you know, improve your outlook" Matt explained.

"Yeah right" Andrew mumbled.

Matt always judged Andrew by his looks and how he is which was kind of rich for someone who hangs out with jocks and bullies that pick on Andrew and not even wanting to do anything for his cousin, seeing as he doesn't feel comfortable around his timid family member. Andrew would wish he can say anything to Matt but he feels like Matt wouldn't even give a shit nor believe him on what Richard does to him, knowing Matt's parents.

Kayla Garetty or as she was borned, Kayla Demter, is Richard's young sister before she married Matt's father, Ian Garetty. Kayla and Ian were lawyers at California and since they couldn't afford to bring Matt over to the other side of the state, having moved over last year, they thought it'd be best to let Matt graduated at home while staying with a good friend of the Garettys, the Montgomerys for the time being until Matt is ether accepted to college or he just graduates from high school.

Matt has being shared the house with the Montgomery's son, Steve; Steve was a senior like Matt and like Wayne, he too is a very popular student in the school. He is a certain Prince Charming with an attitude, not to mention he was running for school president since he is trying to attend politics like his family is.

Matt and Steve are good friends but they don't meet often like they do, namely because of their important subjects they were attended to at the moment, namely for Steve. It was also due to the fact that Steve doesn't like Wayne and his gang as well though they never bullied Steve like they do with Andrew.

Andrew's thoughts were suddenly interrupted when he heard one of Matt's songs on his playlist being turned up and was singing to it. Andrew soon got his camera out and records Matt singing Price Tag by Jessie J as the two goofed about for a time being even if it was only for a short moment.


8:30am - The School Grounds/Lockers

As soon as Matt's car pulls up, the driver dunks down to get out a strange bag out with a lighter as Andrew got out of the car with his bag and camera and asked:

"Are you not coming in?"

"Just go on, I'll meet you back here after school" Matt replied.

"You're going to miss first period-" Andrew started when Matt turns the music up to drown out Andrew.

Andrew just walks away and not two steps on the school stairs did he noticed Matt quickly turning the car off and going out to greet his best friends, Wayne Allen, Sean Parker, Monica Dobson, Austin Damien and Fiona Beckins. Typical, just typical; Matt would rather have Andrew out of the way before he sees his friends that he cared more than his own cousin. Bloody typical of Matt, Andrew thought to himself.

Andrew soon heads up to his locker and packs his stuff away before he is interrupted by Samantha Jones, Steve Montogomery's former girlfriend, who was handing flyers to people about Steve's school presidential campaign.

"Vote Steve for president" Samantha simply said and awkwardly hands a flyer to Andrew

"Sure" Andrew timidly replied and watches Samantha leaving for a bit.

The young man soon went back to get stuff for first period when suddenly his camera was snatched from his locker.

"What is this piece of crap?"

Andrew tries to snatch it back but was sooned pulled into a locked arm by none other than Wayne Allen himself before he sees Sean fiddling with the camera.

"What a piece of shit this is" Sean laughed and points the camera at Wayne.

"Yo this camera is a piece of shit. It's like from 2004 or some shit" Wayne mocked Andrew and slaps his face. "You gonna cry, Detmer, gonna cry, bitch?"

"Let me go! Gimme my camera back!" Andrew snapped.

"Fuck you Andrew!" Wayne growled and punches Andrew in the stomach

"This camera's a piece of shit anyway" Sean mocked the bullied boy.

"Boys! That's enough!"

The boys turn to see one of the teachers of the school, Mr Cerin Wolfe, glaring at Wayne and Sean.

"What is the meaning of this?! Let Andrew go, now!" Cerin barked at Wayne who quickly lets go of him.

Cerin soon firmly snatches the camera off from Sean and hands it back to Andrew.

"If you two are going to act like complete idiots then you might as well be off to the detention room for the rest of the school day, otherwise back off or else, understand?" Cerin strictly warned the goons.

"Yes sir" Wayne and Sean grumbled

"Good...Now both of you, off to class, now" Cerin ordered to which the bullying duo walked away.

Andrew looks around at the snickering and giggling crowd of students, knowing he was being judged and mocked for being a pussy and a bitch to them.

Mr Wolfe goes down to Andrew before asking:

"Are you OK, Mr Demter?" Andrew just nodded before Cerin adds: "Look if they are giving you trouble again, you know you can always talk to me and I can handle them for you"

Would anyone like Mr Wolfe understand Andrew if he told anyone that he feels powerless to do anything but speak out for his own mother even for himself whist being afraid for his welfare by stronger people like Richard or Wayne, it was never easy for Andrew to speak up without the results being abused and threatened daily by the idiotic yet brutal people in his life. Even a teacher's words of comfort and reassuring are nothing more but words and no justified actions.

Andrew just walks away as Cerin watches in concern for the troubled student but knowing he cannot do anything to help Andrew even if he tried, it wouldn't be easy for him to talk to Andrew, he's never a social butterfly and if they knew the truth, they can see why...

"Poor kid" Cerin sighed out in pity for Andrew.


What happens next?

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