Brian woke up facing the blank wall. He turned onto his back and looked up at his empty ceiling. It was Saturday, and he had nothing to do. He figured that he would study but with everything was already finished, so he decided against it, plus his mother would take it the wrong way, and think he was falling behind in class. He turned to his alarm clock and saw that it was 7:56. He rubbed his face with his hands.

"A normal kid stays in bed all day, why can't I?" He whined quietly to himself. "I am so pathetic." He heard foot steps outside his door then a quiet knock. "Come in." He replied as he sat up rubbing his eyes with the palm of his hand.

"Morning Brian." Said the small child who was hugging a teddy bear.

"Morning." Brian groaned.

"Mommy's making pancakes, you want some?" She asked moving from side to side.

"Okay." He replied

"I will go tell her." With that being said she turned and ran out of the room, dragging the teddy bear behind her. Brian got out of bed and went straight to the bathroom which was done the hall from his room. After that he went down stairs, toward the kitchen.

"Good morning son." His mom greeted as he entered the kitchen.

"Morning mom." He said unenthusiastically.

"You ok?" She asked putting her hand to his head trying to see if he had a slight temperature.

"I'm fine mom." Brian said with more assurance and more in his normal tone.

"Okay." Was all she said before she went back to the frying pan to flip the pancakes.

"Mine has blueberries in it." His sister stated proudly. "Would you like blueberries in yours too Brian?" She asked innocently. Brian was about to respond when the phone began to ring.

"Brian honey would you mind answering that please?" His mother asked. She was trying her hardest to get the pancakes perfect as always.

"Yes mother." He said as he walked into the hall to answer the phone. "Hello Johnson residence."

"Hey Brian. What are you doing today?"

"Oh hey Bryce, I don't have anything planned."

"Want to go hang out at the mall with me?"

"And do what? We're nerds no one wants to see us at the mall."

"Come on we can hang out at the arcade maybe or we can go check out what all the other people are doing."

"I don't know."

"Come on my sis said she would give me a ride anywhere and I want my best bud to go with me please."

"Brian who is it?" His mom asked from the kitchen.

"Alright hold on let me ask my mom." He said then he put the phone to his chest, its Bryce mom he wanted to know if I could go with him to the mall."

"Well that sounds like a swell idea do you need a ride?"

"No he said his sister would do it."

"Oh and how is Joan?"

"She's doing good ma."

"She graduates this year doesn't she?"

"Yes she does mother." He finished then he put the phone back up to his ear. "My mom said ok."

"Great! We will be over in about an hour."

"Ok I will see you then." With that he hung us the phone and went back into the kitchen he ate his breakfast without having to make conversation. He then went brushed his teeth and his hair. By the time he finished the door bell rang and his mother called him to come down stairs.

Their stood Bryce and his older sister Joan, they all went to the same high school and Joan had been much happier with the out come of her last year. For the first year she had really gone unnoticed, but the two in the middle where her worst she had to have braces which where very noticeable and if she wasn't being picked on she was being ignored, or left behind. But over the summer she had gotten them removed, and was glad that after two years she was free of them. She became more social, outgoing, made friends, and she even had a date for the prom.

"Hello you two, Joan you got your braces off my, you look so beautiful." Mrs. Johnson said with a genuine smile on her face.

"Thank you Mrs. Johnson."

"I heard that you were thinking of moving out of town for college." Mrs. Johnson started a conversation as Bryce and Brian had already left the front door and began making their short journey to the car. They spoke for about five minuets before Mrs. Johnson was kind enough to let Joan leave she waved at the car as they started to drive off. Had she been paying attention she would have heard Brian say his good bye as he left or even felt his hand on her shoulder as he gave her a slight hug but she ignored it completely.

"You're mom is so nice." Joan said as they drove towards the mall. He only smiled, if only she knew how nice she was. If only everyone noticed that his mother pressured him to do better then he was capable of, but no one did. He was as unnoticeable as the air, just there but completely ignored. It wouldn't matter it never did he stared out the window drowning out the sound of his friend talking. It was his turn to ignore someone even if it was only for a short while.