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Chapter 5 – A half-day at school….
Michael quietly took his seat, making sure his tail went through the gap between the backrest and the actual seat. It wasn't a perfect fit, but it had to do. Michael's expression clearly showed that he didn't like being called a monster. The first subject was science. That didn't normally bother Michael at all, but he heard the jokes.
"Do you think we'll learn about the freak-show today?"
"I hope so. He-he-he-he."
Fortunately for Michael, Tony heard them too.
"HEY!!! QUIT JOKING ABOUT THE NEW KID!!!!"
"EEECCCK!!!! Whatever you say."
Michael smiled slightly. He was glad he had some friends…
"OUCH!!"
Michael leapt out of his seat, and began nursing the bruise on his tail.
"Whoops. My foot slipped." The student behind him said sarcastically.
Tony gave the student a death glare. The guy got the point as quickly as if someone impaled him with it…
After Science, Math, and Social Studies was Gym. Michael wasn't too thrilled about it because he was sure he'd be called things like 'freak' and 'monster' again. Michael began to get changed in the locker room. Some of the kids noticed that for a third grader, his muscles were pretty well defined. The only thing keeping him from looking like a miniature body builder outside from his tail and ears was his stomach. Body builders had six-packs, but Michael's gut poked out a little. No one dared call him 'fat' though. Even if Tony wasn't there, they were afraid, because they had a feeling that Michael was in no need of a diet…
"EIGHT LAPS!!!!!"
Most of the students groaned at this. Four students thought that was too few. Nicole, despite being thin and appearing sickly, easily kept the lead. Tony usually was second, but he had trouble keeping up with Michael. Alex was somewhere in the pack right now, but he can hold out until the end. He doesn't run fast, but he's supposed to run, not bound. After the laps, the students sat down.
"How'd you guess? SIT-UPS!!!"
Even Nicole, Alex, and Tony groaned. They weren't easy. Tony could actually do some, but he got tired quickly. Alex and Nicole held down the feet of a couple students, while Tony and Michael were doing sit-ups. For the girl keeping Michael's feet down, she didn't know what was weirdest, the tail, the fact he could lie down level with the tail there, or that he was easily doing the sit-ups…
"YA!!!!! Lunch Time!!!!"
Michael did like eating. He got in line like everyone else paying for his or her lunch. Nicole always brought her own lunch because her mother warned her about the food being near inedible. Alex usually was trying his hardest to cut the meat, while Tony could barely cut his. Michael was still in line when it happened. Behind him was an eighth grader. He pulled Michael's tail, and held him up by it.
"AUGH!!! HEY!!! PUT ME DOWN!!!!"
"Look. The freak wants down."
That was the last straw. Michael managed to turn to face the bully, and glared at him. Something about the glare spooked him enough to drop Michael. Michael stood up, and continued down the line…
Michael wasn't too happy that he only had enough money for three peanut butter sandwiches, but he didn't mind. He sat down, and quickly yet quietly ate his meal. It lasted the whole of ten seconds. He then finished his milk, and since he finished early, he could play outside for a little while…
"So… that's really YOUR tail?"
"Uh-huh."
Michael was busy hanging upside-down from a tree branch with help from his tail when the girl from Gym asked him that.
"Your name is Michael, right?"
"Yeah."
"I…I'm Tiffany." The girl said, still a little scared of Michael.
"Hi Tiffany."
"THERE HE IS!!!!!"
Michael looked in the direction of the shout to see the bully that held him up by the tail, and at least three more bullies.
"Oh boy."
Michael knew what was coming. He let go of the branch, and landed on his feet. He needed that, because the bullies began to run after him. Michael began to run, while the bullies got their bikes and gave chase clear out of the school grounds. They had to pedal fast to keep up with Michael, but they were keeping up with him.
"WHAT DID I DO TO YOU?????"
Michael was left unanswered, and he decided to try to lose them in someone's yard. He didn't like to trespass, but it was better than being beaten. What Michael didn't know was that the stone fence he jumped went down a little ways. He fell when he got to the bottom, but they didn't. Before Michael could get up, they surrounded him. They began to kick him, beat him, and strike him with chains. Michael couldn't really take this. He felt angry again. He tried his best to stand, but they kept wailing on him. Now Michael was enraged. As another chain came his way, he grabbed it, and used it to pull down the bully holding it.
"LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!!"
The bullies were startled, but they started to whip him again. Fate intervened, for the owner of the house came out, and chased the bullies off.
"GET OFF OF MY FLOWERS!!!!!"
"NOT AGAIN!!!!!"
The bullies fled from the woman, because she knew them, and threatened to tell their parents and the police about them if they came back. They ran away, leaving a bruised and beaten Michael, who happened to be bleeding on the flowers. The woman was about to go help him, when the sight of his nonhuman features scared her.
"ECK!!!!!!!"
She was about to beat him with her broom as well, until he barely managed to get to his knees, and then fell again, crying as he did. Kindness beat fear, and she carried him inside….
Chapter 5 – A half-day at school….
Michael quietly took his seat, making sure his tail went through the gap between the backrest and the actual seat. It wasn't a perfect fit, but it had to do. Michael's expression clearly showed that he didn't like being called a monster. The first subject was science. That didn't normally bother Michael at all, but he heard the jokes.
"Do you think we'll learn about the freak-show today?"
"I hope so. He-he-he-he."
Fortunately for Michael, Tony heard them too.
"HEY!!! QUIT JOKING ABOUT THE NEW KID!!!!"
"EEECCCK!!!! Whatever you say."
Michael smiled slightly. He was glad he had some friends…
"OUCH!!"
Michael leapt out of his seat, and began nursing the bruise on his tail.
"Whoops. My foot slipped." The student behind him said sarcastically.
Tony gave the student a death glare. The guy got the point as quickly as if someone impaled him with it…
After Science, Math, and Social Studies was Gym. Michael wasn't too thrilled about it because he was sure he'd be called things like 'freak' and 'monster' again. Michael began to get changed in the locker room. Some of the kids noticed that for a third grader, his muscles were pretty well defined. The only thing keeping him from looking like a miniature body builder outside from his tail and ears was his stomach. Body builders had six-packs, but Michael's gut poked out a little. No one dared call him 'fat' though. Even if Tony wasn't there, they were afraid, because they had a feeling that Michael was in no need of a diet…
"EIGHT LAPS!!!!!"
Most of the students groaned at this. Four students thought that was too few. Nicole, despite being thin and appearing sickly, easily kept the lead. Tony usually was second, but he had trouble keeping up with Michael. Alex was somewhere in the pack right now, but he can hold out until the end. He doesn't run fast, but he's supposed to run, not bound. After the laps, the students sat down.
"How'd you guess? SIT-UPS!!!"
Even Nicole, Alex, and Tony groaned. They weren't easy. Tony could actually do some, but he got tired quickly. Alex and Nicole held down the feet of a couple students, while Tony and Michael were doing sit-ups. For the girl keeping Michael's feet down, she didn't know what was weirdest, the tail, the fact he could lie down level with the tail there, or that he was easily doing the sit-ups…
"YA!!!!! Lunch Time!!!!"
Michael did like eating. He got in line like everyone else paying for his or her lunch. Nicole always brought her own lunch because her mother warned her about the food being near inedible. Alex usually was trying his hardest to cut the meat, while Tony could barely cut his. Michael was still in line when it happened. Behind him was an eighth grader. He pulled Michael's tail, and held him up by it.
"AUGH!!! HEY!!! PUT ME DOWN!!!!"
"Look. The freak wants down."
That was the last straw. Michael managed to turn to face the bully, and glared at him. Something about the glare spooked him enough to drop Michael. Michael stood up, and continued down the line…
Michael wasn't too happy that he only had enough money for three peanut butter sandwiches, but he didn't mind. He sat down, and quickly yet quietly ate his meal. It lasted the whole of ten seconds. He then finished his milk, and since he finished early, he could play outside for a little while…
"So… that's really YOUR tail?"
"Uh-huh."
Michael was busy hanging upside-down from a tree branch with help from his tail when the girl from Gym asked him that.
"Your name is Michael, right?"
"Yeah."
"I…I'm Tiffany." The girl said, still a little scared of Michael.
"Hi Tiffany."
"THERE HE IS!!!!!"
Michael looked in the direction of the shout to see the bully that held him up by the tail, and at least three more bullies.
"Oh boy."
Michael knew what was coming. He let go of the branch, and landed on his feet. He needed that, because the bullies began to run after him. Michael began to run, while the bullies got their bikes and gave chase clear out of the school grounds. They had to pedal fast to keep up with Michael, but they were keeping up with him.
"WHAT DID I DO TO YOU?????"
Michael was left unanswered, and he decided to try to lose them in someone's yard. He didn't like to trespass, but it was better than being beaten. What Michael didn't know was that the stone fence he jumped went down a little ways. He fell when he got to the bottom, but they didn't. Before Michael could get up, they surrounded him. They began to kick him, beat him, and strike him with chains. Michael couldn't really take this. He felt angry again. He tried his best to stand, but they kept wailing on him. Now Michael was enraged. As another chain came his way, he grabbed it, and used it to pull down the bully holding it.
"LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!!"
The bullies were startled, but they started to whip him again. Fate intervened, for the owner of the house came out, and chased the bullies off.
"GET OFF OF MY FLOWERS!!!!!"
"NOT AGAIN!!!!!"
The bullies fled from the woman, because she knew them, and threatened to tell their parents and the police about them if they came back. They ran away, leaving a bruised and beaten Michael, who happened to be bleeding on the flowers. The woman was about to go help him, when the sight of his nonhuman features scared her.
"ECK!!!!!!!"
She was about to beat him with her broom as well, until he barely managed to get to his knees, and then fell again, crying as he did. Kindness beat fear, and she carried him inside….