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Karla woke up and stopped her alarm clock. She fixed her bed, tied her hair, took a quick bath, brush her teeth, wear her retainers and glasses.
She wore her school uniform and of course, knee-high socks. Karla Schaeffer was the geekiest kid at school. She never had friends, nobody talked to her and everybody teased her.
She never felt welcome at her school, JHS. She was smart, that's a fact. Every kid would talk to her only because they need help in homework and if they only want to make her day miserable.
She hated people who are snobby and mean like the three sons of the owner of JHS namely Kevin, Joe and especially Nick. She hated Nick so much for being the worst guy. She also hated Olivia Andrews, hottest girl at school, the captain of the cheerleading team and the most snobbish one.
She went downstairs and saw her mom.
"Hi mom!"
She said as she kissed her mom in the cheek.
"Good morning dear. Ready for school?"
"No!"
She said as she sat on her seat and started munching on her french toast.
"Aw, why?"
"Because...I get to see Mr. and Mrs. Snobbish"
She said as she drank orange juice.
"Mr. and Mrs. Snobbish?"
"Yup, Nicholas Jerry Jonas and Olivia Anne Andrews."
"Oooh...you never liked them."
"How could I like them? They're snobbish, mean, stuck-up and they think they're all that!"
She said. Her mom sat down beside and looked at her.
"Don't mind them. You are the best student at JHS. You're smart, you're kind and you have a heart of gold."
"Yeah but never pretty."
"Honey, beauty isn't everything. You should be pretty inside and out."
"Fine mom."
She said. Her mom smiled and picked up her purse.
"C'mon, I'm going to drop you at school."
She smiled, grabbed her things and went out. She sat on the car quietly as she read Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. She also carries the books, Hamlet, Macbeth and Beowulf.
"Honey, for once, could you please stop reading and be like other girls who always go out every night, who applies make-up on their faces and who would strut their way to school."
"Mom, I'm not like them. I detest people who do that."
She said as she stared at the window. It was a sunny Monday morning and it was the day that Karla hated, one because she had to wake up early, two she had to deal with school and three she had to see all of the stuck ups and snotty people at school.
After 10 minutes of driving, her mom brought her to school and dropped her off.
"Goodbye honey! See you at 2:30!"
She said and trailed off.
Karla's POV
Great! Another day, another school day. I hate school days, it reminds me of how different I am and how I don't belong here. Ever felt that way? I do, every single day.
"Hey geek!"
Olivia said in a mocking tone as she passed by me. I could still remember the first time Olivia talked to me.
Flashback
September 5, 2007
It was first day of school and I'm new. I don't know where my classes are so I decided to ask the cheerleaders, it is said that we, the new kids, should ask them for help. To my dismay, I asked the meanest one.
"Hi, I'm Karla and I'm new here. Can you tell me where Mr. Firesburg's class is?"
I asked the cheerleader, she looked at me in an evil way and said.
"Hi, I'm Karla "the geek!" and I'm new here. Can you tell me where Mr. Firesburg's class is? Yeah whatever geek! Get lost."
She mimicked my voice.
"Yeah loser, get lost!"
Her two clones said.
"Oooh...bam!"
They did a handshake as they blew me off.
And those words still haunt me in my sleep. I went to my locker and guess who I saw, captain of the basketball team, hottest guy at school and the most jerk of all...Nicholas Jerry Jonas. His locker is three lockers away from me, so it means, I get to see him every single day. I opened my locker and took out my Calculus book, Physics book and Spanish book. I'm a Sophomore and I study almost everything there is in a Senior class. Nick and Olivia are also in the same grade as she is, Sophomore.
"Hey geek!"
One of Nick's friends, John said. I didn't tolerate their insults, I slammed my locker door and went away. I was trying to avoid them when suddenly I tripped and fell. Everybody just stared and started laughing, it was embarrassing...I know. I held back my tears and collected my books. I stood, straightened my uniform and ran back to the classroom. I had a chance to glance back and I saw all of them laughing, even Nick.
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"What is Electromagnetism?"
Mr. Einstein asked in Physics. I raised my hand and he called me.
"Yes Ms. Schaeffer"
He recognized me.
"Geek! Geek!"
Olivia mocked. I looked at everybody and they started laughing. I looked down and stared at my feet, I felt so alone. I wish I'm invisible to the world.
"Class, knock it off! Ms. Schaeffer, please explain Electromagnetism."
"Electromagnetism describes the interaction of charged particles with electric and magnetic fields. It can be divided into electrostatics, the study of interactions between electric charges at rest, and electrodynamics, the study of interactions between moving charges and radiation. The classical theory of electromagnetism is based on the Lorentz force law and Maxwell's equations."
I explained. Mr. Einstein gave me a smile and marked my note card.
"Thank you for explaining that Ms. Schaeffer. At least somebody in here bothers to even open their books...unlike others, right Ms. Andrews?"
"Yeah yeah whatever Mr. E."
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The school bell rang and we went out of class. I went out last, it's part of the routine. Next class, World History. I survived from Olivia's wrath now...it's Nick's wrath. I went to Mrs. Steincroff's class and I was the first one in class. I sat on my designated class and started reading about China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea and Mongolia. One by one, students from different classes came to my class and of course, Mr. Almighty with his goons were the last ones to come in.
"Hey Mrs. Steincroff, what's up?"
He greeted as he flashed one of his smooth smiles. I hate it when he does that, he thinks he's all that...well he is all that but he doesn't need to show it off! It's not like everybody would care! Another suffering in my life, his designated seat, is beside me!
He sat on his chair and stared at me as I read my book. His friend, Greg, sits behind me and John sits behind him so I'm surrounded with dum and dummer!
"Hey geek, why don't you pack your bags and go home? you don't belong here!"
Greg said. I wanted to cry and if I did, I just let them won. I continued reading the book and didn't mind them.
"Guys, guys, stop it. Hey geek, wanna go out with me?"
Mr. Almighty asked. I looked at him in a confused look as his friends started laughing.
"Why Nick? Where are you going to bring here? To the face transplant center or the geek convention?"
John said.
"No dudes...maybe she wants to...you know...carry my stuff and maybe massage my feet."
He said. My blood started to boil but I kept every anger inside of me but of course...my anger level bursted. I stood up and slammed my hand on the desk.
"Look, I'm tired of all this geeky stuff. If you want to say something, say it in front of my face and not behind me! I don't care if you call me a geek, at least I could prove myself that I'm more than just like everybody here. For you, education is nothing. For me, it's a BIG thing! It's even bigger than your ego!"
I said and ran away.