BRRRRRIINNGGGG! BBRRRRRINNGGGG! Kurt fumbled with the alarm as he tried to shut it off. It was 6:00 a.m. in Lima, Ohio and that means it was time for all high school students to start getting ready for the first day of school. Kurt rubbed his eyes as he stumbled out of bed to the bathroom. Once he was done taking a shower and his facial cleansing ritual, he strode back to his bedroom where he went to go put on his clothing. A minute later, Kurt Hummel greeted his father and his father's girlfriend in the dining room where a box of cereal was placed on the table along with a carton of milk and some orange juice. He sat down and poured himself some cereal.
"Why are you so down, Kurt? I know you guys didn't even place at Regionals last year, but it's a new year! Come on! Be excited for once!" Burt Hummel said.
"I guess I'm just sorta pissed right now. I know the minute I walk through those doors there's gonna be a team of Neanderthals waiting to throw some slushies at me. I'm sorry, Dad, Ms. Hudson, but I really wish we wouldn't have come in last place. Maybe they would've treated us better."
"Kurt, I'm sure Finn will be right there to protect you the entire time. Right, Carole?"
Just then, Finn walked into the room rubbing his eyes, his striped polo hanging halfway off his shoulder. He obviously isn't happy for school to start either, thought Kurt. As Finn sat down, Kurt downed his last bite of cereal and ran back downstairs. As he dialed the number he knew so well, he thought to himself shouldn't this year be about me? He clicked the Call button and waited for his best friend to pick up.
"Hey, Kurt! Wazzup!" answered Kurt's best friend, Mercedes Jones. Mercedes was a proud black girl who had the greatest voice for belting out high notes. Her favorite thing, besides hanging out with Kurt and the rest of her friends, was finding out a way for Mr. Schuester, their glee club director, to take away Rachel's solos.
"Hi, Mercedes. I was just wondering if you could take me to school this morning. I'm dreading the moment when I arrive at school, so I'd like to arrive before all the puckheads do. If you can't take me, I'm gonna have to wait for Finn to finish eating, and we all know how long that'll take."
"Alright, I'm sure my mom will be okay with that. As a matter a fact, I was actually hoping to get there early, too. I have to talk with Mr. Schue about a new idea for a song we should do. I'll be there in 5. Bye, Kurt."
"Bye, Mercedes."
As he waited for Mercedes to come pick him up, Kurt thought about this upcoming school year. No matter what, I'm gonna stand up to those bullies this year, he thought. Some of them aren't even brave enough to say insults to my face.
He heard the car pull up to his driveway as he waved bye to his dad and the Hudson's. As he hopped into Mercedes' car, he realized how much different this year was going to be.