Hello all! This story is going to be from Leon POV (Me). This is also going to be a true story, based on events that have happened in the last four years at my school. Now, I just want to make five things clear:
1. Yes, this is a true story, so everything that happens in this story HAS happened to me. I'm not making this up, and I'm not asking for sympathy.
2. Garth, Humphrey and Lilly are my friends, representing my best friends. Lilly will be my girlfriend later on, but that's for later. (Yeah, my sick mind, so fucking what?) Kate, Hutch and Can-Do will be the bullies, representing the three worst bullies of them all. All names used in this, I have asked permission to use.
3. All characters have been animorphized? That's the word you use for when you make the animals human right?
4. The way school works will be similar to my school. My real mum and dad will be used in this story as well. In England, you have five years at secondary school, Years 7 - 11. I'm in Year 10 currently, so this story is up until then.
5. This has been rated T for frequent swearing and mild violence. Yes, violence.
Ok? Are we clear? Good. We're gonna start with my first day at my school, effectively Alpha school. Ok, here we go.
Bullied
Chapter 1: First Day
Wow, new school. Shit.
"I'll see ya mum!" I called as I walked to the door.
"Ok!" My mum called. She was still struggling, trying to get my sister into her own school uniform.
I quickly gave myself a once-over in the mirror that hung by the door. My face smooth, my hair combed, my uniform crisp and clean.
Damn, this was gonna be different. Putting in my earphones, I pushed play on the touch screen, and away I went.
The walk to school was relatively boring. I walked passed the houses, watching other students come out in their own uniform. I looked down at mine. I read the logo.
The logo itself was a howling wolf, with 'Alpha School: Specialist Sports College' written around it. I breathed hard as I saw the front gate.
Welcome to hell, I thought, chuckling at my own joke.
I got into the school, and a teacher instantly descended upon me.
"What's your name young man?" the teacher asked me.
"Leon Flood. I start here today." I informed her.
"Leon... Leon... AH! East 13. Form starts in ten minutes." the teacher informed me.
"Ok, thanks." I said, a smile forming on my face.
I got a bit lost. Turns out the school is split into West and East blocks, with the East housing English, Languages and PSHE, and the West housing Maths, Humanities and IT. There were separate wings for Science and Technology. Finally, I found the form room. Well, it was at the end of a corridor, and the bell began to ring.
"Shit!" I said aloud, and began to sprint to the door. I burst into the classroom, out of breath, and straightened my tie. Everyone was looking at me with interest, especially one girl. She had long, blonde hair, attractive if she made an effort and you stopped to think about it. I smiled at the class. My teacher laughed.
"And what is your name?" She said, containing her laughter.
"Leon Flood Miss. I was told to come to this room, but I got a little lost." I said, blushing slightly.
"Pffft. Retard." The blonde girl said, not facing me.
"Now Kate, that's not the way we greet people. Now Leon, my name is Mrs Salvage, and I'll be your form tutor. This is Violet form. Would someone like Leon to sit next to them?" Mrs Salvage asked the class.
I turned and looked around. No-one raised their hands.
"Hey, I'm not offended. If no-one wants too, that's fine." I said. But one boy put up his hand.
"Come here Leon." He said, indicating a seat next to him. Mrs Salvage smiled at him. I sat next to the boy, and took in his appearance.
His hair was a greyish colour, with black streaks in places. His eyes were a pure blue, and he had a slightly large nose, but he had a large smile on his face.
"Hey." He said smiling.
"Hey." I replied, smiling back.
"The names Humphrey. Don't like it, tough." He said.
I looked at him confused.
"Why would I not like it? That's a cool name!" I said, smiling at him, trying to make him feel confident.
Humphrey smiled back at me.
"Thanks Leon."
We both turned to face the front.
"Now ladies and gentleman, I'm going to go around the class and ask you what your name is, what is your favourite band or singer, and what your hobbies are." Mrs Salvage said.
First, she pointed at Kate.
"Kate Jackman. I like Beyonce, and my hobby is Netball." She said, her voice filling the classroom. Mrs now pointed at the girl next to Kate.
"My name is Sarah Venkatesh. I like Theory Of A Deadman, and my hobby is eating." Everybody laughed at that.
Next was a blonde boy, with glasses.
"Jordan Shipp. I like Sugababes, and my hobby is Rugby." He spoke confidently, and with a smile.
"Legend!" I said aloud. Everyone glared, but Humphrey and Jordan laughed.
"What? Rugby's a great sport!" I said, smiling now. Everyone just turned away from me, as Mrs Salvage went onto the next person.
"Katie Abinger, Kings Of Leon, Guitar Playing." She said this without hesitation, and that was good mark of quality from her.
Then, Mrs pointed at me.
"My name is Leon Flood. I like Avenged Sevenfold, and I love Rugby. I play it, actually."
"Wow, well done badman. What you want, a blue peter badge?" Sarah said with a sneer. Kate looked at her and smiled. I said nothing. I just glared at my shoes.
Form continued in the same fashion. Then we got handed timetables.
"Hmmm, English first. What a bore." Humphrey said.
"Get used to it. We've got five years of this yet!" I said, my voice rising dramatically. Humphrey giggled.
After comparing timetables, I discovered I was in the same class as Humphrey for everything, except Open Minds.
"Wicked!" I said, slapping him a high-five. Well, I've made one friend.
English melded into Maths. It seemed simple enough. I sat with Humphrey for these lessons. Turned out he was a smart little bastard.
"How the fuck are you that smart?" I asked as we walked to break.
"I dunno. I just am." He replied cooley. Then, his phone rung.
"Hey. Yeah, we're by the library. You'll see when you get here. Ok. Bye." He hung up.
"Who was that?" I asked, as I plopped a crisp into my mouth.
"That was my friend Garth. You'll see him in a minute."
As if on cue, two figures walked around the corner.
One had red hair, green eyes, and was built like a tank. He was mahossive!
The other was beautiful. Her hair was a pure white, and she had her fringe covering her right eye. Her other eye was a lavender colour. My jaw almost dropped, but I kept my emotions under control.
"Hey Humphrey. Who's the meat snack?" The red head said.
"Garth, this is Leon Flood. Leon, meet Garth Brewster, and Lilly Woods."
Lilly blushed deeply at the mention of her name, but I took her thin hand in mine and shook it gently. She smiled at me. Garth then took my hand, but he squeezed hard. I squeezed back. We looked into each other's eyes, but burst out laughing. Garth disengaged first.
"Nice, kid's got a grip on him!"
"It's his right hand, that's why." Humphrey said, grinning.
I turned, and punched him.
"Dirty bastard!" I said, laughing.
Garth and Lilly were both in my next classes, which were IT and Technology. These lessons were fun, but a little boring once the work started. The rest of the day continued on in the same way, until last period.
My last period was a subject called Open Minds. This was Art, History, Geography and RE meshed into one, and the only lesson I didn't have Humphrey, Garth or Lilly in. Two boys sat in the corner, surrounded by girls. I recognized Kate from form. I rolled my eyes, then sat next to Jordan.
"Hey dude." I said.
"Hey. What's going on over there?" He asked me.
"Haven't a clue. Looks like their showing off or something. Not my kinda crowd, if I'm honest." I said. Jordan nodded in agreement.
Suddenly, one of the boys pointed at me.
"What's your name kid?" He asked. I noticed he had a slight Canadian accent.
"Leon Flood. Yours?" I asked.
"Hutch Noiles. That there is Can-Do Alpha."
I couldn't help myself and sniggered.
"What's so funny?" Can-Do asked, getting up and approaching me. I stood also. I noticed I was taller, so I had a height advantage.
"Well, Can-Do is an unusual name isn't it? I don't know anyone called Can-Do." I said simply. Can-Do did not back off though, because Hutch, Kate, and I recognized Sarah as well, followed him.
"Well, don't fucking laugh at my name, or I'll make you sorry." He said. I realised that he sounded more confident when he had his friends behind him, but I decided not to say anything. That would probably be a wrong move.
"That's what I thought, pussy." He said, before retreating. The others followed.
"What is their problem with me?" I asked Jordan as I sat back down.
"It's the first day. Everyone is sizing everyone up, seeing who is a threat and who isn't." He said, looking glum.
"Hey, let's be honest, if that's the case, half the fucking year wants to kill me." I said, my tone only half-joking.
Jordan smiled as the teacher came in. The lesson begun, and all the way through it, Can-Do glared at me.
At the end of the day, I met Humphrey in the corridor.
"Hey, can I get your number?" I asked. Humphrey nodded as we exchanged numbers.
"Well, see ya tomorrow, gay." Humphrey said as he walked off. I laughed and shook my head, but said nothing.
I began to walk home, again listening to my MP3 player, but a touch on my shoulder brought me to reality. It was Lilly.
"Hey Leon!" She said, smiling. Lilly has such a lovely voice...
Hang on, get it together Leon!
"H-H-Hey Lilly. What's up?" I asked. I began to sweat nervously.
"Well, I just wondered where you live. Your heading the same way as I am." She said, still smiling.
"I live down this road. Here, I'll show you."
Together we walked down the road. Neither said anything to the other, afraid (well, at least I'm sure I was) of saying the wrong thing. Finally I stopped at a red door that bore the number 61.
"Well, here I am." I said. "I'll see ya tomorrow?" I said.
Lilly came back to reality with a bump.
"Huh? Oh yeah, you will." Lilly smiled at me one more time, then left me. I now felt a little empty, but I ignored the sensation, and entered my house. Mum grinned at me.
"So, who was the girl?"
"Oh MUM!"
Mum laughed, then walked off.
Well, that was a half-decent day at school. Hopefully that Can-Do doesn't do anything stupid to me...
Well, that was my first day at school. This story, I'll say again, IS TRUE, but the names of friends have changed, obviously because I can't use real names. ANy names I have used, I have asked for permission.
Also, this story is going to be my best and worst moments at my school. This may be boring for some, but I'm writing this because I think bullying isn't taken seriously enough, in my opinion. One other thing:
I AM NOT ASKING FOR SYMPATHY. Most of this is in the past. It's happened, oh well. We live and learn. But anyway, until next time my friends...
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