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Post by lightfire on May 26, 2008 10:55:56 GMT -4
I will be posting in sections, so each new post is later in the story. For example, my first post could be Monday morning, and my second post would be Monday afternoon, then my third post would be Wednesday, and so on. If you want to comment, why not?
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Post by lightfire on May 26, 2008 11:02:01 GMT -4
After 4th period
"I'm sorry, Nick," Mrs. Kalvery said, looking directly into my eyes. "Please see me after school." I nodded, crestfallen, and trudged to 5th period.
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Post by lightfire on May 26, 2008 11:09:49 GMT -4
After school, about 2:40 PM
I trembled. Butterflies flew inside my stomach. It was time to meet the science teacher.
I gingerly opened the door to room 256. Mrs. Kalvery looked up from her desk. "Take a seat," she suggested, gesturing to the first desk cheerfully.
"You've been failing all quarter, Nick," she said gently. "It's time you got tutored, helped, something. I thought it would be easier to have another student help you instead of an adult." She paused.
"Nick. Is there anything wrong?" "Yeah. The fact that I have to get help!" I blurted. "None of my friends have to have help." I spit out the word help disgustedly. "None of your friends have failed to do all of their homework, failed to do all of their class work, and failed on every test!" Mrs. Kalvery shot back. "Believe it or not, but you deserve this!" I was dumbfounded. Me? Deserving to be treated like a special needs kid? Of course not! "Also, I believe I have found the perfect tutor for you," Mrs. Kalvery told me pleasantly. "It's--"
The door opened and a filthy-haired girl burst in. Her baggy clothes sagged under the weight of grime. She shook the hair out of her eyes, which brightened. "Hey, Mrs. Kalvery!" "Ugly Dexter?" I said in utter disbelief. "You chose Ugly Dexter[/u] to help me?"
Ugly Dexter eyed me disdainfully. "Ugly Popular Face fits you better then Ugly Dexter does me."
"Funny," I sneered. "I'm practically the most popular guy in this school. But ugly? That's like saying you're beautiful."
"Thanks,"Dexter said sarcastically. "I appreciate your kind words." She spun on her heel and walked out. "Nice, Nick," Mrs. Kalvery said, exasperated. "You should be ashamed. She's my best student, not to mention everyone else's best student. She's. . ." Mrs. Kalvery paused, then sighed, "The complete opposite of you, I'm afraid." "I'm not going to apologize, and I'm not going to be 'helped' by Ugly Dexter, that filth[/u]!" I informed the teacher. I turned my head, raised my chin defiantly, and, slowly, so as to rub salt in whatever wounds I had caused, sauntered out. I smirked to myself. No one could outsmart, out-insult, or outdiss better than me. Take that, Mrs. Kalvery! Something in Mrs. Kalvery obviously broke. She grabbed my arm and pulled me back into the room. She hissed into my face through gritted teeth, "You are going to get help from that girl, and you are going to apologize for insulting her!" I reluctantly poked my head around the door. Ugly Dexter was leaning against the wall, eyes closed. As I stepped forward cautiously, I could hear her humming softly. Her eyelids fluttered, and I froze mid-step, foot hanging in the air. "Hey, Ugly Dexter!" I whispered. Her eyes snapped open. "Mrs. Kalvery threatened me, so I came out to apologize for insulting you, Even though you so[/u] deserved it." "And I, too, apologize." Dexter was almost growling. "Even though you[/u] so deserved it." "Fine. Let it be that way. Your hair is so filthy, elephant dung is cleaner than it," I snarled. Tears formed in Ugly Dexter's eyes. Ha! That's her weak spot. I'll use that to my advantage later. "It's abnormal." "It's abnormal if your parents can't afford to pay for your need, and you wind up filthy and wearing your siblings' old clothes? Right?" Dexter sniffled. "You've lived all your life with the best clothes and probably a good house and a good maid and a good income. You don't know what it's like to live exactly the opposite of that." All I could say was a small, "Oh." I felt stupid. Even if Ugly Dexter was ugly with a capital U, that didn't mean I should assume she had the same opportunities or luxuries as me. I also felt embarrassed. I had taken everything in my life for granted, and Ugly Dexter had nothing compared to everybody else. For the first time in my life, I understood and felt what compassion really was. Mrs. Kalvery came out. "Have you two apologized yet? It's time to start."
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Post by lightfire on May 30, 2008 17:19:53 GMT -4
4th period
As days passed and Ugly Dexter met me in room 256 every day after school, I felt strange. It was like seeing life black and white, not knowing there was something missing, and then one day being able to see color. I sympathized with the less fortunate, but what could you do? And nothing else had changed, just me. Ugly Dexter was still Ugly, I was still popular, life was normal.
In 4th period science, as Mrs. Kalvery checked my homework, she told me, "You've improved tremendously. Not one missed homework since last Monday! I'm proud you could make the change."
After school
Since it was Friday, I was excited for school to end and tried to rush through everything.
"What's the matter?" Ugly Dexter asked.
"What?" I said, confused.
"You're . . . different today," she observed. "You're eager to get this over with." How could she guess?
I was about to say, 'I'm different today because I want to get the torture of being with you[/u] over with![/i],' but I held my tongue. Wait a second! I never hold my tongue! I always say whatever I feel! I am seriously changing.
You notice I never say Ugly Dexter to her face, and she never calls me Nick?
After the lesson in Rm 256
"Nick!" Sharon cried. "Where have you been? We thought you . . . you . . . got abducted!"
"I practically did," I said grimly, hugging Sharon, my best friend even though she's a girl. "By Ugly Dexter." Sharon's eyes widened and her breath caught.
"Dude! We thought you abandoned us!" Zach called from the basketball court. He jogged over and we banged grasped hands and banged shoulders. "Man, I thought you deserted."
"Huh? Deserted?"
"You know, the Extreme Monkey Skeletons of Doom?"
"Ooooooooooooooohhhhhh." I felt like slapping myself for being such a dunce.
Er, idiot.
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Adalie Bates
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Post by Adalie Bates on May 31, 2008 13:54:09 GMT -4
I think oyu should try elaborating on Ugly Dexter's feelings some. You could have her alone and thinking about the jeers of fellow classmates or something.
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Post by lightfire on May 31, 2008 14:09:47 GMT -4
It's from Nick's point of view, though. So I can't, really. It gets better later, though. (I wrote it in a notebook, so there's a lot more pages.)
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Adalie Bates
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Post by Adalie Bates on May 31, 2008 16:21:27 GMT -4
Cool. Do we get to hear any more about Ugly Dexter? She is the chracter I'm drawn to.
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Post by lightfire on May 31, 2008 20:08:09 GMT -4
A lot more. Actually, when I started the story, the main character was Dexter. But then I thought it'd be interesting if it was from a guy's point of view.
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Adalie Bates
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Post by Adalie Bates on May 31, 2008 20:46:00 GMT -4
Awwwww well. It is a really cool story so far, I need more time to catch on to the plot though.
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Post by lightfire on Jun 1, 2008 15:24:00 GMT -4
Sometime in the afternoon, about 4:30 or so
"Hi, Nick." I spun around.
"Oh, hey Mandy!" Mandy, short for Amanda, stood on her toes to kiss me. I responded eagerly, feeling the stress of doing well in class. Mandy had been my girlfriend for two months now, since the second week of seventh grade. We had met through Sharon, first in an online IM conference in June, then on a date in September. Mandy was oddly drawing, and she was very attractive. Her blue eyes match most of her clothes. She's a blonde, but she's not dumb. In fact, her shaggy hair makes her a girl full of brains and beauty.
Frankly, Mandy's the kind of girl any guy would lust for. I feel extremely lucky whenver I'm around her, because what kind of guy wouldn't want a girl like her for a girlfriend?
I felt my girlfriend's arms clasp my neck. Mandy breathed raggedly. "I think it's time to go a bit further," she gasped.
OOC: I have to go, so I must type the rest later. Bye!
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Adalie Bates
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Post by Adalie Bates on Jun 1, 2008 16:52:44 GMT -4
Mandy huh? I think I've figured out part of the plot.
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Post by silverstripe on Jun 11, 2008 3:24:20 GMT -4
It´s interesting - yes, the plot is a bit difficult to catch, but that´s what makes it interesting! You know "the host"? In the first 4 chapters i understood nothing! but then it got better and the puzzle matched more and more.
I like the storie. you should write more - as ever - i also like your style. It´s different from others, but it´s good.
You said, you would type LATER a bit more .. well it is later. ;D
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Post by lightfire on Jun 14, 2008 21:04:12 GMT -4
Alright, if you insist. *sigh* I will go back and write some.
Edit: Er, type some, not write. I have I think 17 pages written in a college ruled notebook.
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Post by silverstripe on Jun 16, 2008 11:06:49 GMT -4
Yes, I insist!
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Adalie Bates
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Post by Adalie Bates on Jun 17, 2008 13:35:59 GMT -4
Come on! We want to know what happens next----wait. Is this where the adult content comes in? Because maybe I don't want to read the next part.
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Post by lightfire on Jun 18, 2008 7:19:19 GMT -4
Yes, this is where some of the adult content comes in. My friends were very angry when they read it. (I'll type up a cleaner version. Not clean, but cleaner.)
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Post by ~*^$!@#()%&HONORE&%()#@!$^*~ ( on Jun 21, 2008 13:32:32 GMT -4
OMG!!!!!! I read this nex part and it's kinda gross. I think it was weird because we didn't get tto see what Mandy and Nick's relationship was like before it happened.
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