JosephAldo
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So there he was, peacefully strolling along the pavement, gazing upon the long blue river that was endlessly floating alongside. Chemistry textbook in his hand, Daniel started to hum the tune of his favourite song from the Beatles. He seemed at peace – maybe because he wasn’t trapped dead centre at the Glenverpark Secondary School cafeteria. That cafeteria – or better described as a war zone – was home to some of the most brutal yet memorable one-sided beat-downs the school had ever witnessed. And guess who was on the painful, receiving end? Daniel, of course. Every time he was spotted in the cafe, lurking behind a table or a stool, he would be approached by an oversized teenage boy with curly black hair wearing an extra-large sweater and baggy blue jeans. Yep, it was the same boy, every time. Hugh Jazz was his name – or what Daniel liked to call him, “huge ass”. That was the slick remark that triggered the first punch. But Daniel said that only once. So why did the beatings continue? Well, Hugh has a special place in his heart for nerds. Yep, Daniel was smarter than a German chess champion who owns a notebook full of Einstein sketches. Being a brainiac isn’t enough to be considered a nerd. To be an official nerd, you need to embrace the “full-package-deal”. Tight pants, high socks, collared shirts and of course, the talking. “Exquisite”, “exuberant” and “extravagant” – Daniel’s favourite words...starting with the letter “e”. Oh, and “e” isn’t the only unlucky alphabet to be picked out by the school geek. But you get the point. Squeeze in a “saucy” (yep, one of the “s” words) word or two in your sentence and voila! You’re officially a nerd! Nope – it’s not that easy. Daniel has a special way of using his words to get his point across. And if you haven’t already guessed by now, Daniel’s “special formula” isn’t exactly music to your ears. Annoying – that’s how Hugh refers to it. (to be continued...)