The Beginning-Chapter 1

"Ow!!!!!" I said as I pulled the piece of gum out of my hair.

My brother walked into the bathroom where I was standing at the mirror. "You okay Josh?"

"Yeah, I'm fine Peter. Two pieces to go."

"Dude, you've been at this for two hours. Let me help."

"Fine"

He quickly pulled the pieces of gum out of my hair and threw the gum away. "Do you want me to talk to them tomorrow? I can ask them to stop."

"No need. I don't want what happened last time to happen again."

"Dude, we haven't been here that long. Almost nobody know me."

"Not until basketball tryouts tomorrow." My brother glared at me.

"Don't remind-"

"Boys!!!!!!!!!! Time to go to bed!!!!!" My mom yelled up the stairs.

"Night Peter."

"Night Josh. Are you sure you don't need my-"

"Yeah, I'm sure."

Little did I know that the next day would change my life forever.

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Let me give you a little background on me at this point.

    My name is Josh. This is the story of my life. I am 14 years old and a freshman in high school. It's early October and I've already switched schools 3 times. We keep switching because of bullying.

    My brother is a great basketball player and is very popular. At the first school my brother stood up for me and got rejected for it. It's not his fault he's popular but I'm not. He isn't popular at our current school but because he's so good at basketball that will change soon. He's a senior and is dating one of the most popular girls at our  previous school. They still see each other because we just switched schools not houses. We haven't moved since I was 3 years old. He's very kind but sometimes I don't let him be nice to me.

    There is a group of boys who put gum in my hair that I have to pull out later. My brother wants to tell them to stop but I won't let him.

    The reason I'm bullied is because I don't fit in. I'm not a jock. I'm not a smart guy. I'm not a theater person. I just don't belong anywhere.

    Back in Middle School I had had this group of friends. We were the people who didn't fit in. When I tried to be friends with other people at our school and they rejected me for it. I haven't talked to them in a very long time. We go to different schools now so it's easier. But I learned to never trust anyone even if they've been you're best friend for years. It's why I don't trust my brother and why I have no friends.

This is the story that taught me that I was very wrong. I needed friends even more than I realized. And it all started with HER.