Tommy adjusted his glasses as he got up from the tiled floor. The bullies laughed their heart out, as he took his books from the floor.
" Hey nerd! " The leader ' Dicky, said as he pushed his forehead hard, and he lost balance, before they left him in the hallway.
" Are you seriously going to let them bully you like that ? " Sophia, his classmate told him.
" Duh! 🙄" Tommy said like a fool. He had always crushed on Sophia. Who wouldn't? She was pretty, smart, leader of the cheer leader team and she was awesomely rich. She was perfect!
" I mean, yeah. I mean no. I mean that... I have to. I am just a nerd, and so feeble. I have no powers, I am almost invisible đź«Ą " Tommy said getting himself together. He had already gotten to the conclusion that Sophia could never date him, nerds like him, had no place in the social world.
" Don't say that. " Sophia said, and some girls bumped into him, and said. " Sorry Timmy, didn't see you there. "
" See ? " Tommy told him, and she smiled, sheepishly. " Just a mere coincidence " she said and a group of boys bumped into him saying .
" Sorry Tammy, didn't see you there. "
" See, they don't even know my name! " Tommy said, and before Sophia could say anything else, he told her.
" You would never understand, you are popular, rich, and so beautiful... I mean no ! I mean you are , but ! ... you know what? I think it'll be better for you if you allow me to suffer alone. " He said and left, as a girl bumped into him.
" Sorry Tarry. " She said and he screamed.
" It's Tommy. That wasn't even close. " He yelled and left to his classes.
" What happened to him ? " Sophia's bestie ' Lily asked her and Sophie told her. " He just needs to find his inner worth. "
" Yeah, I think you should stay away from him. He is just a nerd 🤓, and he'll ruin your reputation." Lily told her friend and they left for classes.
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Tommy kept thinking about what Sophia told him, as he rode his bike, his neighbor ' Mr. James rode through a puddle of mud, and it splashed on his face.
" Sorry Terry. " Mr. James said, and drove away. He reached home, drenched in mud.
" Oh! Terry, you are back, in a mud outfit. " His elder brother ' Larry, told him. Larry was in highschool and was perfect. He was the champion of his school dodge ball, basketball, football, and volleyball. He was handsome and was very strong, while Tommy was opposite, he was just a good student who was feeble and invisible. Even his parents forgot him when he was born. He was born to be a nerd.
" Not now' Larry. " Tommy said and left Larry taking pictures of him with his phone.
" Up next, the shower. " Tommy said and left to his nerd room.