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{When my big brother said I needed to make friends, I didn't feel like I had to do it. But I wanted to make my mom happy. I'm not doing this because my brother told me to. I'm doing it for my mom} - Adult Sheldon said, remembering his first high school friend, Tam Nguyen.
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*Georgie POV
Sheldon rarely ate in the cafeteria anymore. Instead, I noticed he always went to the library during lunch breaks. I watched him sneak around, avoiding people with his small frame, like a white mouse scurrying away from a cat with its tiny legs.
I let him go and didn't follow so he could have his own adventure. On the other hand, I had my own problems to deal with. I could feel someone watching me, and when I looked in their direction, I immediately understood why.
"Brian…"
It was Brian Larkin—the guy who liked Veronica. In the series, he's the one who read Georgie's love letter to Veronica out loud, embarrassing him. If the original Georgie were still in this body, he'd probably be scared of Brian and his group. But now that I've taken over this body, I'm not afraid of them.
I approached him and gave him a sharp look. "What do you want?"
Brian didn't back down, glaring at me just as fiercely. "You stay away from Veronica!" he said, trying to shove me, but I didn't budge an inch.
"Or what?"
We were in the school hallway, and other students were starting to notice us. It looked like a fight was about to break out. Brian clenched his fists, and I smirked at him, daring him to hit me so I could hit back.
"Are you her dog?" I taunted. "Because all I hear is barking."
I smirked wider and leaned my head forward slightly. "Come on…" I whispered.
Oh, I love this thrill...
Brian couldn't hold back his anger and threw a punch at my face. Bam! Well, he is a school bully and a football player, which gives him some status and power around here.
His punch landed squarely on my face, and I felt the sting in my head… but I didn't fall. This body might be God's modification, making it as perfect as a human body can be, but it's still human body. Blood trickled from the corner of my lips.
I licked the blood from my lips and stared at him with wide-open eyes. "…That hurts."
Brian shifted into a fighting stance in front of me. The other students started chanting, "FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!" Well, they're kids— of course they wanted entertainment.
"Come here." I taunted, provoking him to punch me again. Brian swung another punch, but I dodged and countered with an uppercut to his chin.
BAMM!
Brian's head snapped back, and his eyes went blank. His arms went limp as his body collapsed to the floor. I stepped aside, avoiding his falling body.
"Stay down." I said before walking away, leaving Brian sprawled on the floor. The other students fell silent, parting to make way for me as I walked through the crowd.
"Aw man… I'm gonna get in trouble for this." I muttered, noticing Veronica watching from the staircase. I smiled and walked toward her. Leaning in close, I whispered in her ear, "…Keep your dog out of my way."
I knew Brian wasn't Veronica's boyfriend, but Brian had seen her looking for me and getting closer to me, which clearly annoyed him.
Veronica hadn't asked Brian to start trouble with me, and I knew she'd wanted to stop the fight, but it was already too late. Because Brian is already laying in the ground right now.
"He's not…" Veronica tried to explain, but I ignored her and walked away.
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*3rd POV
"Huh… Why were you fighting?" Mrs. Fenley asked Georgie, eyeing his red knuckles and the cut on his lip.
"Well… I'm a fighter, so…" Georgie shrugged, looking nonchalant.
"For what? Can't you just talk? Have a nice conversation?" Mrs. Fenley said as she cleaned the wound on Georgie's hand.
"Of course—for love…" Georgie grinned, but Mrs. Fenley dabbed at his wound harder, making him wince.
"Ouch… Please be gentle…"
"Stop complaining. You're a man, aren't you?" Mrs. Fenley shot him a sharp look. But as she noticed the cut on his lip, her gaze softened with concern. "We need to clean this before it leaves a scar."
"Well, I am a man. You know, someone once said, 'If you're a lover, you've gotta be a fighter,'" Georgie said, meeting Mrs. Fenley's eyes.
"…How so?"
"I agree with that person. They said, 'Because if you don't fight for your love… what kind of love do you have?'"
Miss Fenley was flabbergasted by the statement. "…Are you trying to flirt with me, Mr. Cooper?" she asked, jokingly, not expecting a bold reply from Georgie.
Georgie looked at her and smiled. "…If your heart's racing right now, then you'd better not listen to my song a couple of days from now. Should we cancel our bet?"
"…How cheeky are you, huh? Don't move." Miss Fenley ignored Georgie's words and continued cleaning his injured lip. "By the way… why did you come to me instead of going to the nurse's office?"
"…Huh… I don't know. I guess I just wanted to run away for a while." Georgie replied. "Tell me about yourself, Miss Fenley."
Miss Fenley, still treating Georgie's wound, looked at him. "…Hold on… and done. I've cleaned your wound with antiseptic to prevent infection."
"Are you trying to change the subject now, Miss Fenley?" Georgie narrowed his eyes.
"Yes." Miss Fenley answered without missing a beat.
"…So I need to write a song before I can win your heart, huh?" Georgie sighed.
Miss Fenley chuckled and ruffled his hair. "Fufufu… You're just a 15-year-old boy. Go date someone your age."
"…" Georgie didn't respond, only looking at Miss Fenley. She stared back at him, her cheeks slightly red, though she didn't look away like a shy schoolgirl. She was a teacher, after all, and had her dignity to uphold.
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School Announcement:
Attention, George Marshal Cooper Jr. Please report to the Principal's Office immediately. Thank you.
Georgie and Miss Fenley heard the announcement. "Such a shame… I want to kiss you right now, but I have to go." Georgie said.
"…I'm going to slap you if you try that." Miss Fenley replied, giving him a deadpan stare.
Georgie knew she wouldn't actually slap him—at most, she'd push him away. "Haha… See you again, Miss Fenley, and thanks for cleaning my wound." Georgie laughed and left, while Miss Fenley simply shook her head.
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*3rd POV
"George! Your boy, Georgie, got into a fight with Brian Larkin!" Wayne burst into the room after passing through the hallways where students were murmuring about the earlier fight.
"What?! How do you know about this?!" George was shocked, staring at Wayne to see if he was lying. It didn't seem like he was. "How's my boy? Where is he?!"
"I don't know… but all I heard was your boy uppercut Brian and bam—he passed out." Wayne gestured dramatically, imitating a famous boxer's uppercut.
"Damn it!" George cursed. On the one hand, he was proud that Georgie won, but knocking the kid out cold? This was going to be troublesome.
Wayne relayed what he'd heard from the students who had witnessed the fight. He also mentioned that Georgie hadn't gone to the nurse's office and had disappeared.
School Announcement:
Attention, George Marshal Cooper Jr. Please report to the Principal's Office immediately. Thank you.
"Well, good luck." Wayne said, patting George on the shoulder as he grumbled. "I need a beer now…"
George made his way to the principal's office. Entering the room, he saw Georgie sitting there, next to Brian Larkin, who still looked dazed. He also noticed several teachers standing by, watching both boys intently.
"What happened?" George asked, standing behind Georgie.
"We've already called Brian's parents and Mary to come to the school. It's best to wait for them before figuring out what happened." the principal explained.
Minutes later, Brian's parents and Mary arrived. Mary entered, spotting George standing behind Georgie with a helpless expression. She wanted to say something, but Brian's mother interrupted with a shout.
"What happened to my son?!"
"Ma'am, please take a seat. I don't know what happened yet, but we can discuss this calmly…"
"Sit down?! I can't do that knowing my son was bullied at this school! I need to call the cops!" Brian's mother pulled out her phone, ready to call the police.
"Fufu… Just go ahead and call the cops. Let them arrest Brian here." Georgie said with a small laugh, stopping her in her tracks. Everyone turned to Georgie, noticing his injured lip, evidence of Brian's punch.
"Tell us what happened." the principal said, taking control of the situation.
The teachers recounted what they'd heard from students who had witnessed the fight. Though they didn't know what sparked the altercation, they confirmed that Brian had thrown the first punch and that Georgie's actions appeared to be in self-defense. Or so they thought.
"Brian, tell me what happened." the principal asked, turning to Brian for his side of the story.
"He pushed me and hit me first! He should be expelled!" Brian claimed, though his argument fell apart after hearing the teachers' accounts.
The principal, already discerning who was lying, looked at Georgie. "Georgie, is what Brian said true? Did you start the fight?"
"Of course not. He said he liked Veronica and told me to stay away from her, but I refused, It's not like he date veronica or anything. He shoved me and threw the first punch. I didn't retaliate until he tried to hit me a second time. I dodged and reflexively countered." Georgie explained calmly.
He had plenty of witnesses, given the crowd that had gathered during the fight.
"What? What are you looking at?" Georgie turned to see Brian glaring at him. "Oh, are you planning revenge? Don't look at me like that if you're not serious." Georgie said loudly, making sure everyone in the room heard.
"Alright, alright… You both get detention. Georgie, you'll have one week of detention, and Brian, three days." the principal concluded.
"What?! How could you—" Mary started to protest, but seeing Georgie's nonchalant smile, she held back.
"All right… A week it is." Georgie said, standing up. He glanced at the teachers, then at Brian's father, who silently mouthed 'Nice punch!' before turning back to the principal. "…Good luck with teaching Sheldon" Georgie added with a smirk and knowing look to all teacher in the room.
"…"
"Wait! Hold on a second!"