Chris got up this morning at 7am to the sound of his alarm clock. He got
out of bed to look at his calender to see today was the 2nd
of January 1973.  Chris then looked at his corvette poster wishing
that he could buy one, but just having lost his $5 an hour job that
was not going to happen. His Mom yelled “Time to get up and eat,
get in this kitchen to get your food.”

Chris in a haze said “Okay, be there in a sec.”

Chris then got dressed and went to get his meal. He, his mom and his 12
year old sister sat at the table eating. His dad was on a business
trip for the rest of the week, so it was just the 3 of them eating
and talking at the table. As Chris was about to finish eating, his
mom asked if Chris has met anyone at school yet. Chris in reply said
“No mom not yet, I haven't found any one who like's nerds yet.”
“Now Chris don't be like that” His mom said. Chris then just said
“You know it's true, but sorry anyways.” As he walked outside to
his 1953 bug with a for sale sign on the window. His mom said “wait
Chris, you know we will always love you and your not alone here. We
are in this together now, as a family. Besides it's only been a week
here in this town, give it time.” Chris turned around and gave his
mom a hug and said “Maybe your right mom, I will make friends
here.” ( He was just saying this like a canned reply, but he wanted
to make his mother feel alright.)

His mom just gave him a small kiss on the head and said “Have a good
day at school and I know you will make friends here, just give it
time.” Chris said “ Okay, Bye mom”

Chris thinks to himself as he drives: (I sure do miss the big city and
hate's that I had to move to a small town. Why did my granddad have
to leave us a home out in the stick's of a small town. I don't know
how on earth I am going to sell my car in a place like this, hope
some hillbilly needs a 20 year old car. How am I even going friends
here, will I ever get lucky and get a girlfriend for the first time
in my life? Na that's just crazy to think that, who on earth pairs up
with a geek.... no body that's who. Man how I wish it wasn't so, well
I guess I better just get out of the car and go to class.)

Chris walked in the hallways and all he could see was guy's who talk trash
to him or girls that he could not have or give him the time of day.
Then one of the bigger guy's walked up to Chris and said “So your
the new geek right. You know what we like to do to new geek's? (
Chris was fearing what this implied, was he going to be beat up? Told
to do home work for them or “else”. Then just as his mind was
thinking about what it could also mean... The big guy started to say
some thing again)We like to beat them to a pulp”. ( Chris thought: Really, why does it
have to always be this way. I am screwed)

Chris say's: “Wow that's so new, can't you foot BALL players ever think
of something new or are your BALL's stuck up yours” The big guy
say's in a very angry voice to say the lest: “ Your dead, you
little mother shacking freak.” Just then the bell rings and the big
guy say's: “I will get you later and by the way freak my name is
rick and don't you forget it or the beating your getting later.”

Chris has been in school for less than a week and he is going to die beaten
by a big ape. Is all he could think to him self as he walked into
class, he could not even look up at the board or any thing else but
his book. How could have I been so stupid, I am going to get beat in
till I die and if Rick is gay he will then rape me. Oh man that would
be worse than dieing. Maybe I can run, get help before he does me in?
But if I do that, then I will be called a tattle tale, then no one
will hang around me.

Then class was over before Chris knew it, but at lest he got his book work
done. In the hallway a guy with zit's all over his face asked Chris
why he told rick off like that? Chris said “I don't know, I lost it
for a min. I just sick of feeling like a loser you know with all this
BS and how big guy's need to beat a weaker guy up to have fun and
they get all the girls to add insult to injury.” The zit covered
guy just says “I know the feeling, but sorry to say I can't help
you. Got to split” With that he leaves to go where ever he is
going.

After some time has passed in the day, it's time for lunch and Chris does
not like to eat at this time of day oddly, so he just go's out side
laying in the grass wishing he could just get out. Chris thought to
himself: ( This place is worse than the city school, Isn't the small
town types suppose to be nicer not meaner than the city. Why did I
have to basely ask Rick to kill me, why can't I ever say the right
thing's? )