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Right as Donnie woke up that Monday morning, he knew something different was gonna happen.
He felt generally well rested, seemed to be in a good state of mind, and, most importantly, he actually woke up in his house, which are three things Donnie never experienced on the same morning. It’s an absolute miracle for his disasterous morning schedule. He figured he’d just shrug of his phenomenal wake up and get ready for the day.
Once he and his little sister, Samantha, were awake and dressed, they walked off to the bus stop. After a minute of the siblings bickering and teasing each other, they quickly came up to the stop. Samantha trotted away to her classmates as Donnie’s friends looked over at him.
“Hey, Donnie, you’re looking good for a Monday. Did you get laid or something?” His friend Ronald joked. Donnie has to admit, he did feel much more bright than he usually was.
“Man, I wish. But nah, I guess I’m just having a good day.” He responds while taking out a box of cigarettes and lighting one that’s glued between his teeth. He may be feeling good, but he’d need one of these to get through the day.
“Well, that’s a surprise seeing as you’re a moody bitch half the time.” He other friend, Sean, giggles as he grabs another cig from Donnie’s box.
Donnie enjoyed these times as much as he could. Just smoking and talking about dumb teen shit. But as much as he felt a sense of belonging with his friends, he always knew that this was pointless. Because his mind would always convince him that he would end up alone. He would always have a little gremlin in his brain telling him about how lonely he’ll be, but, for know, his friends would be a distraction. And they were a pretty nice distraction at that.
His thoughts of loneliness were soon interrupted by the screeching tires of the bus. He quickly stomps on his cigarette and hops on.
When he steps out onto the school’s lawn, the feeling of excitement from the morning came back like a speeding truck. He knew this meant something somewhat good would happen, or something so terribly bad would happen. Either way, Donnie was ready for anything that would give him a reason to go to school.
Once he goes through the door of his first class, his eyes immediately dart over to the back of a dark, curly head of hair. This head definitely belonged to a new student, and this student happens to be sitting next to Donnie’s seat.
So Donnie strolls over to his seat and instantly eyes the kid next to him. He loves to notice the tiny details in people, and this kid had quite a few in his face. Donnie was fixed on things like how thick his eyebrows were as they float above his dark eyes. He had somewhat of a pig nose with a mole under. Donnie had to admit, he found this boy pretty attractive. He simply couldn’t take his eyes off of him.
“Is there something on my face?” Donnie sees the boy’s mouth ask. Donnie ended up looking like a deer in headlights as he realizes that he’s been caught staring at this new kid. All he can do is look down as this boy looks at him with an amused smile. “I’m just joking with you dude, no need to look horrified. I’m Peter, by the way.
Even though this boy was understanding, Donnie seems to feel more awkward. Maybe because he’s both chill and handsome. Maybe because Donnie still feels like a creep. Either way, he can’t just sit there and not say anything
“Donnie. Why did you decide to move to this shithole?”
“Family.” He replied sourly. “But that’s another story entirely. You know, I’ve never been in a school where we have to wear uniforms.”
“Yeah, it kinda sucks. If I can be honest, I couldn’t differentiate anyone when I first got here. But I’m sure you’ll get used to it.”
“Maybe, but I don’t even now where everything’s located. I don’t know how I’ll be able to recognize people when I can’t even get to the bathroom.”
Peter’s situation seemed to ignite an idea in Donnie’s head, and before he can stop himself, he replies:
“I mean, I could probably show you around. Like, after school or something. If you’re free.”
“Sure, I’ve got nothing better to do.” Peter replies with a slight smile. Donnie’s filled with instant relief as he realizes he loud mouth finally said the right thing.
The teacher comes in and they do normal class work, with the addition of Donnie giving side-glances to his new classmate. Numerous times he noticed Peters eyes doing the same thing, which gave Donnie little reason to actually finish his school work quickly.
Once the bell rang, they gave each other silent waves and went there separate ways.
Needless to say, Donnie couldn’t wait til the day ended.