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Tsukasa was sitting in Spanish class. God, did he hate that class. He didn't know anyone there, and he could hear people laughing at him. He always tried his best on the questions, but he could never speak Spanish out loud.
Tsukasa looked up. There were two other people sitting at his table. They were already friends with each other, and Tsukasa couldn't help but feel like an outcast. He did appreciate them sitting at his table, though. Sometimes he was able to muster up enough courage to talk to them.
The teacher walked by and passed out yet another Spanish worksheet. Tsukasa had had enough of these damn worksheets. He looked at it for a whole minute before deciding that working on it would destroy his mental state for the rest of the day. He put the sheet away in his folder.
Another minute passed and Tsukasa's teacher had the quote-and-quote “wonderful” idea of doing what he liked to call a “brain break.” If there was one thing Tsukasa hated more than the worksheets, it was the brain breaks.
Tsukasa checked his watch. There's still another 30 minutes?!?! This was going to be a very, very long day. The teacher called for everyone to stand up, and Tsukasa unwillingly did.
The game this time was to choose a secret leader and have everyone follow them. Then, one person who was outside of the room would come back in and guess who the leader was. It might sound like fun to some people, but this was pure hell for Tsukasa.
The teacher sent one student out and started thinking of who should be the secret leader.
“Tsukasa should do it!” Shouted one of the kids.
Tsukasa started shaking his head. He DID NOT want to be the leader. He already knew that he would be found out super fast. Unfortunately, the teacher did not see this sign of protest.
“That’s a great idea! Tsukasa, you'll be the leader!”
Tsukasa started clapping his hands as the person walked back in. He clapped his hands for a little too long. People started getting antsy and he desperately tried to think of something else to do. Unable to think of anything, he just stuck his arms out.
“Oh! It's Tsukasa!”
“Yeah! You're right!”
“Alright Tsukasa, it's your turn to guess who the secret leader is!”
What.
This couldn't be happening.
He didn't even know the names of the people in his class.
Tsukasa walked outside. At least he wasn't suffocating in the Spanish classroom anymore. However, he couldn't appreciate the brief moment of rest because he was too focused on worrying about what he'll do in front of the class.
The door opened.
“Tsukasa, come on in!”
Tsukasa walked inside. Everyone was moving at the same time. Every time it changed it changed all at once. Tsukasa couldn't see anyone that had started it. Everyone was laughing, pointing, and staring at him.
“Choose someone already!”
“Seriously! You're taking too long!”
Tsukasa couldn't speak. He couldn't move. All of their faces were staring at him and judging him.
“Just call out three random names!”
“You can even just point at people!”
Tsukasa glanced at the people at his table. Maybe he could call on them? No, he couldn't do that.
The people at his table looked at him with kindness in their eyes. They wanted to help him, but they couldn't.
Everyone started yelling who it was. They started pointing and making obvious gestures.
“You have to know at this point!”
“This game isn't fun anymore!”
“I’m just going to sit down.”
“No, don't do that! Tsukasa has a plan!”
Tsukasa did not have a plan. Tsukasa couldn't even think.
“Oh my gosh! Just point at him!”
Tsukasa couldn't move either.
What do I do? What do I do? What do I do? What do I do what do I do what do I do what do I do what do I do what do I do what do I do???
Tsukasa managed to lift his arm slightly to point at the secret leader.
“Finally!”
“Thank goodness!”
“That game sucked!”
“It was so obvious! How did he not get it sooner?”
Tsukasa walked back to his seat. The people who sat at his table apologized and told him he did well. He felt like crying. He checked his watch. Still another 20 minutes to go. This was not going to be a fun day.