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Chapter one
Setting: High School
A warm classroom; contrast to the cold winter breeze of January blowing outside. 24 students sat slouched in desks that stood in neat rows, 4 desks in each row.
The chattering of most of the students blurred together and the teacher had stepped outside for a bit. Conversations were held among the class; everyone took this time to talk. Everyone except one. The Lieutenant’s son, the smartass, the troubled kid, the top student in all of his classes ..Connor Anderson. Troubled indeed, he tended to get picked on due to his father which usually led to him getting into fights. He was also a good instigator which usually led to pissing people off which led to detention. Many believed he was self-centered or conceited because of his dad’s ranking as a lieutenant in the police department. They believed he thought he was better than them; it didn’t help that Connor was also a very smart kid, gave the other kids all the more reason to envy him.
In Connor’s eyes, he wasn’t nearly as conceited as they assumed he was( even though in his opinion he would have every right to be) yeah he could be a smartass but self-centered? He’d have to disagree. Connor was fully aware of
their jealousy but he wasn’t going to let that diminish him. Just because they wanted to b*tch and mo@n with his inherited intelligence didn’t mean he had to just sit there and take it. He knew exactly who he was and he was proud of it.
Currently, he was sitting at his desk watching the snow swiftly breeze past the window. Connor didn’t particularly like the cold, but it was quite pleasant to watch.
And then the moment ended.
A hand harshly grabbed at his shoulder. Jack.
Short for jackass, Connor assumed. It was fitting. Jack stood to the right of his desk, gripping his shoulder.
“Enjoy detention yesterday, smartass? You know you might actually get kicked out of this school if you keep it up?” Jack said in false tone concern. One of his buds came to the left side of Connor’s desk and put his hand on his shoulder as well; Dig. Short for- a slow boot licker who had a pebble for a brain, hell maybe even smaller than that.
“Probably hasn’t yet because of his daddy’s ranking in the COP force!”
‘Police’ force you idiot. Connor thought
Connor glared up at Jack
“Rather be in there then having to listen to the nonsense that comes out of you mouth everyday damn day.” Connor responded. His voice calm and leveled, clearly he didn’t feel threatened. His tone only pissed Jack off (heh jack off lol). Jack put his unoccupied hand on Connor’s desk and leaned in a bit closer to Connor’s face.
“Listen you ‘know it all’. I don’t care who your daddy is, you’re still below me no matter what. I can beat your ass, and I’ll beat his too ya hear me, Anderson!”
“Yeah a little too well- back up! You just can’t go one day without blabbering to me about your bullshit can ya buddy?” Connor turned his face to Jack and slightly part his lips and gave a small smirked
“Shut the hell up! You’re nothing compared to me.”
“Yeah!” Dig said
Connor turned to Dig
“Ah! You’re minion! I almost forgot about you Dig, man you’re just such a- well..you’re just an idiot my friend.” Connor said letting out a soft and short chuckle
Connor shook Dig’s and Jack’s hand off his shoulders and stood up facing Dig. “I mean come. ON. I mean compared to me I’d say you’re nothing.” Connor mouth slight tugged upwards but his eyes held warning. “Also don’t f*cking put your hands on me.” Voice still calm but it definitely held some edge to it this time.
“Oh now you’ve really!-“ Dig tried but Jack put his pointer finger up to shut him up. He did a ‘shoo’ motion to Dig; Dig walked back to his desk. Jack walked around two desks to get to the side Connor was on and faced him. Jack stared at him, trying to get something out of him- some sort of fear. Connor’s demeanor didn’t falter at his attempt of intimidation.
“You’ve got the guts Anderson, I’ll give you that.”
“Something you lack I suppose?”Connor spat back. His tone became ruder, more offensive.
Jack walked closer; Connor could feel his breath on his face as it picked up from irritation.
“You know one of these days your dad won’t be able to come and save you yknow that? Huh? You know that!”
Connor glared at him. He was sick and tired of people assuming his dad was the only reason for any good thing to happen to him.
“There you go again assuming every aspect of my life revolves around my dad. “ Connor then widened his eyes in a false innocence doing his, what Hank likes to call it, ‘puppy dog eyes’ except only this time he was doing it in a condescending way. Connor started speaking softer. “Is it because you can’t accept the fact that someone like me- someone you hate..can surpass you? I’ll be ahead of you no matter what; when are you gonna realize that Jack?” Connor said as he frowned for a second as if he felt bad, but then chuckled in his face right after.
The blood started rushing to Jack’s face and he was already turning into a tomato; he started seething like an angry bull.
“Ok well you know what I say? I say F*ck you! F*ck you, Anderson!-“
Connor cut him off
“Yeah well how about I say I don’t give a shit?”
Jack grabbed Connor by his collar
“You son of a bitch!” Jack yelled
Connor smirked for a split second, happy that he was able to make the dude lose his sh!t once again. Too easy.
Connor pushed him off roughly
“Don’t touch me! You said you’ll kick my ass-? Well I’ll kick yours, asshole!” Connor yelled.
Jack almost punched him but then
“BOYS!” The teacher yelled as she stood there in the doorway.
Connor and Jack looked towards her.
Shit. Connor thought
“DETENTION!”
End of chapter one