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So Dan happened to be overemotional. So he liked pastel colors more than the average color. So he was a sensitive person. So what? Well, to his classmates, that was a lot. With each insult, he fell apart and tears come out of nowhere, falling to the ground. Everyone laughs at him and calls him “Cry baby”, even those whom used to be his friends. Before in elementary school, he was fine, but throughout puberty, he grew more and more emotional, at first being able to laugh through his tears, but then coming to the point where he just couldn’t. To Dan, it wasn’t him, but them. They weren’t good friends then. “Hey look it’s Cry baby," his classmate jeered.
“Is the boy going to cry again?”
“How old is he anyway?”
“Wow, what a loser.”
“He even dresses like a girl.”
“I know, I mean who even wears flower crowns?”
Then, with a start, the tears came out like water from a faucet, but everyone could see. People let out loud cackles and pointed and jeers. “Cry baby, cry baby!”
Then Dan ran away. At this point, his tears were nearly blinding him and he didn’t even know where he was going. Then he fell, causing him to sob louder. He had ran into a tall boy with caring blue eyes and raven black hair. “I’m so sorry. Are you okay?” He said as he gave out his arm to help him up. Dan cautiously took it and pulled himself up. “Here’s your flower crown; it fell off.” Dan took that back, before asking, “Thank you. But why are you helping me?”
“Why wouldn’t I?”
“Because I’m a crybaby and everyone makes fun of me for being such a girl and no one likes me. It’s so stupid because others are like ‘Don’t let it get to you. You shouldn’t care.’ But it’s not like I fucking care I’m a crybaby; I care that no matter what, I’m made fun of for it. I just want them to all drown in my tears. And then they hate what I wear because it's 'for girls'. Like who decided that? And then they all start yelling again and I start crying and it all just gets worse and worse,” Dan ranted, “Sorry for that. I’m Dan.”
“It’s okay, Dan. I’m Phil and your heart’s just too big for your body.”