" Now you see class, basic arithmetic progression isn't as difficult as it seems, as now to get the final answer, we just have to add these two digits together and we'll be done with this question," the teacher said, as he scanned the classroom through the lens of his golden rimmed glasses.
He was Mr Huddson, a teacher of one of the most prestigious schools in town; Crown High.
He looked more like a body builder with glasses on, than someone who would come over to a class of highschool delinquents to teach mathematics everyday to.
Looking across the class, he noticed that the students of the first two rows seemed to be paying attention and even putting down some personal notes in their jotters. While the others from the third row and behind seemed lost and empty like the dry barrel of an abandoned pirate ship.
Eventually, his eyes became fixated upon a certain brown haired boy who seemed to be too busy thinking about his future "wife and children" than his current lesson. ( A/N: the part wife and children is used around my country as a way to say that he's thinking too much of meaningless things at his age)
" Mr Carter, would you please solve the equation on the board for the rest of the class please," said Mr Huddson, a slight smile curling on his face.
When the rest of the class heard what the teacher had just said, they all turned their heads to the brown-haired boy, who, even after being called out still remained in deep thoughts.
°°°°° [ meanwhile, in the boy's mind}°°°°
* I think I like zucchini now. I used to avoid those foods that start with the letter Z, it just sounded too gross. But after that documentary on it, the z food now seems really tempt-* the boy thought deeply about zucchini like his life depended on it.
°°°°°°°°°°°°′°°°°°°°°
" Mr Carter!"
" Ah!" The boy immediately exclaimed as his thoughts about zucchini was immediately torn into a million pieces by the loud and furious voice of the teacher.
" Mr Carter I asked you a question," Huddson said, his face vivid with a look of annoyance.
This young man had been a very mysterious one in his class right from the moment he joined the school. He rarely even spoke to anybody, and was usually holed up thinking to himself during class period. And to make matters worse, he didn't strike the teacher as a brilliant one, but one with an empty mind filled with thoughts of junk....which, might not be exactly wrong.
" I'm sorry sir, I wasn't listening properly," the boy said, his head lowered in a sympathetic way, as his hands instinctively scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
Seeing the sincerity in his eyes, Huddson sighed as he adjusted the rims of his glasses on his nose.
" There's no need to worry there Mr Carter, next time just pay more attention. Now, even if you weren't listening, I believe you can still complete a basic Sum problem...is that right?"
The boy nodded his head in assurance as he stared at the board.
" So Mr Carter, what is the sum of 489 and 364?" The entire class looked to stare at him as they all awaited his answer, which they all expected to be correct.
The boy rose his chin up confidently, as he was about to answer the question. But just as he opened his mouth to speak, an unexpected thought crossed his head, and without thinking much, he spoke," the answer is zucchini,"
" What? Come again Mr Carter, did you just say zucchini?" A look of confusion mixed with shock appeared on the face of the teacher, and the entire class burst into laughter
" Hahaha! What kind of idiot are you?"
" Since when did the answer to a digit question lead to zucchini? The frack!"
Realizing what he had said, his face became alarmed," what? No, that's not what I meant. The answer is 853. Eight hundred and fifty three, not zucchini!" The boy said, trying to clear up the confusion, but it was for naught, as the students kept on laughing, with some rolling around on the ground like their lives depended on it.
Rrrriiingg!!
The school bell signifying the end of classes for the day rung throughout the entire school ground, alerting all students that it was time to pack their bags and leave.
Knowing this, the entire class fell into a bigger uproar, as they grabbed their bags while continuing to laugh.
Watching it all unfold, the boy knew that in less than 24hours, he would become a celebrity throughout campus.
* My life is ruined*
That was the only thing that crossed his mind as he grabbed his bag. He was just about to put it on and leave, when he realized that he still had a notebook on his desk.
Turning it over, he picked it up and looked at his name on the book.
{ Ethan Carter}
He placed the book inside his bag and was just about to leave when Mr Huddson called him back.
" Mr Carter, I don't know what is on your mind, but please refrain from thinking too much, you might get old faster than you should. People like you have and will probably be going through a lot right now, but still, you mustn't let that distract you," Huddson advised, as he stared at Ethan with a look of contempt.
" Thank you sir, I understand," was all he could say, as he left the class.
* What did he mean by going through a lot. If only he knew that all I can think about right now is zucchini!* He chuckled to himself, as he walked off ready to leave.
" Hey Carter, get back here!" A loud shout came from behind, causing his entire body to freeze in it's tracks.
He recognized that voice, and he so dreadfully hated it.
When there are people known as outcast like him in the school, there are of course going to be others wanting to torment their lives.
And one of those main people is:
" Hey, Roen, it's been ages," Ethan said, as he turned around and smiled stiffly.
A black goth looking guy along with four others behind him stepped up and surrounded Ethan, making sure he had no way of escaping.
" It has been a while Carter. A whole 24hours of not having punched your face, you must be feeling really bad about that....right?" Roen smiled widely, a look of madness in his eyes, as he stared at Ethan like a bear watching a hare dance the tango.
" Gulp! Nope, I don't think I missed it at all and I'm perfectly fine, besides, I really didn't want to disturb you with such little things. Soooo, I'm gonna go now," he immediately turned around, but one of the boys surrounding him pushed him back.
" Oh don't worry Carter, it's not disturbing at all, on the contrary it's quite....what should I call it?..... relieving,"
Punch!