Adrian sighed as he arrived for another day of school, adjusting his glasses slightly as he made his way through the various little groups in the yard. He had no friends, he was much too shy and withdrawn for that. It didn't help that he was so small and meek, he was almost always picked on by most of the various groups in the school, but he'd learned to just filter it out and get on with his life. Still, that wasn't to say things were all bad. As Adrian came to his locker, he glanced around and say her, the secret object of his affections. A girl he knew as Jinks, whether that was her real name or a nickname though he wasn't totally sure, a popular girl at the school. Such long red hair, such a fantastic body....practically every boy in school wanted her, yet she rejected them all for some reason. Even the sports team captains, the ones who girls would normally kill to go out with, were rejected by her, though Adrian had no idea why.
"Who am I kidding....?" He sighed, shaking his head and turning slowly, heading towards his first class of the day. Today was science class, and the day they would be assigned lab partners. He was sure that he, as usual, would be stuck with some idiotic guy who would slack off and expect him to do all the work. With another sigh, Adrian entered the classroom, moving to take his usual seat at the back corner of the class, watching as the other students, including Jinks, filed into the classroom, most of them chatting with friends, something he was so jealous of....he wanted just one friend....just someone to talk to, who could understand him.
Still, Adrian had resigned himself to that not happening for a while yet, and he just listened along as the teacher went over the details of their next project, though when the lab partnerships were being announced, he blinked and looked up as he heard something he hadn't expected. First had come his name, and then Jinks had been assigned to be his partner, the teacher asking her to go to the back of the classroom and take a seat next to Adrian.
"Who am I kidding....?" He sighed, shaking his head and turning slowly, heading towards his first class of the day. Today was science class, and the day they would be assigned lab partners. He was sure that he, as usual, would be stuck with some idiotic guy who would slack off and expect him to do all the work. With another sigh, Adrian entered the classroom, moving to take his usual seat at the back corner of the class, watching as the other students, including Jinks, filed into the classroom, most of them chatting with friends, something he was so jealous of....he wanted just one friend....just someone to talk to, who could understand him.
Still, Adrian had resigned himself to that not happening for a while yet, and he just listened along as the teacher went over the details of their next project, though when the lab partnerships were being announced, he blinked and looked up as he heard something he hadn't expected. First had come his name, and then Jinks had been assigned to be his partner, the teacher asking her to go to the back of the classroom and take a seat next to Adrian.