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Short Story
7th
Benjamin Tasker Middle
Andrew Baylor
Short Story
7th
Benjamin Tasker Middle
Andrew Baylor
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About the Author: Andrew Baylor was born on August 11th, 2009, in Waldorf, Maryland to Andrew Baylor and Denise Thompson. He has a brother, Addason, and a sister, Myah. At the age of about 5, he moved to Temple Hills, MD. His dad then got married to Tiffany Escobar, who would soon become Tiffany Baylor. He attended Panorama Elementary School from grades 2-4 before moving again to Bowie, MD. He attended 5th grade in Whitehall Elementary School and managed to win the Spelling Bee that year. Now Andrew is in middle school, TAG to be more exact. He attends school at Benjamin Tasker. He is now 11 years old and still lives with his family and two siblings.
Fun Facts About Me:
1. My favorite food is spaghetti.
2. My favorite video game is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
3. My favorite subject is math.
4. I am two minutes younger than my brother.
5. My favorite book is " The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan.
Fun Facts About Me:
1. My favorite food is spaghetti.
2. My favorite video game is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
3. My favorite subject is math.
4. I am two minutes younger than my brother.
5. My favorite book is " The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan.
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My name is Noah. I am nothing compared to the Noah they talk about in the bible, who was the hero of a biblical flood. People mistreat me everyday and I go home and cry in my room, questioning if it's worth living or not. The only day I REALLY show appreciation for is Friday because I get a break from the non-stop bullies. But there's probably one reason why they bully me, and you don't need to be Einstein to figure out why. Well, I'm just not that good looking. My classmates call me unattractive, ill-favored, nasty, and even threatening. And you know what? All those might be true, but I try my best to
ignore people like that.
My mom always reminds me that no matter how tough times may get, she will love and appreciate me until the day she dies. I never really got to know my dad, he passed away when I was 4. He was suffering from pancreatic cancer, and depressingly he couldn't beat it. When I was 8, she told me this. I Now, at this time my 8 year-old brain didn't even know what pancreatic cancer was. But now I'm 11 and in middle school. I'm smart and I have straight A's, but I lack two things. Strength, being one, and the most important one. Beauty.
ignore people like that.
My mom always reminds me that no matter how tough times may get, she will love and appreciate me until the day she dies. I never really got to know my dad, he passed away when I was 4. He was suffering from pancreatic cancer, and depressingly he couldn't beat it. When I was 8, she told me this. I Now, at this time my 8 year-old brain didn't even know what pancreatic cancer was. But now I'm 11 and in middle school. I'm smart and I have straight A's, but I lack two things. Strength, being one, and the most important one. Beauty.
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My name is Noah. I am nothing compared to the Noah they talk about in the bible, who was the hero of a biblical flood. People mistreat me everyday and I go home and cry in my room, questioning if it's worth living or not. The only day I REALLY show appreciation for is Friday because I get a break from the non-stop bullies. But there's probably one reason why they bully me, and you don't need to be Einstein to figure out why. Well, I'm just not that good looking. My classmates call me unattractive, ill-favored, nasty, and even threatening. And you know what? All those might be true, but I try my best to
ignore people like that.
My mom always reminds me that no matter how tough times may get, she will love and appreciate me until the day she dies. I never really got to know my dad, he passed away when I was 4. He was suffering from pancreatic cancer, and depressingly he couldn't beat it. When I was 8, she told me this. I Now, at this time my 8 year-old brain didn't even know what pancreatic cancer was. But now I'm 11 and in middle school. I'm smart and I have straight A's, but I lack two things. Strength, being one, and the most important one. Beauty.
ignore people like that.
My mom always reminds me that no matter how tough times may get, she will love and appreciate me until the day she dies. I never really got to know my dad, he passed away when I was 4. He was suffering from pancreatic cancer, and depressingly he couldn't beat it. When I was 8, she told me this. I Now, at this time my 8 year-old brain didn't even know what pancreatic cancer was. But now I'm 11 and in middle school. I'm smart and I have straight A's, but I lack two things. Strength, being one, and the most important one. Beauty.
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Yeah, it's pretty simple. I lack beauty. And I get criticized for it. Every. Single. Day( except Saturday and Sunday). I wish I wasn't so ugly, I wish I was beautiful, attractive. I wish there was a piece of technology where if you were ugly, it could make you beautiful. But that type of stuff only happens in movies, books. Or so I thought.
I made my way to school. It was Friday, so I had high hopes. I mean, who DOESN'T like Fridays? Honestly, in my opinion, if you don't like Fridays, I SERIOUSLY think there's something wrong with you. Nevermind that, forget I said anything. Anywho, I'm pretty satisfied with being a Walker. The walk from my house is long, but it's worth it in my opinion. If I rode the bus, I think I'd start to have NIGHTMARES. I rode it in 5th grade, and it was a madhouse.
Trust me, you DON'T wanna know. But I guess I must've turned into Sonic, because I was the first one there. Then some kids started to arrive. Almost EVERYBODY in my class teases me, so whenever I see somebody in my class, I blend in the crowd. Today I got lucky, and thankfully nobody recognized me.
I made my way to school. It was Friday, so I had high hopes. I mean, who DOESN'T like Fridays? Honestly, in my opinion, if you don't like Fridays, I SERIOUSLY think there's something wrong with you. Nevermind that, forget I said anything. Anywho, I'm pretty satisfied with being a Walker. The walk from my house is long, but it's worth it in my opinion. If I rode the bus, I think I'd start to have NIGHTMARES. I rode it in 5th grade, and it was a madhouse.
Trust me, you DON'T wanna know. But I guess I must've turned into Sonic, because I was the first one there. Then some kids started to arrive. Almost EVERYBODY in my class teases me, so whenever I see somebody in my class, I blend in the crowd. Today I got lucky, and thankfully nobody recognized me.
As I was making my way to first mod, I saw something shiny and metal. I decided to pick it up, and it only had one button on it. " Strange", I thought. " Wonder what it does"? Being the curious person that I am, I took my chances and pressed the button. As soon as I pressed it, a surge of power went through me. I didn't exactly know what it was at the time, and I was in a state of confusion. It took me a while to recover and get my thoughts back, but after I felt OK. I knew something wasn't right, though, so I went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. What I saw next took me completely aback.
When I looked in the mirror, I was shocked. I was probably more shocked than a bolt of lighting. I was "drippy", whatever everybody says these days. I was "trendy". But all those things might've been true. I had a Lakers hat on ( which is legal to wear at our school), a Fortnite shirt, and jeans. I still rocked the same shoes, but I had Jordan's, which pretty much matched with my outfit. I realized that I was late to class, and scooped up my backpack and headed towards my first class of the day. And boy, was I ready.
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As I was making my way to first mod, I saw something shiny and metal. I decided to pick it up, and it only had one button on it. " Strange", I thought. " Wonder what it does"? Being the curious person that I am, I took my chances and pressed the button. As soon as I pressed it, a surge of power went through me. I didn't exactly know what it was at the time, and I was in a state of confusion. It took me a while to recover and get my thoughts back, but after I felt OK. I knew something wasn't right, though, so I went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. What I saw next took me completely aback.
When I looked in the mirror, I was shocked. I was probably more shocked than a bolt of lighting. I was "drippy", whatever everybody says these days. I was "trendy". But all those things might've been true. I had a Lakers hat on ( which is legal to wear at our school), a Fortnite shirt, and jeans. I still rocked the same shoes, but I had Jordan's, which pretty much matched with my outfit. I realized that I was late to class, and scooped up my backpack and headed towards my first class of the day. And boy, was I ready.
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I have to admit, that button might've just change the whole course of my life. I couldn't WAIT to see the expression on my classmates faces when they saw me. When I walked in, everybody stopped what they were doing to admire me. Some kids started mumbling to each other, and I overheard one say, " Is that Noah?" My teacher, Mr. Worcestershire, told us to quiet down. I always laughed at the name " Worcestershire", because I'm positive it was a type of sauce. Usually he doesn't care if were loud on Fridays, but maybe he was just in a bad mood. And then I remembered that we had a quiz today. I was a straight A student, so a little quiz wouldn't faze me.
As I sat down, the person to my left whispered, " Noah, is that you?" I gave him a little nod, because I didn't want to talk and get yelled at by Mr. Worcestershire. " No way! You look like a... a... how do I say this, a whole new person?" I nodded again politely. The quiz was only 8 questions, and I got it done faster than Usain Bolt could run a whole lap. I think. Anyway, the bell rings, and we make our way to 2nd mod. I wondered if they ever would find about my little " gadget" and badmouth me. But after 1st mod, it only got better.
As I sat down, the person to my left whispered, " Noah, is that you?" I gave him a little nod, because I didn't want to talk and get yelled at by Mr. Worcestershire. " No way! You look like a... a... how do I say this, a whole new person?" I nodded again politely. The quiz was only 8 questions, and I got it done faster than Usain Bolt could run a whole lap. I think. Anyway, the bell rings, and we make our way to 2nd mod. I wondered if they ever would find about my little " gadget" and badmouth me. But after 1st mod, it only got better.
Apparently I was the "talk of the day", according to what my peers said. When we had to do collaborative work, boys AND girls wanted to be in my group. They wanted to play with me at recess. They begged to sit next to me at lunch.
Today was a long day, and I was exhausted when I got home from school. Good riddance it was a Friday, which means a 3-day break from my classmates. After today, I now know what all the popular guys have to go through at my school. Trust me, I wasn't the only one. But today I felt like I WAS the only one. There's about 4 or 5 popular guys in my class, and I could bet you my Nintendo Switch they were jealous. I mean, I was getting ALL the attention today. But I knew if my mom saw me in a Lakers hat and a Fortnite shirt, she would freak out. So I ran inside and faked like I had to pee. Luckily, she wasn't right there at the front door.
Today was a long day, and I was exhausted when I got home from school. Good riddance it was a Friday, which means a 3-day break from my classmates. After today, I now know what all the popular guys have to go through at my school. Trust me, I wasn't the only one. But today I felt like I WAS the only one. There's about 4 or 5 popular guys in my class, and I could bet you my Nintendo Switch they were jealous. I mean, I was getting ALL the attention today. But I knew if my mom saw me in a Lakers hat and a Fortnite shirt, she would freak out. So I ran inside and faked like I had to pee. Luckily, she wasn't right there at the front door.
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