Broken people

Hello, my name is Ryan and I'm 17 years old. I'm just your average teenage boy black hair black clothes usually anti-social, like all of us we all have perks or flaws. For example, I have anxiety and If I'm ever in a crowd with people I don't know I have a panic attack and curl up into a ball on the floor as everything around me moves slow. Well, welcome to my nonperfect life. As summer break ended school starts again with the people, homework, drama, and anxiety.

Kate: "You okay?" I look to my side and my friend Kate put her hand on my shoulder and I nod.

''Yeah I just kind of zoned out of everything" I smile at her then starts to walk to the front doors of the school.

Kate: "Hey everything is going to be okay I promise, just try to make friends so you won't be lonely in your classes and try to speak up more, okay?" I nod again and gulp nervous and I see huge crowds of people at their locker or just in the hallways, as I and kate go to our lockers my mind race thinking everyone was just staring and judging me they always had.

*Flashbacks*

Cheerleaders: "He's so emo and ugly"

Jocks: "Look at this depressed emo boy"

Parents: "Your such a disappointment, be happier."

I look up noticing a tall student standing in front of me and he smiled at me. His eyes were light green and his hair was brown and messy but he pulled it off, but like the rest, I'm guessing he only wants to bully me or push me out of his way, so I tried to move to the side and walk past him but he got back in my way.

"Listen I don't have any money or if you just want to hit me or-or bully me just do it already just-" He laughs and interrupts me before I could finish my sentence.

Boy: "Listen I don't want anything I want to be friends with you" I look behind him not seeing anyone behind him then I look back up at him.

"Is this some kind of joke?" he laughs and shakes his head.

Boy: "No it's not my name is Alex" he holds his hand out for me to shake it, I look down at it and slowly takes it and shakes it.

"Alright, nice to meet you, Alex, I'm Ryan.''

Alex: "Well nice to meet you, Ryan, so would you like to hang out sometime?" I look down smiling bit.

"S-s-sure" he takes out his phone then hands it to him, he smiles then looks down and turns his head a bit nodding to his friends at their lockers. He puts his number in then hands it back.

Alex: "See you later" he turns and walks away into the crowds. I start to walk to my class questioning why he was being so nice, nobody has ever been nice to me like at all, my life has been a complete mess after my mother had died and my dad had left me and siblings to raise ourselves. As I walked into my classroom I notice Alex was there but I figured that he is just going to be with his friends or something so I sat in front of the class.

Ms. Rose: "Okay class today will be a relaxing day since it's back to school and it's the first day, so you can be on your phones just don't do anything annoying to bother me or else I will give you books to read." I nod my head agreeing, she was very young looking around her 30's and on her desk, she had pictures of her children and husband. My phone buzzes then I look down to my phone seeing a message from Alex saying "Hey".

*Messages*

Alex(G): Hey *11:59*

Me(B): Hey wassup...*11:59

G: Nothing much how about you :) *12:00

B: Oh uh nothing *Read at noon*

I turn off my phone and just listens to music for the remainder of the class until Alex came over with his stuff then sits next to me. I look at him then turns away and tries to act cool by looking at my phone then leaning back on my chair.

Alex: "Hey" he smiles at me brightly and as I look up at him you could tell his dimples when he smiles.

"Oh uh hi" I smile then almost falls and sits normally on my chair and gets nervous.

Alex: "Hey by any chance would you like to you know..." before he could finish his sentence I...

"YES" I yelled

Alex: "Go to the movies together, seems like your excited to go" he laughs then checks his phone.

"Oh....uh yeah totally" I laugh nervously and hide my face in my arms embarrassed.

Alex: "There should be a movie playing around 5 so see you till then" the bell rings and he gets up and leaves. I groan and get up then walks out with my head down still embarrassed by what had happened.

Kate: "Hey Ryan!" kate walks over to me and seemed happy.

"Hey," I say looking at her forcing a smile a bit.

Kate: "What's wrong?" she put her hand on my shoulder.

"Oh nothing I'm fine, you seem happy what happens?" she smiles again.

Kate:"Oh nothing I just happen to get a new boyfriend" she blushes.

"Ooooooo, who is it???" she laughs then shakes her head.

Kate: "You will see after school" I nod then the bell rings, so we said goodbye together and go to our classroom. As hours go by the final bell rings and everyone rushes out the doors and push so they get out, I wait for Kate outside on my phone and as kate comes down from the stairs with her boyfriend.

Kate: "Hey Ryan!" she smiles and runs to me dragging him with her "This is my boyfriend alex, Alex this is Ryan" I look up then sees alex and tries to pretend not to know him.

"Hey" i smile then looks at kate "Kate you wanna have a sleep over later or something?"

Kate:"Yeah sure can I bring Alex?" he smiles at me then I roll my eyes shaking my head.

"Fine see you later" I put my earphones in and I start to walk away, I look a little back and sees them kiss and I shake my head then walks a bit faster. "I don't get why these things always happen to me" I crash into someone falling ontop of them and I try to get up, "S-s-sorry I wasn't looking".

Boy: "Hey it's okay no need to apologize" he smiles at me.

"Oh.... I..."