Part 1C
Nick started to feel anxious. He hated it when teachers made seating plans as it usually involved him being sat next to either someone that he did not like or someone who would not want to sit next to him.
'How about the table in front?' suggested Mr Mitchell.
'No, they cannot sit next to us!' exclaimed Gary rudely.
'Any more from you, Gary and I will move you as well!' snapped Mr Mitchell 'perhaps I could sit you with one of the girls?'
Gary went quiet as the rest of the boys on his table laughed.
'I bet he would like that,' said Nick who was feeling even more anger towards Gary trying to humiliate him in front of the whole class.
'What was that?' Gary said realising that Nick might have said something about him.
'You should sit with the girls!' teased Simon.
'No thanks!' snapped Gary 'you two should sit with the girls as we won't have you lot sitting with us!'
'Okay, guys, that's enough now!' exclaimed Mr Mitchell 'any more disruptions' and I really will consider moving people around,'
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To Mr Mitchell it just seemed to be a bit of banter between some of the boys and nothing different from any other lesson but to Nick it was a lot more than that. He now really hated Gary. Who was he to decide who sits with who?
'Maybe we would be better at sitting with the girls?' joked Simon.
'You sit with them then!' replied Nick.
'Would you want to sit by yourself then?' asked Simon.
'I don't care,' replied Nick bluntly.
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The rest of the lesson had gone without any more incident but Nick continued to hate on Gary. He hated the very sight of him, the way that he would try and tell sly jokes when the teacher was not looking and how he always seemed to get away with things. He just hated him and would have loved it had Gary did not even go to their school. Simon kept mostly quiet for the rest of the lesson as well. He felt that he had made his point to Nick but it was up to Nick who he chose as his so called friends.
At the end of the lesson the class handed their work into Mr Mitchell as the ball rang. It was now the lunch break so most people would be heading towards the canteen. Simon followed Nick out of the workshop into the main building while Gary and Allen where walking ahead with a few of the other guys. Simon kept quiet and watched as Gary had noticed that Nick was follow them.
'Why are you following us?' Gary asked Nick as he stopped.
'I'm going to the canteen!' replied Nick angrily.
'Yeah so are we, but why are you following us?' replied Gary coldly.
'I'm not!' exclaimed Nick.
'You always follow us though,' added Gary.
'Yeah, it is true,' said one of the other guys in the group. 'Maybe you should hang out with someone else?'
Nick did not know what to say as the boys turned to walk away from him.
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'Come on, guys, let's get to the canteen,' said Gary as the other boys followed him like he was some sort of boss.
Simon had watched things from a slightly safer distance and felt some sympathy towards Nick. It was not easy being rejected from your so called friends. He knew that Allen had often gotten along well with Nick before but he seemed to have said nothing. Gary seemed to be the one who was in charge in that group now.
'Gary being a dick again?' Simon said to Nick once the other boys were further ahead.
'I hate him!' exclaimed Nick.
'I thought that you were friends with Allen?' added Simon.
'I was,' replied Nick glumly. Simon did not need to say that anymore. He had been there as well. That was the moment of losing a friend for the first time.
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