Life of a Teenager

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After eating an unpleasant breakfast made by his mother, now Alex has going to school, he is walking on the sidewalk with other pedestrians, and the atmosphere of the city at that time was very busy. While walking, Alex saw a large screen at the crossroads showing a news anchor. The news anchor is informing to public about the 'sharp weapons laws' that recently updated by the government. In the law there are regulations that prohibit anyone from carrying sharp weapons in public, especially swords. Except for a knife that will be used for cooking purposes, it is still allowed. And for anyone who violates this rule, the police have the right to arrest em and that person will get a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Initially, the punishment for those who carry swords or break the rules was 10 years in prison, but now that it has been updated, the sentence has increased to 20 years in prison. In this country, the use of traditional weapons such as swords has indeed been declared illegal, and that is because of the many phenomena of battles carried out by sword users who have mysterious powers, and people called them as somekind of terrorist. So now, in this modern era anyone who is seen carrying a sword will be immediately arrested and even the government can do something more cruel to them. Alex doesn't seem to care much about the rules, because he's just a high school student who can't carry a sword around, and he doesn't want to deal with dangerous things like that either. Not long after, when he was leaving for school, there were some habits that Alex always did, he always stopped by Rusty's Corn dog shop, the owner named Rusty, a fat man that always wore a red bandana on his head. "Hey Alex, long time no see." Rusty greeted while wiping the table in his shop. "Hey, I ordered the usual." "Okay, okay." Then Rusty immediately prepared and gave Alex's order, which was two Corn dogs. "Thank you. I hope you are selling well today." Alex said with a smile. "Yeah, you're welcome Alex. Have a nice day." And after that, as usual Rusty always saw Alex walking away, and he was always amazed when Alex gave a corn dog to a homeless man who was not far from his shop. Therefore, Rusty said. "Hmm, he is a good boy. But why doesn't he have friends? I always see him alone." Rusty said with a sigh. After walking from Rusty's place, Alex continued his journey to school, and sometimes if there was a grandmother or anyone who had difficulty crossing the road, Alex was always ready to help them and give anyone a smile. But it is different if he is already at school, because when he arrives at school, Alex always feels a different atmosphere from the people around him. When he walked through the school hallways filled with many students, they're all always looked at Alex cynically and showed disapproving faces as if Alex was a criminal, and of course it made Alex uncomfortable so he felt very gloomy. Especially when he hears people gossiping about him, they always deliberately talk about Alex even though the person is visible and close to them. "Hey, look at that. The illegitimate child." "Yes, today the illegitimate child came to school." "Why did that bastard come here again?" "Huh! I hate to see him." These are the words that Alex often hears at school and wherever he hangs out. He don't know who spread these rumors to everyone, but what is clear now is that these rumors are the worst thing for Alex's life, so he always feels uncomfortable when he has to gather with many people, especially in school. Even in the classroom, Alex sat alone without anyone talking or approach him. Alex's classmates are busy with their respective activities and chat with each other while occasionally looking at Alex with a cynical look. But Alex didn't want to care too much about it, even when class time was empty, he was always alone at his desk and just watching cooking videos. Then suddenly, someone was pushed to the ground near Alex, that person's name is Henry, he is a smart student in Alex's class who has a rather short stature and wears glasses. Henry was encouraged by the three male students in the class. When Henry fell, Alex was shocked while the three students who had pushed Henry said. "Hey, come on quickly apologize to us!" "Yeah, you bumped into us but didn't want to apologize!" said the students. Then Henry replied, "Why should I apologize?! You guys are blocking my way!" "Well if you wanted to pass, you should have said excuse me!" "I don't have to say thatbto you guys!" said Henry. "Hah? ... What a snob! Don't think you're the smartest student in this class, okay?" Said one of the boys while throwing a punch at Henry. However, suddenly Alex grabbed the student's hand, so the blow didn't reach Henry. Then Alex looking up Alex asked. "Henry, are you all right?" But Henry didn't answer the question and he looked away even though he had been helped by Alex. Then the male student whose hand was being held by Alex, immediately withdrew his hand while saying. "Tch, why is this illegitimate child interfering." So with sharp eyes Alex said to him, "Watch your words, dirty mouth." "What are you saying?!" The students became angry with Alex, so that immediately the atmosphere became heated. And without further ado the students started beating Alex until he fell, after that Alex tried to protect his face and body while he was being beaten on the floor. The incident became a spectacle for all the students who were there, but none of them wanted to help him. Even Henry immediately stood up and walked away from the fight, and he just stayed silent while looking at Alex who was being beaten by three people without putting up any resistance at all. Hence a student next to Henry asked. "Heheheh, why that bastard kid didn't fight back? Usually he always put a stance." Then Henry answered with a straight face. "That's because, he has twice received warning letters for fighting, if he gets it again he will be expelled from this school, and embarrass his mother." "O- Ouh, that's right. Hehe." The beatings carried out on Alex occurred until the end of the vacant class, and it was not the first time Alex had been beaten, but he had often received such treatment, which made him lazy to go to school. But even so, he must be able to survive until he graduates, because he has the determination to achieve his dream, so Alex doesn't want to be expelled from school, moreover he also doesn't want to disappoint his mother. Long story short, when he came home from school, Henry was walking alone. Suddenly a voice called out to him from a distance. "Henry!! Henry!" Then when Henry turned to look at the person who called him, it turned out to be Alex, so Henry just sighed as he continued his footsteps. Meanwhile Alex walked in a hurry until he finally got to Henry, then they both walked side by side. "Henry, are you all right?" Ask Alex. "Stupid, I should be the one who asking you that." "Y-yes I'm fine, don't worry." Actually Alex and Henry have been good friends since they were little, but because of rumors about Alex, Henry doesn't want to look close to him at school, and that doesn't seem to be a problem for Alex, because outside of school they are still friends as usual. "Hey, I told you not to call my name or interact with me at school. Right?" "Y-yes, I'm sorry… But I couldn't help myself when I saw you being hurt." said Alex. Then Henry smiled as he looked the other way. While Alex continued his words to Henry. "Oh yeah, by the way today would you like to stop by my house to play a game?" Ask Alex. "Hmm, I guess today I can't. Because I have an appointment with someone." "O-oh, alright then." "Hmm, yeah… See you Alex." Henry said as he turned the other way towards his house. "Yeah, bye Henry." said Alex. After that Alex continued on his way to his house. But surprisingly, when Alex passed a small alley in the road, suddenly there was a girl cyclist who bumped into Alex and fell, so that immediately they both fell down after colliding with each other, Alex fell on the ground while the girl fell off her bicycle along with the food storage box that had been packed. is on the back of the bike. The girl is a food deliverer who is on duty, she has a slightly short stature but well-proportioned body, with loose brown hair, she also has a beautiful face and looks young, she seems to be the same age or a few years older than Alex.
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