Short Story: Kevin Price In High School

While I may have been enamored of this new teacher, the quiet insults started almost immediately. I heard someone say, “What a fruit,” from the back of the room, loud enough for the class to hear, but just quiet enough for the teacher to be unaware of the declaration against his manhood. It didn’t help that Mr. Duncan was wearing a large tote bag to carry his books which amounted to a large handbag. Some students sniggered that they would be talking to their parents and getting out of the class immediately before Duncan’s gayness rubbed off on them. However cruel the other students were being, it all stopped when Duncan opened his mouth.

It was March 17, 2017. Brian Rovetto is at volleyball practice, nervously checking his email. The clock strikes five o’clock, then, the shrill DING of a new email pierces his ears. It’s his acceptance letter from Bellarmine, he got in. Brian is up like a shot, running around celebrating like a chicken with its head cut off. He thinks back and recall just how great he actually is and had to be to get to this moment. He remembers his parents telling him about his birth and how happy they were.

Nathan Price feels that he is just by trying to bring as many people to salvation as

A stranger in the village is someone that is new to a place or isn’t familiar with something. Approximately two years ago I moved, which meant I had to move schools too. I was 15 years when I moved to McEachern High School but it made me be a more independent person.

The warm breeze blows past me as I open the door to the Sweetwater Middle School. Shouts and hoots of excitement about the New Year came from behind me as I speak amid my social circle. It was going to be a wonderful year with delightful students and teachers. By the end of the year I knew to have been mistaken to think it would work out for me.

Kevin was born with a disability and when his father heard that their son couldn’t walk he left the family leaving Kevin with his mom. The disability Kevin had was serious, his organs would grow but his body would not and from a young age he knew that he would not live a long and happy life. Since Kevin could not grow kids would make fun of him and call him names like ‘’Freak’’ or “Weirdo’’ and nobody could see the true talent he had. Even though Kevin could never grow or walk on his own he was the smartest kid in the whole school and for that

The most important thing to Taulbert was to receive an education, it was his way out of Glen Allan, his ticket to a successful future. Most children at that time did not go past the eighth grade as the colored high school was a drastic round trip of 100 miles. However, Taulbert was determined to graduate. Taulbert received support from not only his family but also from the community to pursue his dreams of graduation. Mrs. Knight, the town’s seamstress who employed Taulbert at her home had always supported his education plan and encouraged him to go to college. He was unsure what he would do after graduation as there was no money, but he was hopeful for a scholarship. Taulbert succeeded and graduated with honors as his class’s valedictorian. Unfortunately, he did not receive a scholarship only athletes did despite his high honors, which was unjust. He knew that Glen Allan could no longer fulfill his dreams, though.

Ever since this kid was in second grade, he always wanted to be in band. I was there when he heard the Keller Middle School band play for his school, and even though he didn’t get to high-five Frosty the Snowman I knew he was excited. In fact, he was so excited that he threw me off and I was shipped off to the lost and found for a day, until he got me because there’s no doubt he was cold without me. Anyway, Shane always had his heart set on being in band. The band director, Mr. Maus, had told everyone to tell him if they wanted to be in band once they got to Bear Creek Intermediate, and that’s exactly what he did. Shane was determined to do exactly what he wanted this time.

“Oh sorry, I didn’t mean to interrupt y’all, but can I join your group?” Ryan asked as he looked around for Nikolai, but he was teaching one of the students how to throw a knife effectively.

"Hey dude whats wrong with you and why did Corin just storm off and take your truck with her?" My brother Dylan asks with a smirk . I sigh exasperatedly.

As a student, Kevin Louis is quite the typical kind of person somewhat can call a "nerd" or "geek". Currently a senior at Deerfield Beach High School in his last year of being in a public school, he still has a long way to go to hopefully do something great in his life and succeed at something good. Challenges from the past such as living in quite a harsh lifestyle with his family to make ends meet to sometimes not being able to eat between two to three days intervals, he tries his best to continue his education as a way to hopefully support his family in the end. With him being not so spolied in the past due to the limited amount of money his parents had to raise him, it quite help him be a bit discplined and be thankful of what he has. Though,

Social media is a big platform for Connor Franta and he has used it to send out many of his messages.Connor didn't know whether "[he liked] boys, girls, or both" (Franta 133). Connor was gay and had been for a while but going out on dates with women and still labeling himself as "straight" masked that. Connor decided that he wasn't going to live a lie anymore, he was going to be himself. He slowly, first told close friends that he was gay, then family and other friends(Franta 134), even though he was hesitant about it. Then finally he had to be truthful with his fans, so Connor uploaded a video to his YouTube channel, which was titled "Coming Out". I remember when his video first came out, I watched within minutes. I wasn't surprised that he was gay but I was surprised he actually took the time to make and post a video and not care about the harsh comments that would be left for that video. But that’s why he “[doesn't] care about what people say about [him] or what [he does]” (Franta

Aziz got out of bed right as his alarm clock went off. He was ecstatic for the day ahead. He needed to hop in the shower and then eat breakfast before he could start the exciting part of his day. Today was the day for high school basketball tryouts at Glenn High School. Aziz shouldn’t be nervous, but he was. He couldn’t think about anything other than tryouts and was extremely scared of missing all his shots. He could just picture himself going up for layup after layup; the ball barely grazing the rim on every shot he took. He tried not to think about it, but it just wouldn’t erase from his mind. But once he got in the shower he started to relax just a little bit. He rinsed his body and was calming himself down. It was around nine thirty in the morning, and try outs were at eleven thirty. He could have slept longer if he wanted, but his body wouldn’t do it. He needed to get to that gym. He wanted to eat a healthy breakfast, so he got out some pots and pans and started cooking himself some eggs, bacon, grits, and sausage. Right after he finished cooking it, he wolfed

The arrival of the town’s carnival meant two things: summer was coming to an end and school was starting up again. While Ryder would normally groan at the thought that his summer vacation was ending, it was kind of bittersweet this time. After all, he was entering his last year of high school and it would be the last time that he would walk down the halls of McKinley High. It was crazy to think that he would be graduating in just a couple of months and despite the fact that he was pretty stoked to move on with his life, he couldn’t help but be a little scared too. He knew he couldn’t dwell on it too much though, which is why he had to make the most of his senior year, while trying to keep his grades up.

     Tony finished getting ready, and then we left for the high school. The parking lot was filled with all the other seniors’ cars. Tony and I walked into the library ten minutes late like usual, and the principal had already started giving instructions. I found my place in line and then was all ears. I couldn’t help but look around at all the others. Smiles were plastered on their faces as if they had heard a hilarious joke. Once the principal concluded his speech, the whole senior class paraded down the hallway to the commons in two uniform lines stopping just outside the gymnasium doors. We could hear the band warming up and playing songs. All the people that were standing around me were bubbling