The Most Annoying Kid

Chapter 1

Tom was an ordinary kid. He played video games, had B's in class, got through Kindergarten and 1^st grade, and loved candy. He had a few friends, and besides that, he was picked on. It wasn't until 2^nd grade when he decided that he didn't want to get picked on anymore, so he began to pick on everyone else.

After a while, his friends left him. The teachers thought he was totally obnoxious. But that was when the candy bars came. Those delicious, wonderful, sweet candy bars that were quite the snack. Of course, that was when the new kid, Billy arrived. Tom thought Billy was such the kiss-up. Billy had straight A's and too many friends. He tried to tattle on everyone that was being even slightly annoying.

Billy was now Tom's target. He would tease him, poke him, or do whatever he could so Billy would get in trouble. Tom's plan didn't always work. At Brine Elementary, telling a teacher about something wrong was encouraged. So what happened was, Tom got tattled on, and he would lose that candy bar. It happened once, twice, three times.

Chapter 2

“Mrs. Ruthman? Mrs. Ruthman! Tom is poking me!” Billy, whom everyone knew was a tattle, was tattling, again. Mrs. Ruthman, the 2^nd grade teacher, was sick of it. Billy new that he would never get in trouble for tattling.

“Tom, keep your hands feet and objects to yourself. That will be 5 points off your table.” Points were used as an incentive to keep students quiet and behaving well. You started with 100 points, and points were taken depending on how bad or how frequent the act was. If your table had the most points at the end of the month, you got a king sized candy bar.

“Nice one, tattle head.” Tom was ill-tempered now, especially if anything would stop him from getting his candy bar.

“Mrs. Ruthman! Tom called me a tattle head!”

“Tom, that is enough. 10 points off of your table!” Now Tom is getting really irate.

“YOU DUMMY!!! NOW I PROBABLY WON'T GET MY CANDY BAR, AND IT'S YOUR FAULT!!!”

“Tom!! You do not yell at a fellow student, and especially in the building!! 15 points off your table, and you get to talk to the principal!” Tom was muttering something inaudible as he left the classroom. At lunch, Tom was back, and he was red with anger. People were whispering and pointing at him. However, when he sat by Billy, he calmed down.

“I have to talk with my parents now and work things out. But, I have a bargain for you, if you can be more annoying than me for a day, making you the most annoying kid for a day, then I won't be mean to you anymore. Deal?”

“Deal.” They shook on it. At recess, Billy was chasing people around and teasing them. The watch attendants were shocked. Billy had always been a good kid. They even had to send him to the principals office. This was a first time for Billy.

Chapter 3

“Okay, what's up... Come on, tell me.” The principal, Katalin Steward, had a way with kids.

“Your not the boss of me.” At this, Katalin was floored.

“You have been a good kid since you got here. Now today, in 2^nd grade, you act mean and brutish. Tell me why.”

“I don't have to, it's a free country.”

“Yes, it is, but I still want you to tell me what is wrong.”

“I don't have to if I don't want to.” Katalin was defeated.

“Okay, you get to talk to your parents now and work things out. I will call them later. Do you care?”

“Yes, no, maybe so.” At this point, Katalin was also stunned, so she sent him back to class. That just made things worse. He was yelling and teasing anyone who came into sight. All the teachers in the school heard him, and each complained to the principal. By this time, it was 3:00 PM. 25 minutes until school was over. 1 hour until Billy, Tom, their parents, Mrs. Ruthman, and Katalin got to go home.

The bell rang. It was time. Tom came in first, Billy in second, Mrs. Ruthman third, all the parents last. Katalin started with,”Have you noticed anything wrong at home? Were they left out, didn't do something right, or got yelled at.”

All the parents in unison said,”No. Our child gets what he wants, and gets everything right.”

Billy said,”We'll be better starting tomorrow.” Tom agreed. Katalin was relieved that the meeting was over at 3:45 PM. Billy was relieved that he didn't have to be annoying any more. Besides, it was hard.

The next day, everybody was avoiding him. Everybody, except Tom. Tom was his friend now. The day progressed as usual, except Billy wasn't tattling on people as much. He ate a good lunch, played catch with Tom, and came back in. To Billy, it was a good day. Then finally, at the end of school, a big crowd surrounded Billy. They said things like, “You're going to pay for what you called me yesterday!”, or ”You called me a flat head, flat head!” Billy was getting really scared.

Then Tom came out of the crowd and said, ”I'm the one you should be mad at. I told him that if he would be more annoying, we would be friends. He used to always tattle on me and I wanted to get him back. I'm sorry to all of you.” At that the crowd went away, mumbling. Tom said,”Now that that's over, friends?”

“Friends” And they shook on it.

Chapter 4

It was not long before the principal and teachers heard about the incident after school. The next morning, When Tom and Billy got to school, the instantly were called into the principals office. “Uh-oh!!”, was their reply.

Tom said,”Should we tell her?”

“I think she already knows. That's why we're getting called down.”

“You're right. So what can we do?”

“Hope.” And hope they did. Their reputation hung in the balance.

When the got there, Katalin said,”Two things, one, I am disappointed in both of you. Therefore, you will stay in from recess. Secondly, you will stay in for recess to study for the school play. I am amazed at your drama and acting power, you two. Back to class.”

Later, they ate lunch and went to the office to get their scripts. Billy said,”Hey! This play is about us. See, the bully is you, and the new guy is me!”

“Ha ha, funny.” But as he read the script, his mouth dropped open. “You're right, it has our entire story. From “Tom was an ordinary kid.” to “Friends, and they shook on it.” Wow!”

They studied day in and day out. Days went by, weeks. Finally, in April, auditions were held. Billy and Tom memorized their parts, and even put a twist on things. “I'm so sorry to all of you”, Tom sniffled,“Now that that's over, friends?” , with a grin. Billy also grinned,“Friends.”, and they shook each other's hand.

Katalin stood up, applauding. “Bravo, we all know who our new kid and bully are.” Some of the students applauded to, some even whistled. “And you will get to skip math to attend the play practices.

Chapter 5

Billy and Tom went to every practice and always preformed beautifully, as did everyone else. “The play will be phenomenal. Everyone will want to see it again and again, I did. I am completely awestruck with their performance.” Katalin was telling everyone about the play. She sent email, notes, talked to people in her PTA meeting, and making announcements over the intercom.

It was the day of performance. Over 2,000 adults came to see it. Over 3,000 children came with their parents. The auditorium was packed. The principal came to the micro-phone. “Ladies and gentlemen, I have seen these students preform, and I was amazed. I give you, the second grade school play.”

They preformed brilliantly. At the end, it seemed that even the auditorium roared with applause. The adults who got the play on camera, thought about selling the movie on Ebay. Then, a Hollywood artist approached them. “Billy's your name, right? How would you like to be a movie star! Just think! Rich and famous, living on Beverly Hills! Wadda ya say kid?”

He simply said,“Will Tom get to go? If not, then, no, I will not be a movie star.”

Dismayed, the Hollywood artist said,“I'm sorry you feel that way, Champ.” With that, he walked away.

Billy said,“Friends forever?”

Tom replied,“Friends. Forever.” And they shook on it.

The End

-Jakeman

(All characters and their names are fictitious)