My Kare Bear

A little bit of help

Dougie POV:

Urrghh!! Another day, another tormenting moment of being bullied and rejected by my peers! Since Butters had to go on a one week trip to Hawaii to visit family, I have been left alone here to unfortunately fend for myself. Usually with Butters around, they back off a little...Usually because he's the main target instead. Though over the past year, it seems he is not bullied as much as he is manipulated.

Even though there isn't a lot of bullying anymore, the manipulation ploys still pull their attention away from me. I am still greatly thankful for that. But now that he's not here to distract them, the bullying came back full force... I lie here on the ground, roughed up looking and feeling as pathetic as I always do. Sometimes, I wish they would just accept me, make my life better and easier...

Maybe if I had more friends and people actually CARED about me, I wouldn't lash out and purposely irritate them. But... I know acceptance is just a pipe dream. I'll never be accepted. I am just a pathetic, weak, and annoying little dork that nobody in their right mind would dare to befriend! I fucked up that chance a long time ago.

I lie here, engrossed in my pathetic misery. I don't move for several minutes. My mind begins to drift when I hear an unfamiliar voice. "Are you OK?" I look up to see a little girl in green, kind of messy, sporting cute little pigtails tied up into bows in her hair. She had the sweetest and most sincere look of concern on her face. I have never seen such a sweet and precious face in my life. Despite this, I still question why someone as sweet as her would even glance at me.

"You look hurt! Let me help you!" She extends her hand out offering to help me up off of the ground. She has the sweetest smile on her face as I reluctantly reach my hand out and accept her offer. Finally standing on my feet, I look away from her, ashamed by the fact that she felt the need to help someone so worthless as I. I know it's pity! Anyone who isn't Butters who bothers to hang out with me admits they only do it because they pity me. Nobody actually CARES about an annoying dork like myself...

The atmosphere was thick with the awkward silence, I felt like I was going to pass out from discomfort when the girl broke the silence. "Um...I'm Karen!" She extends her hand out once more, this time with the offer of a handshake greeting. "What's your name?" She was still bothering to even give me any time of day and more over actually CARED to ASK for my name? I don't understand, but I respond to her question with honesty. "I'm Dougie, Dougie O' Connell..." I shake her hand, completing the greeting.

"Tee hee! 'Dougie' that's an adorable name!" She exclaims with the sweetest and most adorable giggle I have ever heard. "Hey! Just because I'm a Dork doesn't mean you have to make fun of my name!" I holler in defense. "What do you mean?" She replies dumbfounded. "You're laughing at my name! And calling it cute! Like I'm a sissy!" I replied sort of unconfidently. She giggles once again to my response, despite being made fun of; I can't help but to smile. "I'm not making fun of you, I really do think your name is cute! I like cute things!" She replies cheerfully

I just stare...feeling so awkward. Is this actually happening? Someone actually CARES about me? I don't know how to react... We hear the bell ring which means recess is over. "Oh.. I have to go back to class. It was nice to meet you! Wanna hang out tomorrow?"

I am bewildered, I don't know how to respond. I'm not used to people actually being nice to me... I decided to respond honestly. "You actually WANT to be my friend?!" She giggles once more "Of course I do! You seem to be such a nice kid!" I am shaken to my core. Someone CARES about me. I actually have a FRIEND! I don't know what to do!! I have never had a real friend before besides Butters!

"Well, I gotta go to class now! Bye! See you tomorrow at recess!" Karen walks away heading back towards class.

I can't believe it. Someone was there for me. Someone wanted to talk to me. Someone was NICE to me.

For the first time in my life, I actually have a FRIEND.