(CODE X) 5500 Rebellion

CODE 71 Priority

"Evelyn Benjamin!"
"Yes ma'am"
"Stand up and read me this passage,"

Evelyn got up from his chair. Everyone was looking at him. His teacher crossed her arms and looked into his eyes. He looked down into the book. All the letters suddenly magnified into an astigmatic field of vision.

He rubbed his eyes and tried looking at the book again. His hands began to turn wet. He looked at them as they slowly made the paper all soggy. His eyes widened.

"What is wrong?"
He looked up at the teacher, "Can't you read?" She asked.
"No, I-" He looked back inside the book and everything was gone. The book was blank, the ink washed away with water.

"Well, maybe you're just stupid,"
"No, I am-"
"Justin, you read,"
And his classmates began reading the passage. After the class, Evelyn grabbed his books and walked out in a hurry. Two other boys followed him. His pace increased and so did theirs.

He began running but they caught him and pushed him on the wall.

"What happened smart ass? Can solve math equations but can't even read his own name?!"
"Leave me alone, I feel sick," Evelyn pushed away but they grabbed him tighter, "Where are you going, man?"

"Can you read my name?" He brought his notebook before Evelyn's eyes. He couldn't read, his eyes shifted their focus to the vapours in the air rather than the text. He grabbed the notebook and pressed it close to his eyes to be able to read.

They laughed,
"What are you doing?"
"Give it back!" He snatched his notebook from Evelyn.

"What did miss call him?"
"Stupid!"
"Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!" They all yelled and Evelyn panted out of anxiety, "I'M NOT STUPID!"

Evelyn pushed him on the floor and began punching him.
"Henry!" A few teachers caught them, "Evelyn stop it! He's bleeding!"

They moved Evelyn away from him.
"Evelyn!"
"I'M NOT STUPID! I CAN STILL READ AND WRITE!"

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"Is everything okay at home?"
"Yes?" Slaine sat before the principal of Evelyn's school, "Did Evelyn do something wrong?"
"Your son is uncontrollable. He was a good student but for the past month, he's been nothing but trouble."

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"Evelyn! Why are all your notebooks wet?!" The teacher yelled at him.
"I do not know,"
"Redo this,"
"No,"
"Evelyn!"

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"Maybe he's in his rebellious phase?" Slaine said.
"Maybe he needs psychological help,"
Slaine looked at him.
"Yes. Some children have a... how should I put it, they are a bit retarded, you know. They need special help,"

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"Evelyn, look me in the eyes when I'm talking to you!"
Evelyn looked into his teacher's eyes, "Yes, why did you break the vase?"
"I didn't do anything,"
She rolled her eyes, "Then what? It broke by itself?"
"Yes,"

Everyone snickered.

"You think I'm as stupid as you?"
Evelyn swallowed a lump in his throat, "I... just don't know,"

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"But he was fine before. He was doing great at school," Slaine said.
"Yes and now he isn't. He is just a bully who hits other kids now or talks down to his teachers,"

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"Ew, you got sweaty hands! Evelyn, don't sit with me!"
"Evelyn is stupid and gross!"
Evelyn sat in a corner with his wet books.

"What's that? Toilet water?"
"Ew ew ew!"
Evelyn clutched his hands and all the water bottles in the classroom just exploded. Everyone else began crying. The teachers came running in to calm the kids down while Evelyn looked at his hands, dripping with water.