The Adventures of Soda Boy

The Birth of Soda Boy

The Terrible Life

There once was a boy name Tim. Sadly, Tim had a terrible life. He was 14 years old and in his last year at Harper Lane Middle School. Unlike his peers, Timmy was ignored by all the girls because he was so nerdy and weird looking.

Poor him! It wasn't Tim's fault he had a lot of acme! It wasn't fair people made fun of him for having one of arm clearly longer than the other. And, it certainly wasn't right to tease him for his super hairy chest. He was just born this way. Like most kids his age, his body was going through changes. It seems thought these changes came faster than the others and confused him. Puberty was a strange time for everyone, but Tim most of all.

Tim did his best in school, not because his parents made him, but because he just loved learning. He wore dorky square glasses and he gelled his hair to left side every day. He probably took way too many notes in math classes. He didn't need them anyway, since he aced every test. Someone tried to cheat off him once, but, since he's an honest boy, he turned the person in immediately. Even though he was only in 8th grade, he read 1000 page history books just for fun. Tim learned a lot valuable facts, but never had time for friends.

  

He only had one real friend named Philip. He wasn't nearly as nerdy as he was, but he did gel his hair (to the right instead of the left).  Phil mostly felt bad for him. He shared his lunch with him when the bullies stole his money. They stuck together at PE, since they both were terrible at sports.

One bully was especially mean to both of them. His name was Brian or as they knew him, "Bully Brian"... Bully Brian was very popular and had huge muscles. He worked out with high school students at least four times a week. He got a lot of attention from the girls too. It was rumored he even had sex once. No one knew for sure, he boasted as much anyway. Poor Tim didn't even know what it meant to hold a girl's hand. Were their hands warm or cold? He didn't know, but those kind of questions kept Tim up at night. Bully Brian made sure to remind him of his failures in the girl department.

All that was about to change...

The Fateful Field Trip!

One Friday, Timmy's science teacher announced to the class they were going on a field trip to the local soda plant factory, The Fizzy Fizz Plant. All of the students immediately complained,

"A boring factory! Com'on teacher! We better get free samples!"

Of course, the voices of Tim and Philip were silent. Instead, their faced gleamed with excitement! They had been studying chemistry after school together for fun. This occasion seemed a unique privilege to question the chemist on the properties of the various ingredients of soda.

After the clamor of the classroom died down some, Tim slowly raised his hand and asked in a nervous tone, "Mrs. Smith, I think it would beneficial to the class if we were made to complete an essay on our observations on the trip. I would most enjoy the opportunity to communicate to you my discoveries!"

The whole class stared him down. Philip tried his best to fake a smile with Tim, but even he was worried about more work. Mrs. Smith replied after a while, "You know Tim, I think that is an excellent idea! I say it should be at least two pages long and can be due the Monday after the trip."

When class was over, Bully Brian caught poor Tim in the hall and gave him the meanest face ever! He grabbed him by the shirt and lifted him up. Everyone stopped what they were doing at watched the action unfold!