It was back in kindergarten. Some second grade jerks were picking on me, saying things like "Freak" and "Why can't you be like your brothers". I still don't know why it got me so upset. Usually, I just ignored them. But, maybe it was because one of them pushed me off the swing that time. I fell hard onto my face and started softly crying.
Nobody noticed. I must have sat there, crying and listening to their taunts, for at least five minutes before someone noticed.
"Virgil?" I heard his tiny voice but I didn't want to look up. "What happened?" I pointed to the boys and he looked mad. "C'mere." He helped me up and we walked away, him not letting go of my hand.
"Snakey?"
"Yeah?"
"Why'd ya save me?"
"They were being mean to you. They shouldn't have been."
"Okay..."
"We're both freaks. We both get bullied. We stick together."
"Freaks together, freaks forever?" My six-year old mind came up with that all on my own.
"Freaks together, freaks forever." He repeated and smiled at me.
"Okay, De." I smiled back.
And we never forgot that mantra. And he was always there to save me whenever I needed him. We made a promise to each other to always be there for each other, and we kept that.
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FanfictionVirgil is the youngest of three brothers. The eldest of his brothers, Logan, is the smartest kid and the school. The other, a popular jock that's loved by everyone. And then there's Virgil. The small, outcasted, anxious freshman. And he has a secr...
