{TW: verbal abuse, abuse, violence & blood}

Week one: Freshman Year

I go to school like normal. I have my bag slung over my shoulder filled with a weeks worth of cloths. I go into the school building unnoticed. I walk in and look around. As I'm looking some asshole drops frozen coffee all over my old shoes. "Oh Man! I'm so sorry!" It's Jake, "Do you need anything? I swear it was an accid-"

"Nice one Jake, spill a little coffee on the turd?" Some guys from the football team laughed. He looked at me sadly and I huffed and walked away. Figures, of course it wasn't an accident.

I get to my locker and take out the things I think I'll need. Lunch money, not enough to buy me much, but it's better than nothing. I get pack of gum too. The bell rings for first just as I walk out. No one notices.

I walk to the local 7/11, it's within walking distance of our school. The casher doesn't look up. I pick out some food items that I don't think will go bad and pay for them. "You're looking a little rough man," the casher says. He looks me over and sighs, "running away?"

"Ith it that obviouth?" I ask, looking down and shoving the food in my bag.

"Yah dude, you look like a punching bag." He remarked, I scuffed,"Here, have a slushy on the house before you go. It's on me man. Freeze your brain." I nodded and thanked him quietly.

I got a cup and filled it with Mountain Dew Blast! I drank half, and saved the rest for later.

When I left I went through the things I'd really need. Food, check. Water, I have a bottle in my bag, and I can always refill it, check. Clothes, what I have on is good, but I wouldn't mind new shoes. I sigh and walk to the shoe store. It takes me most of the day.

RING RING RING

"Hello!" A man comes from behind the counter.

"Hey, I'm looking to buy thome thoes...uh...here'th all the money I have left." I hand him a twenty. He looks me over.

"Do you want the pill?"

"The what, no man, I'm not into that thit, I just want to get thoes!" I glance up at him. He has cool glasses on and a impartial face. Suddenly he moves, kind of like that robot from the Terminator, but without the cool sound effects. I jump back.

"No, it's so much better. It's a gray, oblong pill, quantum nano technology CPU." I look at him closely and hesitate.

"N-no thankth I don't want your creepy thex pill. I'm going thomewhere elth. Give me my money back." I said holding out my hand.

"You don't understand. Are you a loser? Get beat up at school, I bet. Made fun of for being different? This can help. The computer in the pill will travel through your blood and implant directly in your brain. It will help you to be more chill." He said convincingly, I blink slowly.

He looks at me.

I blink again.

"Nope your crazy," I said turning and attempting to walk out. No amount of money is worth this crap. He held his arm out to stop me.

"It's from Japan. Just take it. If you like it you can pay me back later. Take it with Green Mountain Dew and you'll see what I mean." He said handing me a weird looking tic-tac.

At least I'll have some refreshment for my money, I thought, leaving the store. I popped the tic-tac in my mouth. Mmmm, minty.

I walked around some more before dark. I was getting hungry so I stopped in the mall and sat down on a bench. I took out a bag of chips and the rest of the slushy I had. It was a decent meal, but nothing like home.

I looked around and wondered about home. Dad would probably still be out. He'd be furious when he realized I wasn't home and- Mom would be...oh shit.

Mom!

I stood and booked it to my house. It was about three miles away. I could get there in 21 minuets.

I ran and got there three minuets earlier. I heard a crash as I dashed into the house. Dad was standing over mom with a bottle in his hand. His fists were bloody. Mom looked terrible. He was clutching her arm over the flaming stove. The fire almost touching her. He threw her on the ground when he saw me.

"Rich, you little shit, where have you been?" I didn't answer. "Your mom here had to take the punishment for you." He said grabbing her hair.

"N-no!" I yelled. He paused and chuckled.

Then something weird happened. "Target female inaccessible" I gasped and grabbed my head. "Operation in process, please excuse some mild discomfort." It was ringing! It hurt like a motherfucker. I fell to my knees and yelped. It hurt so much, like a freaking Vulcan nerve punch, but like, I didn't faint.

"Access procedure complete." It stopped and I looked up at my dad. He was standing in front of me.

"What's wrong freak?" He snared.

"Neural network processing, discomfort may increase. Accessing neural memory. Accessing muscle memory. Neural network complete." I screamed and covered my head. I heard a whirring noise. "Richard Goranski, welcome to your Super Quantum Intel Unit Processor, your S.Q.U.I.P"

It sounded like..."Kermit?"

My dad looked at me and snarled. "You idiot, why the hell you screaming for, who the fuck is Kermit!" He said as he raised his foot to kick me. I closed my eyes.

Then something happened. The blow never came. I looked up and my hand stopped his foot and was holding on. "L-let me go runt!" My father said, growing paler. My mother gasped and covered her mouth. I felt something go through me. I stood and flipped him over. "Get out of my face." He hit the table backwards so hard he broke it.

He stood up again and snarled like an animal. He tried to tackle me. I dodged it and pushed him into the counter. He hit his head on the cabinet and groaned.

He looked at me. Blood ran from the cut on his head. He took a swing and I caught it. I watched myself twist his arm slowly. I felt a giddie enjoyment almost. I took him over to the stove. I lowered his arm slowly into the flames watching it seer up. His screams were something out of a nightmare. Mixed with pleads and I'm sorrys. I had enough and punched him in the stomach. He doubled over clutching his stomach and his arm.

"Get out." I hissed. I saw blue light flash from my eyes. My voice sounded like Gladys and Fred-Bear decided to have a love child. It sounded sick!

My dad stumbled out of the house. My mom stood and ran to me. She looked at me and hugged me close. She whispered sweet things until I relaxed. I hadn't realized my entire body had tensed up.

"Hello Rich, I am here to help you Be More Chill."

"Awethome."