Week One: Freshmen Year

"Pick out a shirt."

I glanced through the isles and picked up a nice looking shirt that I thought would make me look slim. "That's a girls shirt." It sighed. I groaned in frustration as I threw back the shirt.

'Fine then, you pick a freaking shirt!' I grumbled. I watched it wiz across the store in its little comical muppet body. "Over here." It called and flailed its little green arms. I snuffled a giggle and walked over.

It held up a creepily cool looking blue sleeveless shirt. 'Woah... I've never had a shirt like that before. I looked around the store and picked out things I liked. The Squip helped. It lead me to things that would look really cool. (Like these really chill army pants!) By the end of it I had a handful of iconic tees and nice pants with a Rolling Stones shirt that the Squip said would come in handy.

After I payed and left, the Squip lead me to a haircut place. I walked and was immediately greeted warmly. "Uh, I'd like um...more neat s-style?" The stylist smiled at me and nodded. Soon I had a nice looking side buzz going on and spiky hair.

"For twenty percent off your next visit would you like to dye a streak of your hair today?" The girl asked.

"Oh yah! That'd be really cool!" She gave me a weird look and I smiled nervously.

"What color?"

"Red." It was my favorite color.

The girl got to work and by the end I had a fiery red piece of hair coming out of my forehead. It looked awesome!

Next I went to a glasses store, as per Squip instruction. Before we got in the Squip made me do twenty more push-ups. People were starring and I blushed.

When I got into the glasses store I looked around. 'Am I going to get cooler glasses?'

"No, you are going to get contacts. Glasses are not cool Rich. They make you look like a nerd. Anyone who wears them is a loser." It responded taking me over to the guy at the front desk wearing some glasses. His name tag said Jared.

"Can I help you?" He ask looking at me. He seemed unimpressed.

"Flirt with him."

'Wait what? He's not even my type!'

"Flirt with him. Do as I say. Don't just listen, you have to obey."

"Hey, I couldn't help but notice that an angel like you looked so lonely over here. I came to give you some company. Care to show me around?" I said smoothly. I didn't even know where these words were coming from.

He adjusted his glasses and blushed. Did I do that? "Well I could show you what we have in stalk. Anything particular you have in mind, those glasses you have are pretty outdated. What are you a hippie?" He said smiling at me softly.

"Laugh." The Squip commanded. I let out a little laugh even though I didn't know what I was doing.

"I'm looking for some contacts actually." The man nodded and led me over to an older lady who helped me pick out the right ones and told me how to use them. I was a little grossed out in how to put them in and it took a few tries but I got it.

The man rang me up at the desk. "Find everything to your liking, sir?" I nodded and got a little shock.

"Y-yes! Everything was perfect, just like you, thank you!" I copied what the Squip asked me to say.

I left the store with the guys number on my receipt and extra change in my pocket.

The next day school went as good as ever. I sat with Brooke, Chloe, Jake and practically all the people on the football team at lunch. As long as I said what the Squip wanted me to my life was the best it had ever been.

"Hey, so, I have this party coming up at my house. Wanna come?" Jake asked me after school. I didn't even talk to him first! He came up to me! Like I was his friend or something.

"Sure man, when is it?" I asked grabbing my homework from my locker.

"This Saturday, it's gunna be a blow out! Big fun man I'm telling you! I throw the wildest parties!"  He laughed. "Oh, and Chlo wanted me to tell everyone that she was going to make brownies." He winked at me.

I think a little piece of me just melted and my heart stopped at the same time. "Jake! We're going to miss the group going smoking! What's taking you so long? Do you wanna ride, or not!" Chloe yelled.

"Yah, I'll be there in just a sec!" He said back. He turned to me and smiled, "So you coming?" He asked me. Me. Did he even know who he was talking to?

"Yes man of courthe!" He looked at me and smiled as I panicked thinking he was going to make fun of my slip up. Instead he just said 'cool man' and jogged away.

After he was gone I let out a sigh of relief. I closed my locker and received an intense shock. I gasped and dropped my things. It was after school so no one was around. 'What the hell?'

"Rich! You messed up! I told you no lisp! You could have cost us the entire operation! Everything about you is so terrible." It said in disgust.

'W-what?'

"Everything about you makes me want to die!" It groaned and hissed. Tears formed in my eyes but I didn't shed them.

'Why would you say that?' I thought getting angry.

"It's true."

"SHUT UP!" I screamed. It echoed through the empty building. I threw my book bag against a wall. My breathing was hard and unsteady. Tears were falling from my eyes.

"Just like your father. We need to teach you how to control your temper. Get up and go home." It said harshly.

I picked up my stuff and left.

Everything about me was so terrible.