So many people

Surrounding one girl
And one boy...

So many people
Staring
With expectations

I couldn't help
But watch
From the side
-Frozen.

S
t
a
n
d
i
n
g

Still

Like a statue.

There are rules in this world.

The unpopular
quiet, unsociable
people always fail.

So why?

Why
Was
This
Unpopular
Person
Here?

I could not understand
What was happening here.
Nor could I comprehend
What was bound to happen.

"Yo."
His monotonous voice
Broke the t e n s i o n.

"Derrick... can you not read the mood?"
the girl asked.

The people around them
shouted insults at Derrick.

Stop it please.
Stop it all.

"Yeah, I can. This is the perfect place. For it."
His head turned

Towards me.
           Looking at me
In my disgusting position.
I could hear it in my mind-
the question he always asked.

Are you happy with your life?

"And what is it?"
The most popular girl in the school
Was very annoyed.

"I like you. Please go out with me."

He was doomed.

And yet...

I still can't utter a single word.