If you thought last chapter was bad, than this one is even worse. God, I hate this chapter.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1ZfwHghDY 維尼

It’s hell. Yeah. Last chapter, nothing serious happened. Sure, Jaidon did some… stuff, but nothing major happened.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2zAohJN4R 維尼

This one- hohoho, it’s a chapter, all right. Well, this is a book after all.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPy1NZ5cxg 維尼

God. God, why? Why have I been cursed to go to this school? Being in this class, meeting a specific person, having to deal with their nefarious things? Why have I been born into a world where this specific entity of a being has to live in the same area as myself, let alone go to the same educational building and room of learning as me? WHY8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡojdCd6jrec 維尼

You get the point, uh, glad that’s over with. Um, where were we? Oh, right, I was explaining what this so-called ‘Hug - O’Clock’ is. Ummm, just read what it’s called a few times. You’ll probably be able to at least come up with an idea of what it could be.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIcPF3q6x7 維尼

It’s a specific time where you… uh… hug.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbStNMKtJK 維尼

“That sounds incredibly dumb, Jaidon.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUvRk9Sfxd 維尼

After he proposed the idea to me, I said that to him immediately afterwards.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMG7pOLPlw 維尼

“A whole hour where you hug someone? Gross and boring.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dHZcIFFHm 維尼

“It’ll only be for five minutes during recess.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCpIX3QHAt 維尼

“Oh, okay.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡM53X4AHwnT 維尼

“So you don’t have to hug anyone, if you don’t want to.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAWW6Ihpy4 維尼

“Good, cause I don’t want to.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkS4xMJeBH 維尼

“Not even Caitlyn?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBhPdMi4oP 維尼

“I- no, definitely not.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Bgzmut7Wc 維尼

“You sure?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4A57BhdHn 維尼

“Yeah, yeah, I’m sure. Dude, what even gave you the idea I would want to?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVra8lPnTJ 維尼

“But you liiiiiike her.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwdC0dBNEu 維尼

“What? No!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pA7Z6fY1g 維尼

A-anyway, he announced the whole hug time thing during recess immediately following our conversation.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmQpL91DaW 維尼

“Everyone! We’re about to do Hug - O’Clock!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡlry8vTg8Oz 維尼

Everyone didn’t like that. Except Anna, who immediately ran (even though they were right next to each other, she still ran… I guess moved quickly?) to Caitlyn and bear hugged the soul out of her body. Oh, god, that looks painful. I mean besides the fact Caitlyn was being suffocated. Just the idea of hugs in general, I guess.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡnScGz8dgMP 維尼

Am I hugaphobic? No, because that’s not a real thing. Right? Yeah, I just looked it up, it isn’t a real thing. It’s called haphephobia, which I don’t have. Uh, anyway.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXmaplVE4K 維尼

“Why are we doing this?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GLX16E1Mm 維尼

Great question, Karoline! I wholeheartedly agree with you!8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡtIKI5MH9Lh 維尼

“Because it’s funny.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsOKDfjDZe 維尼

Terrible response, Jaidon! Try again!8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58PAVD3Ple 維尼

“And to ship people.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIUXFFZO1T 維尼

Ship- what? Like that shipping thing Anna mention- oh, whatever, I’kk figure it out later (THIS IS FORESHADOWING IF YOU DIDNT KNOW)8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡCw9O1xaiCD 維尼

“So what do we even do?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡehBOuxMBqY 維尼

“Uh… for the next five minutes, try to hug as many people as possible.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhKWL69ndu 維尼

“And the prize?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9T8EnExFDk 維尼

“You, uh, get hugged.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡioCkJPIjSD 維尼

Prize sucks.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6gPC3Dxvm 維尼

Anyway, Jaidon ‘let us go’ and we ran away from each other. All of us that were there. We all just split up. Probably because we were hoping that no one was going to try to hug us, and by the looks of it, no one even wanted to.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFnl1ZQydz 維尼

It seemed like none of us competitors weren’t too keen on getting a lot of early points- why am I describing this repulsive activity like it’s an Olympic sport?8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXF7p44ePy 維尼

I didn’t want to participate. No one did. I walked around, trying to avoid people, until I got into a conversation with someone. Who they are doesn’t matter (sorry) for right now, but what did was that it was an excuse to not be hugged by anyone. Huggers would probably find people that were by themselves to save embarrassment in front of a crowd.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡX93gWgr95c 維尼

I don’t even know what I’m talking about anymore.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhcQZaHGlR 維尼

Anyway, I looked around and, not surprisingly, saw a vast number of people hugging tons of other people:8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSpCUgzZcl 維尼

0. No one was hugging anyone.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡzP9Ex4IrmF 維尼

Why did you even think this was a good idea, Jaidon? I mean, sure, I eventually found him to ask what was going on, but seriously? Oh. I found him hugging other people. Guess he just wanted to hug other people. Weird. Is that the only reason?8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡx88uPJbGZi 維尼

As I was staring at him, waiting for him to release his current victim, he suddenly sprang from the body (possibly a corpse now) and latched onto me.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnvve7UChp 維尼

“Get off of me!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡBd4P11UFda 維尼

“You can’t just stand there! You’re supposed to hug people back, Alan!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0iE4CC1s6v 維尼

“Get off!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDJnbuW9Kr 維尼

After successfully ripping Jaidon off of my shoulders, I was about to scold him about his dumb idea when…8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvaIaiEU4M 維尼

“It’s Becky, not Alan.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgEHhKiI7q 維尼

Guess who.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJcuZco2o1 維尼

“You’re supposed ot be hugging people too, Caitlyn.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfA07LlRBg 維尼

“I don’t really wanna do that, so, uh, no thanks.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYRQ9LMNjb 維尼

“But that’s the point of the game! The time’s probably almost up! Here, hug Alan right now- you’ll get bonus points if you do.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTIMcuJio6 維尼

Jaidon- ugh. Why?8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxL2E41kth 維尼

“No, that’s freaking stupid.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEUelLYuh9 維尼

“Yeah, sounds like a terrible idea to me.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡusXJCEbfuF 維尼

Me, too. Wait, I was the one who just said that8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BcWplktDA 維尼

“Just do it already! Good practice, right?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBw2Ex0ZQ7 維尼

“Practice for what?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXSLXrFuiq 維尼

“Uh, duh? For when you hug each other for real?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWoLSNrOVz 維尼

We both stared at him.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡNStcocT5eV 維尼

“What?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyKixyT6R4 維尼

“You know, when you’re like, I dunno, hugging like a couple?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkSjhdVBQS 維尼

“Ex- NO! We aren’t a couple, idiot!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡyE73wHRsW3 維尼

Caitlyn got pretty flustered. I was still processing what he said. Uh, when we hug… why would we hug? As a couple? Do couples hug- WAIT I’VE SEEN THIS IN A DISNEY MOVIE8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPZW1DZmu0 維尼

“NO THAT’S DISGUSTING!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSsVENc9qo 維尼

I got even more flustered than Caitlyn.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXYuKVg2FQ 維尼

“Hey, what? Disgusting?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSFUc8UiYD 維尼

“Yeah, hugging you! Gross!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡY63PKCKbaW 維尼

Jaidon took a step back.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwUQE5gsnX 維尼

“Uh, says you? You’re literally gross.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJMI87jSJo 維尼

“You’re… literally dumb.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCbQawdHNI 維尼

GOTTEM8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfRC2RYe9U 維尼

“I’m smarter than you.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡifRJx3x3pI 維尼

“No, you’re not.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6UveEx5dn 維尼

Sure, there was that one math problem, but who cares.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8bRE4yg2g 維尼

“Remember that one time in math?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhrlA8T8ee 維尼

GOD DAMN IT8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYYTUYGYY9 維尼

“Uh, no? I don’t remember anything that happened in math class.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvOmXfbo7h 維尼

“So you don’t pay attention in class, so you’re dumb?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0WD1EUKUW 維尼

“NO THAT’S NOT WHAT I- ugh, no!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gpyfgjaGu 維尼

I rolled my eyes. I heard Jaidon’s laugh going on to the right of me.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡCULaHExEIR 維尼

“So I’m smarter than you?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡmafAGDsnpD 維尼

Caitlyn said that with a pride-filled face. She put her hands on her hips, even.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6sv0LrVRC 維尼

“No, watch- Jaidon, say any hard math problem, and whoever says it first is smarter.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YkYkSAxIa 維尼

“Uh, 4 times 5?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Bw40785i0 維尼

Jaidon, you’re stupid.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tJoe1YSZM 維尼

“20!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQyrOZISRM 維尼

“20!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmiPtlA4nA 維尼

Uh8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTE9CPHFHb 維尼

So I was a little slow at saying the answer.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡqno3RdEnfX 維尼

“I said it first!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnsFUPmCLF 維尼

Maybe if I scream that I said it first, they would actually think I did.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQSaNkrB01 維尼

“No.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡfe9zEvs7Ey 維尼

“No.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxladUtYJy 維尼

“Okay, well, speed isn’t always smart.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqSnxOr0jm 維尼

That sentence just doesn’t make sense8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡYa9iZFasez 維尼

“I dunno, I think Caitlyn’s smarter than you.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxm8uSFAVO 維尼

Jaidon, you’re supposed to be on my side! What happened to, like, boys versus girls? Uh, you and I versus Caitlyn and Anna?8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9BedStSWP 維尼

Oh, god.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYYQnHanKe 維尼

I said her name, didn’t I?8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡmeEgnESZWJ 維尼

“She is smarter than Becky!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡesIbQuQdlH 維尼

SHE’S HERE I’VE GOT TO GO8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGYd5FjbMl 維尼

“Where the hell did you come from?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡMW2UAtpt5R 維尼

“I just hugged 13 people. How many people have you hugged, Becky?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡRyznjC1TyA 維尼

“Like, 15 people.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjIMreicff 維尼

Maybe Anna’ll believe me8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡdA9Dv6tUPR 維尼

“So you’re dumb AND a liar, Becky.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡKW6ffEH2yR 維尼

Ok so Anna isn’t gonna believe me any more thanks Caitlyn8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtiTQhnBZ1 維尼

“I’M NOT A LI- okay, whatever, I give up.”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbCBritAt7 維尼

“Psst, Jaidon!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaUMkfprWz 維尼

Anna whispered to Jaidon, but, uh, didn’t? She said it with the like hiss noise that whispering makes, but…really loud? I don’t know. Scream whispering. Sure. Yeah, I think I’ve used that term sometime in my life.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6W6YOXDZe 維尼

“What, Anna?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRth1N04pO 維尼

Jaidon also scream whispered. Great. Caitlyn looked confused. Why were they pretending to whisper?8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGC9WOXjSO 維尼

“Have they hugged yet?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡOE10vvh8Kq 維尼

OH MY GOD BACK TO THIS8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4qgCjc6Aj 維尼

“No! Should we activate plan D?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡDj0CSXwQhq 維尼

Plan d*ck?8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqFbpC5c1s 維尼

“Yeah! Go, go, go!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNTShowslq 維尼

Anna walked towards Caitlyn and grabbed her arms. I saw Jaidon approaching me, so I stuck my arm out to stop him. We struggled a bit, but eventually he grabbed a hold of my arms too. I tried to stomp on his feet, but he wasn’t just holding me. He was pushing me, using his feet to propel me forwards. I wasn’t sure what was going on, so I tried to push against him, but after a bit I gave up because it was too tiring. It’s not like he’s strong, he just grabbed hold of my arms, and, like, had the hill advantage (there wasn’t a hill), and, like, short people tend to be… stronger?8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MLvEUK354 維尼

I’m not weak. Trust me.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡJym6LJE0cg 維尼

After giving up, I looked forwards to see where my transportation was taking me. I saw that Anna was basically doing the same thing to Caitlyn, too.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡrClmgFfa9K 維尼

BACK INTO PUSH BACK MODE WHAT IS HAPPENING8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRvE3uiH1m 維尼

I figured the two of them were trying to push us into each other, so we… could… hug?8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7m83PoKhe 維尼

I don’t- why are they doing this? Did Anna plan this?8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCicVtWrzo 維尼

Ohhhhhhh. Of course she did.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbhWI1uv1j 維尼

“Hey, Becky, Caitlyn, to tell you the truth-”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0cJ4Vgc0Y 維尼

Hey, how come she can just talk so easily? Isn’t Caitlyn pushing back on her, to- wait why isn’t she8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡKp8ENr7Lya 維尼

“Caitlyn! Push- ugh- back- argh- harder!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2F3cTF8vIw 維尼

I was trying to push against Jaidon, so talking while doing that was pretty tiring. But you know who wasn’t tired? Anna.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTxV9fFEWy 維尼

Caitlyn wasn’t pushing back nearly as much as me, so Anna just kinda shoved her towards me.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHQ3up4RmD 維尼

“STOP!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0C3rQrVzB0 維尼

I felt a great force shove my back forwards, straight towards Caitlyn. Anna gave a final push and Caitlyn fell forwards.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfwLRdsclp 維尼

What, did they think this was gonna work?8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRIrRilWjJ 維尼

So, about that. I stuck my arms out to protect my fall, and so did Caitlyn, so things kinda just snowballed after that, and we both just fell into each other’s arms-8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsIcWGUbtH 維尼

No, we didn’t hug each other. We slammed our heads into each other and fell backwards. I felt dizzy, and my forehead hurt. I opened my eyes, feeling nauseous and started to pick myself up. Jaidon and Anna both looked surprised, watching as the two of us attempted to stand back up after that. I looked at them with an angry face, but didn’t say anything. Just groaned really hard. Which Anna laughed at.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1okbiR0om 維尼

Caitlyn and I both had to go to the nurse to get our heads checked (nurse made to check our heads for physical and mental problems). After about 15 minutes of explaining what happened, we came back with ice packs (they weren’t ice packs. The nurse wrapped ice cubed in those like brown paper towels, taped them up, and told us to keep them to our foreheads for a couple hours until they melted. Friggin’ awesome.) and found Jaidon and Anna, still there, waiting for us.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8CuFV9TUf 維尼

“Aww, you both went to the nurse together!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJ9VWgMNq6 維尼

“Shut up!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDsJK3SUXc 維尼

“Aww, you’re so cute together!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7coNIL6t7 維尼

DUDE SHUT UP8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jc51pjeMl 維尼

“DUDE SHUT UP!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlMTRxG7cv 維尼

I- Caitlyn said exactly what I was thinking of saying. Huh. Crazy how that works.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WqsaMAaGj 維尼

“But you guys would be such a good couple right, Jaidon?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGWyQboOu9 維尼

“Yeah, totally!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡSR7ZXQtm1c 維尼

Jaidon and Anna just love being partners in crime, always causing Caitlyn and I to do these stupid things.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4wA7xdAL3 維尼

Hmm. Jaidon. Anna. Love. Partners. Stupid things.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCXSDrvaV7 維尼

I’m sensing something.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡDb7IGDaBIx 維尼

“You’re making my head hurt, stop!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAnQS2i6Fr 維尼

Get the pun? Get it? Get it?8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nVJvwZ8Zc 維尼

“Why don’t you ask Caitlyn to kiss your boo-boo for you, then?”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOQDB2HF0V 維尼

THEY JUST DONT LET UP DO THEY8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡtAND7V8h2Y 維尼

“NO!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5I4nUiq6b 維尼

Bell rang. Recess was over.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtAm0oubr4 維尼

“See you, lovebirds!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtUq1en3Qz 維尼

Caitlyn and I both screamed at him, Anna laughing.8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Y3ytHvkJK 維尼

“STOP!”8964 copyright protection12ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0j6yFVmIP 維尼

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