New Kid

I MEAN, I’M NOT REALLY FALLING. THAT’S CALLED A METAPHOR. I LEARNED ABOUT THEM IN ENGLISH.
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER I USED TO WISH I WAS SUPERMAN. SO INSTEAD OF FALLING, I COULD FLY.
CHAPTER 1 THE WAR OF ART
BUT NOW THAT I’M TWELVE, I REALIZE JUST HOW SILLY THAT WAS.
I SHOULDA WISHED I WAS BATMAN! WHEN YOU HAVE A JET, YOU DON’T NEED TO FLY.
YES, IT’S AWESOME.
YOU’VE SHOWN ME A JILLION TIMES, MOM.
JORDAN, ARE YOU LISTENING?
WHY CAN’T YOU SEE HOW AMAZING THIS PLACE IS?
JUST LOOK AT THEIR WEBSITE, HONEY!
AWWW, HONEY, I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU WANTED TO GO TO ART SCHOOL,
BUT YOU’RE SO SMART!
TELL HIM, CHUCK.
YOU ARE SMART, JORDAN.
IT WOULD BE SUCH A WASTE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST SCHOOLS IN THE ENTIRE STATE!
IT LOOKS LIKE HARVARD OR SOMETHING.
TELL HIM, CHUCK.

YEAH, IT’S NICE… BUT IT STILL DOESN’T SEEM TO HAVE MUCH, YOU KNOW… DIVERSITY, ELLICE.
HOW IS THAT HELPING?
I’M JUST SAYIN’
RIVER-DALE ACADEMY DAY SCHOOL
THEY OFFER FIVE LANGUAGES, AP CLASSES, THE HARKNESS METHOD, LACROSSE, CREW…
WHAT’S CREW?
WHAT’S THE HARKNESS METHOD?
I HAVE NO IDEA, BUT THEY SOUND WONDERFUL!!
THIS IS 5000 EXCITING. LET ME GET MY CAMERA!
CAN I SEE WHAT YOU’RE DRAWING?
NAH, YOU WON’T LIKE IT.
ARE YOU KIDDING? I’M YOUR BIGGEST FAN.
WELLLL… OKAY, DAD.

UH… WELL …. THE DRAWING IS GREAT ……
BUT LET’S NOT SHOW MOM. OKAY?
YEAH, I FIGURED.
FOUND MY CAMERA! LET’S HURRY BEFORE YOUR GUIDE ARRIVES,
USE MY PHONE.
JORDAN, MY DAD USED TO TAKE THE MOST AMAZING PHOTOS WITH THIS CAMERA!
YOUR FINGERS ARE COVERING THE LENS.
OKAY, SMILE. BABY…
MORE…
JORDAN!!!
DING DONG
THEY’RE HERE! COME GIVE YOUR MOMMY A HUG,
HAVE A GREAT FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!
BYE, BABY.
WHAT’S A “GUIDE DO AGAIN, DAD?
THEY SHOW ALL THE NEW KIDS AROUND SCHOOL.
UFF!
C’MON, J. I’LL WALK YOU DOWNSTAIRS.
S000000 YOU GOOD?
Ι GUESS.
DON’T LET ANYONE TALK DOWN TO YOU,
AND REMEMBER TO SHAKE HIS DAD’S HAND. FIRM GRIP. EYE CONTACT.