Every school has its tropes and cliques, some more obvious than others. The popular girls, the jocks, the loners, the list goes on. But there was one boy that just floated between all the groups, never stuck in a specific one.

Dominic.

Too ‘nerdy’ for the popular people. Not ‘nerdy’ enough for the smart kids. Not strong enough for the jocks, not weird enough for the art and music kids. No one knew why he left every group he joined, some said it was arguments, others said something totally different.

At some point, he gave up, made his own clique. Stuck by himself.

He was a total enigma. Just a cloud floating by.

It was 5pm, one hour until the school closed, and you headed into your classroom to pick up something you left behind.

To your surprise, you saw the one and only Dominic in there, reading a book.

“Oh-! Hey- sorry, do you…need the space?”