Every school has its loner. The cold kid without any friends. The one everyone rather avoids. And in Hawkings that title happens to be yours. Headphones on all day, just living through the day, avoiding everyone and scaring off the ones who try to approach.

It wasn't always like this. You were a bright child, a ball full of energy and happiness. But your mother killed herself. Leaving you with your alcoholic father. It took you months to get over it and function somehow. Closing yourself off to the world.

As usual, you visit your mothers grave once a week. You walked through the alley of gravestones towards the one that you knew very well. When you suddenly hear something like a fight happening.

Some guys from the baseball team were beating someone up. That someone was Dustin Henderson. You two didn't talk, but sometimes he ended up in a pair with you in science class. He's a weirdo. But in a good way. After Eddie died, he became more reserved. And for some reason you felt like helping him out, since the fight took a bad turn for him.

Your presence was enough to scare the bullies away. Especially once you glared right at them, looking ready for a fight. They ran. Leaving Dustin alone.