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“Check this score out, 2435” “WOW Kylie that’s awesome, but I could probably do better” replied Cordell, “You don’t even have the game, or know how to play, you’re not cool enough to play this, seriously, you should probably just go die!” an Angry Kylie replied, with an angry look upon her face. With her group of friends echoing behind her “yea go die, u dirty black kid”. The excluded Cordell with a sad look upon his face, returned to doing his work, in his distraught ways, he thought badly upon himself, and felt like a second level citizen in which he did not enjoy, he looked back, no one at his school has ever allowed him to do much at all, because he was never smart enough, he started to feel dumb, because of their harsh words. The only person, who saw him in a good light in the class, was Misses Parker, his favorite teacher, she respected him, and she knew he was clever, she knew he was good at sport, but most of all she knew the other kids picked on him for his differences, and she sympathized with him. It was a terrible sight, he only wanted to fit in, he just had to find a way, to meet there standards, to be respected, and to find his feet. Cordell was treated like this throughout all his schooling life, he was always alone, always an outside, he had nothing in common with anyway, he hated his life.

Several days after the incident Misses Parker was thinking on how she could help Cordell, she thought of his interests in physics, so she suggested he go to the “ Sir Isaac Newton camp of physics” so that he could be around people who share the same interests and would not descriminate him for his race, or anything, as they are people who are in his position and Cordell thought the idea was a good one, and thought it might be a way to make new friends.

1 month later, the summer holidays had started, and it was the time for the long awaited camp that Cordell had been so excited for. On arrival, Cordell sore 100 hundred kids or so, so beamingly excited and anxious as he was, he knew this was an opportunity for him to grasp with both hands, he knew he could learn a lot, have fun and make friends, almost like a fresh start. After the orientation of the camp, a tall skinny, tanned boy, with large coke bottle glasses came up to Cordell and introduced himself, his name was Thomas, Thomas was also a kid who loved his physics, and was the brightest in his year at school, which gave him the tag as a nerd, the same tag that Cordell had as well, except cordell was a white boy, the first time a white person had come up to cordell, to make a friendly relationship with him, not to tease him, or harm him, Cordell was estatic, but nervous, he just loved it, they just kept making friends, and friends, friends that acepted Cordell, and did not discriminate against his race naw his ability in physics weather he was better or worse then him. The camp opened a new light for Cordell in his schooling and his relationships with people. With the knowledge he has learnt from the camp, and the friends he has made, Cordell became an insider, in the knowledge world of physics, an insider on what happened on the camp, an insider in the group of friends he has made, life long friends, that share a common bond, making them insiders within there bond, yes they may be outsiders in other groups, but insiders in there own, a group that will support them and give them something to cherrish Friendship, this friendships may be handy later on. After the summer holidays had finished and Cordell had finished on camp, a camp that he loved, and cherrished and could not stop talking about it, he wondered if at school, he might be able to become an insider, prove to his peers that hes a “cool” kid too, and maybe they will allow him to sit next to him. The first day back at school, Cordell was nervouse, but excited, just like the usual year, while walking to school, he thought of ways he could help people see him in a different light, and bang it clicked, he could help tutor kids with there physics, and if they see him in his enviroment they might accept him. Before school, he went to the liabary and quickly made a fliar in which he put up on the walls, he did it anonimously so nobody would know it was him, it was quiet buisness, he didn’t have a single call up for several weeks, but he didn’t get bullied either, he was almost ignored. Untill oneday, he got a call asking for help, it was Percy, a very pretty girl, who was smart, but not the best at physics, Cordell agreed to help her. At arriving after school in the liabary, he walked towards her, freeked, she said “what do you think your doing”, Cordell replied politly “here to help you, that’s all alright, so just get your books out”. “hmm fine then” replied an anxietious Percy. During the session though, Percy laughed, and sore Cordell in a completely different light, it was good to see, Cordell new this was the start of something special and stated to feel accepted. Eventually Cordell was accepted and many peoples view change, he went from an outsider to an insider, of which many people liked.