The King: Chapter 1: Life (A F of the A Backstory)

In light of recent events, I would like to say Richard Attenborough,, Rest In Peace.

Chapter 1

Fernando was 14 years old now. He was about to turn 15 in 2 months, of course, who was going to care, though? Ever since he was a child he was always different than the others. Always, but he never got why people liked him. He was different, but people thought he was weird… Even though he wasn’t.

He had been adopted at the age of 5 by some couple who wanted to have a big brother for their son, since the mom wasn’t able to give birth anymore. Growing up he always watched dinosaur documentaries. He grew up, completely obsessed with dinosaurs, he just loved the idea of dinosaurs, giant creatures that once roamed about the earth. He also loved computers.

But with his step parents, it was a different story. The dad thought he was going to grow up into some weight-lifting athletic superstar, but he was growing up to a skinny, smart, and dinosaur-obsessed boy. The dad thought it was unnatural for a boy to be like that.

So, Fernando had naturally grown a very distant relationship with his stepdad. With his stepmom, well he was much closer to her. She actually shared some of the same interests with him.

With his brother, it was mainly a love-hate relationship. The brother’s name was Ryan. Ryan was only a year younger, and he always expected Fernando to be his servant, since Fernando was adopted so he could be there for Ryan. Fernando didn’t like that so they would always fight, over who was really the “better” one. Ryan had turned out to everything his dad had expected of him, even though Ryan was flunking all of his classes. Fernando had all A’s in his classes, and he was taking classes a year ahead of him. They had just entered high school this year.

Just like Fernando had expected, he grew to hat everyone. He thought that everyone in the school he went was just stupid… You see the school he went to had the best education in the state, and only rich people went there. And 90% of the people who went there were all ungrateful spoiled brats. Every single day he went people would make fun of him and his obsession with dinosaurs. They would always say things like:

“Ugh, you reading another book about dinosaurs, get a life loser!!!” Of course he would always reply back truthfully, that unlike them, he was actually curious and wanted to learn about the past and not learn about the next new iPhone gadget. He never liked the idea of smartphones… It changed a person he believed. There were only certain people he talked with at school, since after all, he hated mostly everyone. There was Taylor, one of his main and only friends, though they sometimes fought.

You see, they were both dinosaur nuts, but Fernando always thought Spinosaurus Aegypticus was the most powerful predator that walked the earth while Taylor thought it was Tyrannosaurus Rex. So they always fought over who would beat who, sometimes after arguing they wouldn’t even talk for a couple of days.

His other friends were the one sin the little club he started. He actually went to his History teacher and asked if he could start a Dinosaur Debate Club, and it went all official. There was him, Taylor, Jay, Wyatt, Adam, Paden, Jesus, Ethan, Edwin, James, Maurizio, and some others who he never got the chance to learn about. 3 times a week, after school, they’d all get together and debate over various things. They sometimes have contests and write dinosaur fights, usually it was Jay, Wyatt, and Taylor who won, though. Of course, all of the other students would make fun of them over their “geekfest club”, but quite frankly they didn’t really give a damn.

It was those 3 times a week that gave Fernando 3 reasons of why to go school. Besides that, he knew almost everything he was taught there.

However, for the past few months Fernando’s interest in computers continued to grow quite unnaturally…

He particularly interested in creating simulations…

But there shouldn’t be any trouble in coming from that.

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