Summary

In September, Ross Wilcox, Gary Drake, and Neal Brose picked on Jason because they’d seen him standing in line with his mother to watch “Chariots of Fire.” Wilcox even pointed out Jason’s stammer, an attack Jason hadn’t seen coming, before Mr. Flanagan, the deputy head, walked past the boys during school. When Jason was called to the board during math class, Leon Cutler, who was a known loser, muttered that Jason was a loser. It was at this point that Jason knew his popularity was in the toilet. The boys laughed and called Jason names as he tried to solve his equation. Jason joined the unpopular kids in their changing area at P.E. Ross Wilcox and Gary Drake sabotaged and tackled him during the game. Mr. McNamara punished Wilcox and Drake along with Darren Croome by having them run to...