When you're a kid, no one teaches you how to deal with your emotions. I was a good kid for the most part but it was really when I went back to school that I got out of control. I was a disruptive son of a bitch. It's like all the pent up energy was released and I couldn't stand to sit down.

By the third week, I got into a screaming match that almost went physical with a kid named Antonio. The school called my uncle and next thing I knew, I was in a doctor's office. I was fidgeting with my fox and creating a little story in my head.

Danielle talked to the doctor about me because my Uncle was working that day. She held Luddy in her arms, lightly rocking him to keep him calm. The doctor mentioned something about ADHD. He said it was common in kids. To this day I doubt that because there were barely any kids as obnoxious as I was. To be fair, it could have been that they already had the medication the doctor prescribed to me that day.

My uncle came home with a scowl that day.

"You're an inconvenience." Was all he said. He slammed his door shut. I looked to Danielle and she was rubbing her face tiredly. I always liked her when she was tired. She was nicer then. I looked back to Luddy.

I was playing with him. Helped him stand up even. I could feel Danielle's gaze on us. Luddy even looked at her. Then he let go of me and took a step toward her. Danielle and I were both shocked. Luddy fell over but she caught him before he got the ground. She had the brightest smile on her face. It was by the prettiest she had ever looked. That smile of joy and pride that filled her face was unlike any other. 

The sobbing wreck she became at other times was everything I hated. And yet my uncle would bring her to tears on his days off. With every passing month, she grew more tired and thin. Her attitude towards Luddy and I grew more loving. She just wasn't herself anymore.

And neither was I. The meds changed my view of everything. For once, I sat down quietly and I was introduced to reading. Reading became an obsession of mine. I couldn't stop. Especially when I was on my meds. They were specifically so I could focus and jumped me from one extreme to another.

We were at a store once and I saw the first Harry Potter book. It was probably the biggest book I'd ever seen at that point. I saw it as a challenged and begged Danielle to get it for me. I ended up making a deal with her that if she bought me the book, it would be the only book she would ever get me. I took the deal without hesitation because I didn't quite understand what it meant. I also think that she thought there was no way I could read it. 

I got home that night and didn't even sleep. I stole a small flashlight from the kitchen and read about five chapters. I was enthralled with the story. It became a bigger obsession than reading. I was quiet about this obsession though. 

That kid Antonio, I over head him talk about how stupid it was that all I would do was read. Which was also the reason I got into another fight with him. The teacher ended up shoving the both of us in the corner during recess for a few days as punishment. I was reading the Harry Potter book and he looked at me while I did.

"Is that book any good?" He asked. 

"It's probably the best thing I've ever read." I said. 

"What's it about?"

"This boy that learns he's a wizard and is also the chosen one and learns the coolest magic."

"That actually sounds awesome."

"It it!" I smiled. The next day he showed up to school with the same book. He was as far as I was. After a moment of reading, he leaned over to me. 

"You were right, this is like the best book ever." 

We became friends after that. All we would do was rave about how great the book was. How Harry, Ron, and Hermione were awesome and which one was our favorite. And how much we hated Malfoy. We even theorized about 'he who shall not be named'. We then moved onto other things like our interests and daily lives. When our punishment was over, we would only hang out with each other. It was awesome because he was my first friend. 

My best friend.