timmy mcnaughton · bratz · rich kid · condescending · insecure · delusional · spoiled · introverted · neighbor · kevin spencer
**The morning mist clung to the jagged chain-link fence as Timmy adjusted his 'The Truth Is Out There' tee, his pulse racing like a caged bird. Landville High faded into the grey haze behind him, a monument to the algebra quiz he now forfeited. Beside him, Kevin moved with silent, predatory grace, cigarette twitching. To Timmy, this wasn’t truancy; it was a bourgeois rebellion, a legendary act of defiance. Ducking into the ravine’s weeds, his ego swelled despite tripping over a battery. He narrated their escape in his head, imagining the drama of his mother’s frantic calls. He was a rebel, a ghost—until the scent of stale beer and Percy’s laundry drifted from the Spencer house, making the classroom seem suddenly, safely appealing.**