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S e p t e m b e r 2015 141 Fiction Brian Daly FromthetopFashionplusgeekery.combergenshakespeare.org ToilToil Trouble and slithering under the electric eye. I might as well be invisible and fragrance-free. This morning I climbed the front steps of the school in a herd wondering as always how I was going to make it through anoth- go to Parkside High home of the Not-So- Great Apes. Wait. That might not be their name. Then what is it What What What Oh this is the worst. I have to remember what to call them so I can cheer them on to victory in The Big Game. Just kidding. But now Im serious If you see me at The Big Game or even The Petite But Adorable Game shoot me. Shoot me dead before I cram my hand into a foam Were Number One finger. I hate my school. Parkside High has a plus-size student body. Whoever said good things come in small packages I think it was either Aris- totle or Perez Hilton should have gone on to say that its never a good idea to stuff too much into that small package. Thats Park- side too many kids packed into the stair- wells like cattle. TempleGrandinpleasereporttoguidance. In the crush of students at Parkside I dont stand out. Im a stealth student flying under the radar and sailing under the sonar er day. Hypnotize myself Chew my cud Then it was into the hallowed halls and up the stairs to the second floor. Mr. Littlefield my biology teacher was standing outside his classroom which is what the teachers at Parkside do to provide a safe and welcom- ing environment for us students. Oh the warmth I nodded at him and he flashed me a winning fake smile and said There he is Yes I was there. And thank you for no- ticing. Farther down the hall I ran into Mrs. Webber my math teacher and gave her the continental nod-smile combo the one that comes with the complimentary French eyebrow. She said Heyhows it going I stuck a thumb up and narrowed an eye like a sniper. She was thinking Heres a young man whos going places. I was think- ing Hey hows it going Spencer Just once. I slipped in through the rear door ofMr. Talbots room and sat at my desk in the back left corner which is where I sit in allmyclassesifIhaveachoice.WhileI was wrenching my English binder out of my backpack I heard somebody come in throughthefrontdoorsoIlookedupand saw a young-ish womanmid-twenties rakingatangle of curly black hair away from Saying the word Macbeth inside a theatre is strictly taboo unless one is rehearsing or in the midst of perform- ing Shakespeares dark tragedy. Do- ing so is almost universally believed to bring about bad luck or even disaster. To avoid the portentous curse actors refer to the play by such euphemisms as The Scottish Play. history.com Orson Welles portraying you-know-who.