Detachment of curly, hair to a bald one, Tattooed neck, pierced nose, the perfect, bad boy energy with demure. A one time reserved nerd, yet bullied always for being the brightest in class. Five years later, he resurfaced with no visible identity. This is the story of Andrew Sanchez, the nerd who returned Fierce. ~~Five, years, ago~~ At the school cafe, Andrew is seated with his best friend Joel, a fellow nerd who would rather give up on everything than to fight back. It was on a Friday, every student showed up with their various uniforms for the popular school event, tagged “TGIF” (Thank God Is Friday). Well, every student, except Andrew and Joel. As for Andrew, he would rather bury his head in his books, while eating at the cafeteria or sneak around the sports area to watch the boxing competition, than to attend a seemingly party event. “I heard Bella is back”. Joel's tiny voice, Interrupted. “Yeah, She's, even, more, pretty”, Andrew muttered, drily chewing his food. "Are

Just as Andrew ended the call with Bella, he looked at Joel and started blushing. “What now? Did she invite you to another party?”. Joel let out annoyed. “Stop it already. Besides, you need to start getting used to being around her, because she will soon be my girlfriend and you know you can't hate her right?”. Andrew said. “In your dreams bro, let's go home already”. Joel mumbled, before dragging him away. «»«» THE NEXT WEEK AT SCHOOL«»«» Joel had reached the class before Andrew, because he had earlier stopped to chat with Bella. He did observe the weird looks, the silent whispers, but what he didn't know was what they were saying. Immediately Andrew narrowed his gaze towards him, his steps slowed as he approached his seat besides Joel. “What's going on? Why are they staring at me like that?”. Andrew whispered, terrified. “I don't know, just prepare yourself for the worst”. Joel answered before the fitness coach walked into the class. “Andrew Sanchez?”. He echoed, as the class

“I’m not really a fan of surprises, you know,” Andrew whispered as Jessica led him to the balcony. There, a young man was backing them. “Who is he?” Andrew whispered, then Jessica gave him a quick smile. “I’ll give you guys some space,” she said, and quickly left. Just as Andrew took a step closer, the person turned around, It was Joel. No words, just a smile, then he went up and gave Andrew a hug. With tears, Andrew tightened his grip and whispered, “Sorry.” “I didn’t mean to leave. I’m sorry,” Joel mumbled while letting go. “You did nothing. I’m a bigger fool for believing Bella. I’m truly sorry,” he said. “Did you notice how pretty Jessica is looking?” Joel whispered with a wink, before Andrew started to blush. “Don’t tell me you already have your eyes on her.” “That should be the reverse, because you are yet to tell me how on earth you both started talking, and you even came to her party within a day of not being around?” Joel fired back. “Umm… let’s just say a day is enou