the class is laughing
at the boy
he stutters
they think he is weird

they don't understand
that he cant help it

why do they tease him
he isn't so different from them

he trys to tell them
but the words get stuck

repeating
they laugh
he cries

he wonders down the hall
trying not to be seen
but they always find him

he wonders why he cant just be invisible
like the girl in the back
the one who is always watching but never speaks

one boy comes up to him
and talks real slowly
he teases him and talks at him like he is stupid

the girl in the back looks up
from her book then
she stands up

all eyes are on her
wondering who she is
whispering begins to flow

who is this girl
no one knows

she walks to the bully and the boy who is misunderstood
she opens her mouth
saying leave him alone

the surprise is she stutters too
she smiled at the boy and says
I know how you feel

this is how their love story begins