Until I was in debate I steered clear of the hall that had the drama,
band, and choir rooms. The thing that non-nerds don't know is that a
nerd is not a nerd is not a nerd. There are all kinds of flavors and
colors in the nerd rainbow and they are at times symbiotic and at
times a mutually distrustful band of misfits. The thing with being
cool is that you are always cool in the same mundane way but when you
are a social outcast you can be outcast for bad hygiene, off beat
tastes, being poor or just being a weirdo. Of course being in band or
drama almost always sets you apart from the jet set popular kids.
There was a drama nerd clique that occupied the hall and hung in and
around a large elevated trophy case that was almost right across from
the drama classroom door and well off the beaten path. There were a
few couples that took advantage of the elevated platform and relative
obscurity of the trophy cases to participate in a little lunch break
and any break making out. It was a brutal display of slobbery sexual
frustration and simulated sex that made any trip down the hall
uncomfortable for anyone who doesn't like to see drama nerds
getting it on barely within the limits of public legality. The
weirdest part to me was those who were not participating in the dry
hump make out would be underneath the cases playing cards and reading
and stuff right below the sexy time. Horrible. The teen years are so
magical.
