Chapter 68 - Delinquent Diaries (12)

Ahoy Seafood Devourers!

Ok, that wasn't directed to anyone in particular. I just thought I'd get creative with the greetings. To all you non-seafood eaters I apologise.

In today's journal entry, I will be introducing someone who shares very similar characteristics as some of the seafood we eat. Meet Octopus Head, the most blur student in the class. Although it is researched that Octopi are actually one of the most intelligent sea species, for the sake of the joke running in the class, we'll keep his name as Octopus Head.

Why do we call him Octopus Head? The reason is because of how he's usually all over the place and constantly loses his things. It doesn't matter what it was, Octopus Head has a talent for misplacing almost anything anywhere. If we had a list for every single time he misplaced something, that list would reach Santa in the North Pole by now.

Of the things he'd misplaced, earpieces are on the top of that list. Octopus Head had long learnt not to buy expensive earpieces because it wouldn't be two days after his purchase that he'd lose it. The class would often find some of his misplaced earpieces in somebody's bag, on the teacher's table, in a random classmate's table or chair, in the lockers and most times in the nearest toilet. One of the most ridiculous locations anyone found Octopus Head's earpiece was on a ceiling fan. Nobody knew how it got up there but nobody questioned it.

One of the stranger things Octopus Head misplaced was a sanitary pad. Nobody knew why a boy would be carrying it but everybody silently judged him after that incident. Nobody talked to the poor boy for a few days until someone explained that Octopus Head had a sister in the same school who needed it and asked him to run an errand for her. Still, it was highly awkward having to ask around for a misplaced sanitary pad. The boys never talked about it ever again. Sixteen teenage boys hunting high and low for a mere sanitary pad that one of their brothers misplaced was funny when it happened but I do respect these kids. These are things only true friends would do for each other. I still think it would be easier for Casanova to ask for a spare pad from one of his ex-girlfriends than having everyone search 'discreetly' for one that's been misplaced.

Other strange things that Octopus Head does is that he would fall off the chair he was sleeping on. I know that Octopus Head isn't the most well-mannered sleeper but he would be snoring away with drool at the side of his mouth while the other boys played card games at the back and then there would be this loud sound of something falling. They would turn back to see the poor blockhead on the ground, still snoring away.

Octopus Head is never punctual and that is why whenever there was a meeting time, they would give him a time two hours earlier. Somehow, Octopus Head would never be on time. He'd be anything from five minutes to forty minutes late. It's not always a bad thing because he is the reinforcements the boys sometimes needed when they picked fights with college students outside of school. Octopus Head is a little like a Wild card. sometimes he remembers to bring the correct weapons and sometimes he doesn't when he arrives so they all get pummeled. I'm surprised the boys don't blame him.

If there was one thing that the boys didn't like about Octopus Head, it would be his inability to get jokes. The poor kid is extremely slow to get them. It could take him anything from seconds to days before he got it. For example, I witnessed Octopus Head laugh at a bad pun that Joker made two hours earlier. It took the entire lunch break for Octopus Head to finally get it. His reaction was to hoot in laughter in the middle of Casper's lesson. Needless to say, Casper wasn't pleased and Octopus Head was given extra practice questions. The poor boy didn't even understand what he did wrong.

Despite all his flaws, Octopus Head is a master escapist. He might be on the chubbier side of the scale but nobody moves faster than him. Octopus Head was good at blending in with the crowd and acting like an innocent passer-by. He was often sent on reconnaissance missions and watched the hallway for teachers passing by whenever they had their afternoon movie sessions. I saw how easily Octopus Head blended in with the other children first hand. He had a sloppy uniform, as usual, dirty socks and shoes, a fried chicken drumstick in his hand when I passed him by the first time. Nobody took any notice to this boy enjoying his chicken at first. I only noticed him when I was slowly making my way back to the class when he greeted me. Only then did I realise what he was doing. The boy had a phone on the table beside him while he ate and was looking in the direction of the delinquent classroom where the other boys were enjoying their 'party'. Casper and I were on lunch break with Prince Charming so we couldn't exactly join them but it was still amazing to watch how easily Octopus Head fit in with the rest of the school.

While I am aware that the boys regularly scuffle with neighbouring schools, I didn't know if Octopus Head was actually capable of fighting. It wasn't until earlier today that I realised how much stronger Octopus Head is when compared to his classmates.

I was sitting at my desk at the back of the class when my chair gave way. No, don't laugh. I'm not that heavy, the chair was just way too broken to handle any more stress. Fast Fingers was over right away but he needed help for someone to pull apart the other rusted screws so he could transfer it to a new pair of good chair legs seeing as all the other seats were too terribly defaced. Mr Scary tended to me and checked if I was alright while Casper had to get the class back to focus on the lessons while I was tended to.

They got some of the stronger boys like Lanky, Simba and Kesha FB to help pull the chair apart but none of them succeeded. Octopus Head then decided to give it a try and in one mighty yell, he ripped it apart. I was very impressed but Jerry told me Octopus Head wasn't the strongest in the class even if he was quite strong. There were two more boys in class who won Octopus Head hands down in the strength department but I didn't know what to think. I thought that ripping chairs with bare hands was an impressive feat.

Still, I got a brief introduction to the two other boys who were stronger than Octopus Head and I decided to keep an eye out on them for a little longer to ascertain the rumour before I wrote an observational entry in this journal.

Let me know what you think about the boys so far. We have another four more boys to introduce and the Delinquent Diary series will be completed. Hold your votes until I've introduced everyone but I would still like to hear some of your thoughts about the boys.

Fair winds until next time!

Pirate S.