Onyx - 8
The playground felt too loud today. Kids were everywhere, running, shouting, laughing, but I didn't feel like joining them.
I slid onto the bench by myself, pulling out my notebook and sketching a guitar. It was the only thing that made sense.
I don't really belong here. Not like the other kids. They have normal families , one mum, one dad. Me? I have six dads.
And a mum who's a famous rockstar. Sometimes I feel like I'm living in a spotlight and a shadow all at once.
Then, out of nowhere, she was there. A girl with curious eyes, watching what I was drawing.
"That's a cool guitar. Are you in a band?" she asked.
I blinked. No one usually talks to me like that. Not like I'm interesting.
"I'm not. But my mum is. She's a singer."
Her eyes got wide, like she believed me.
"No way! Like on TV?"
"Yeah. She's kinda famous," I said. Then, almost without thinking, I added, "And I have more than one dad."
Her face lit up, surprised and kind. "More than one? Like... a lot?"
"Six. It's complicated."
She laughed. "Wow. That sounds like a rock band itself."
For the first time today, I smiled back.
Maybe, just maybe, I wasn't so alone.
Later, we sat side by side on the swings. The noise of the playground softened around us.
"I don't really fit in at school. Everyone thinks I'm weird," I confessed.
She shrugged, smiling. "Me too."
Maybe we could be weird together.
I hoped so.
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