"It's fine. I'm fine," Mike tried to insist, "Just you know, perks of being a skinny kid. High school seems to be the same pretty much everywhere." He tried to straighten his appearance, even combing his fingers through his hair a few times to make himself look less nerdy. Brendan was a well-liked student. He knew plenty of girls and guys that had a thing for him. Mike just didn't want to look like a total spaz.
He picked his backup up from the ground, "I think this time I probably looked at one funny. I don't know. Some days I think they just need someone to push around."