"Noah, please you have to help get free before things get out of hand. " Ben begged as Noah and Megan neared him.

"There is no use in you trying to beg us. We all agreed to this before hand and we have had more than enough time to prepare." Megan said as they moved to stand beside Ben to where he could see them and everyone else could see him.

"Ben, we were friends in high school from freshman year to the day we graduated, well, at least that is what I thought. You never once called, messaged or even replied to anyone's messages in the past five years. You didn't even attend our wedding. Don't even give us the people change and drift away crap because from what I have heard, you have done nothing but waste away your life. So as someone who was once your friend, please listen to us." Noah said as he stepped back to allow Megan to speak next.

"Ben, we didn't speak much but from the little we did interact I have found out what kind of person you are. You always avoid other people for what reason why I could never find out. Maybe a superiority complex? I don't really know but maybe you seen everyone else as people who didn't deserve to even speak with us. Maybe youviem the rest of us as ants beneath your feet. I really don't know and I don't have to but you need to wake up and change yourself before it is too late." Megan said as she and Noah stepped back to allow the others to step onto the stage and state their opinions.

"Alright, I will go next." Mr. Hawkins said as he walked to the place that Noah and Megan where just standing.

"First, I would like to give you recognition for your success. Yes, your grades were the best that we have had in our school in years. You had a perfect score on the ACT exam, something that even majority of adults can't do. You would be able to attend any college of your choice with a full scholarship if you chose to. For whatever reason you have for wasting your life, I don't know but is it really worth being a disappointment to your parents. You need to face reality before its too late. That is all I would like to say, who is next?" Mr. Hawkins said as he walked to stand next to Noah and Megan.

"I would like to go next." A young long blonde haired, woman that was wearing glasses while dressed in a very beautiful red dress.

"Madison, please get me out of here before they try anything that they will regret. " Ben said as he continued to struggle against the tape binding him.

"It's no use Benny, as Noah said before, we have all planned this out ahead of time. You always avoided everyone like we were a plague. You never attended any of the school events or parties. I went to prom alone because I was planning on finding you there. I have always admired the way you were dedicated to your studies, and the cold indifference you faceed everyone with would always leave me wanting to get closer to you. I wanted to talk to you, to get advice from you, or at least sit near you but you always distanced yourself from everyone. Do you want to grow old alone?" Madison said as she walked to stand with the others.

"I'll go next." A middle aged man that was starting to go bald said as he stepped onto the stage.

"Ben, you were once the pride of our school. We all expected great things of you but instead of a great man we were met with a disappointment. You future was infinite but alas you turned it finite. You could have been anything you wanted and it would have brought us pride but instead you decide to become a waste of space. How do you think you parents feel about your decision? Do you think their proud? How do you think your ancestors feel about the waste you have become?" The man said as he walked to stand beside Madison.

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"I think you may have went to far Principal Harrison. " Mr. Hawkins said as he faced Ben to see his reaction.

"Even if I did it doesn't matter. We are here to give him a reality check and that is exactly what I am doing." Principal Harrison said as he turned to face Ben as well.

"Well said Mr. Harrison, I do believe it is my turn though. " A middle aged man that was wearing a suit and looked very similar to Ben.

"What are you doing here! I understand them doing this considering that they were actually apart of my life but the only part you have played is running away.The only impact you have had in my life was an example of what not to be! If their was an Olympic for best low life piece of trash then you would bring the gold! " Ben roared as he faced the one person that he hated the most in life.

"Mr.David, he does have a point,but Ben, I have to disagree with your analogy. Mr.David may be a bad person but considering how you have done nothing but waste yours then I believe you don't have the right to judge others." Mr. Hawkins said as he faced him.

"Ben, James is right. You have done nothing but waste these past five years. I have tried to do my best to help you but the situation is out of my hands now. Maybe if I had done something sooner then this may not have happened." A feminine voice that sounded familiar said as it neared.

"What are you doing here? " Ben stuttered as he turned to face her.

"Well, sweety the thing is I have been in on this from the beginning." His mother said as she walked to stand in front of him.

"Why? What are you all going to do next?" Ben said as he tried to calm down and distance himself from the feeling of betrayal that was burning a hole in his stomach.

"Well, here is this and I will be taking these." She said as she put a backpack in front of him and took the keys from out of his pocket.

"What is this? " Ben asked as he was confused on what was going on.

"Your clothes, you are now on your own and I have spent the last little bit changing the locks on the door. You are now on your own, do not return home or talk to any of us until you make something of yourself." She said as she turned and walked out of the building and was soon followed by everyone except for Ben and Mr Hawkins.

"I have nothing else to tell you except for good luck and do your best. " Mr. Hawkins said as he cut him free and then left Ben alone with nothing except his thoughts.

"Why did it come to this? I know that I have always wasted my time but at least it was something that I enjoyed. What am I supposed to do? Where am I supposed to go?" Ben asked no one in particular as he was alone with nothing except his clothes and his thoughts.

Ben stood up and slowly walked outside. He then proceed to walk to the park as he tried to clear his thoughts. As he walked it began to rain leaving Ben cold and soaked to the bone as the rain washed over him and his salty tears left trails that blended with the rain on his face. He proceed to the park were he found a bench shaded by the trees overhead, he then cried himself to sleep as the rain didn't continued to be merciless.

Ben awoke to find himself in a soaked tux on a bench. He stood up, put on his backpack and proceed to walk around in the sunlight until his tux dried.

"At least it is still early and not that many people are around. First thing that I need to do is get some sort of income and then plan from there. A person can't do math without the proper formula. One of my priorities after that should be finding somewhere to stay, I don't want to sleep on another bench. I will also need to find somewhere to get something to eat soon.There should be a soup kitchen opened soon." Ben told himself as he recalled the groups of homeless people that would line up at those kitchens everyday for food when they had nowhere else to go. Ben then proceed to follow a homeless person who appeared to be wearing rags to a line where he then ate and returned back to the park where he proceeded to plan out what to do next.