Review: These kids aren't what they seem
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 12, 2011
This short story shows an exaggerated picture of the cruelty that high school kids can display. In order to stop being bullied by another boy, Dean must ask out on a date the most bullied and unpopular girl in the school, all because she is scarred. Dean doesn't really want to ask her out because he knows he'll be the brunt of jokes from the other students, but it's that or face the wrath of Freddy.Stephanie questions Dean about why he's asking her out, and she seems to know that it's a bet.  It's happened before.  But Dean persists in telling her that he really wants to ask her on a date, so on that Friday he calls and asks her out for the next evening.There is an overriding sense of horror throughout the story, and it eventually manifests itself near the end and in the ending itself. There is almost a "Carrie"-like feeling to the story.  Whatever it is, it's a good short story for readers who like a touch of horror and who like a feeling of being a bit unsettled while reading.  It won't scare you, but it will leave you a bit disturbed, if you're so inclined.(Contains language, adult situations)