What was one moment that immediately made the quiet kid the most popular kid in school?

He beat the absolute shit out the resident school bully with a branch .

This Bully had started the fight. To elaborate on him, he was one of those kids who got cornered by the cops every so often and found new targets every few months. He had been at this since Elementary school and got midway though High School before this happened. this
month (February 2005) The quiet kid became a sudden source of entertainment for this asshole. Now, the quiet kid was not particularly unpopular or a loner; He had his own circle, but in general he was very introverted and kept to himself. Didn't talk about the bully to teachers, probably told his friends to leave it alone. Talking to teachers was not cool. Our student policy was "snitches get stiches" with less stabbings. It was just being treated like shit and youir social life collapsed.

So after weeks of harassment, he started slapping around the kid in gym for no reason other then being a mean motherfucker. the Gym teacher was out, leaving him unattended But then the kid slugged the bully back as hard as he could in his stomach. Knocked the wind out of him. Kid tried to walk away but the bully came back again, fuming carrying a bar bell from the weight room.

The kid saw it, bolted. Bully gave chase only to find the kid had ripped a branch limb off a tree and charged him. Dropped him with one strike on the chin. They were both suspended; the kid came back a hero after a three week suspension, the bully was sent to an alternative school.

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