Derick

"You wouldn't like for a certain someone to lose their job, would you?"

- Derick to the teacher in Chapter 4 Derick is one of the characters from High School Sucks, a story written by KiraAndTheWeb. He is an 18-year-old high school student whom Janet has a crush on.

Description
Derick is a guy who might seem like a jerk at first, but is actually a softie inside. He always wants to look cool in front of his sidekicks so he acts mean to others. He has a sensitive side, shown in Chapter 3 when he runs away crying after being slapped by Sam and Felix.

Chronology
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Chapter 2
Derick walks over to Janet and calls her a creep in the courtyard.

Chapter 3
Derick is slapped by Sam and Felix, and runs away crying. Later on, he walks over to Janet and apologises.

Chapter 4
Derick confesses that he likes Janet, who then rejects him. He then walks away with his friends. Later on, after Janet daydreams during class, Derick saves her from detention.

Chapter 5
Derick invites Janet to go on a date. Janet wants to accept but has to go on a family holiday.

Chapter 8
Derick invites Janet to the park by text after she came back from her holiday.

Chapter 9
Derick arrives at the park in a limo and wearing a suit and has something in his hand.

Chapter 10
Derick gets down on one knee and proposes to Janet, who says yes. The next day, it's the day of the wedding but Derick isn't there.
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Chapter 1
Turns out that Derick was in a car accident, and someone called 000.

Chapter 2
Derick is sent to the hospital.

Chapter 5
Derick is still in the hospital. Janet visits him, and he complains about the hospital.
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