Opening the door to the mall was Zachary(Zack for short) Alberto. Zack was the most humiliated person in his school. He was short(about 5 foot 4), had a thin frame, long arms, short dark brown hair, was considered a nerd, and the face of what looked like a person barely entering puberty.
Zack was at the mall not because he wanted to buy something, he just couldn't stand his family anymore. His mother, Jennifer, used to be the "slave" of the house, always cleaning and cooking. That was until a year ago when she started taking drugs to feel better, since then she had done none of the house work. She started beating Zack to do the housework for him falling him a freeloader.
Zack's father, Michael, was not any different. He was a hard working man who had to work long hours to pay for family's "expenses". Whenever he came home, if the house wasn't cleaned up, he beat Zack's mother, which is why she beat up Zack.
Zack also had an older, 19 year old, brother named Benjamin(Ben for short). He was a freeloader, but he did no work around the house(When Zack first asked his mother why she wasn't making him do any of the housework, she beat him for talking back and said that Ben was his own man.
Zack hated his family even more than he hated his own body. Despite doing all of the housework, Zack didn't have any muscle to show for it. The doctor said that it was a rare trait where the muscles are stronger then they appear or feel. Zack's humiliation at school also had to do with his family. With the wish to not be like any other member of his family, Zack did well in school. He didn't get strait A's, maybe a few A's and some B's. Because of his success in school he had been labeled a nerd by the "cool kids" in his school.
Walking around the mall he saw an interesting shop. "Mister Wolderm's Magic of Mystery". Finding the name odd, Zack couldn't help but enter the shop. He was surprised to find strange bottles, books and objects that he couldn't identify. Nobody else was in the shop, "probably driven away by the name" he thought. While he had been looking around he did not notice an old man coming up to him. "May I help you young man?" he said, which cause Zack to jump.
"What?" He said turning around. "Oh, no. I'm just looking around" he responded.
"I can see that you lead a troublesome life, my boy" the old man said with a smile on his face.
"You don't know the half of it" Zack responded with a chuckle, which the old man did back.
"Then why don't you come with me, it's my grand opening day and fate seems to have lead you to me." Curious by what the old man said, Zack followed. Finally the old man went into the back room, and came out with a blue bottle. "This is a truth potion" he said holding it up for Zack to see. "And before you say anything, no, it is not the conventional truth potion, which makes anyone tell the truth. This potion makes who ever drinks it always right when he or she wants to." With that the old man handed it to Zack. "This is on the house. I think you will find that it will be very helpful." With that the old man left, leaving Zack confused.