High school senior Chad Wilson understands what it's like to come in second place. Everyone who knows him has been watching him come in second place day after day throughout his entire life. So when he was recently voted Homecoming King Runner-Up at Lakeview Regional High School, his classmates got together and decided to do the right thing: to kill Tyler Miller, Homecoming King.
Of course, they knew that helping their peer achieve his dream would be difficult. "We knew it would be a challenge," said Class President Laura Thompson. "But we knew that [Chad] would be thankful to have Tyler dead and gone. So it was worth the effort."
The day after the Homecoming King competition came to a close, a GoFundMe account started up with an initial goal of $500. The account made it clear that the money would go to firearms, bullets, and a pool of acid that could completely dissolve a body in 20 minutes. Though it started off slow, the initial goal was reached within a week. By the next week, they had $4,700.
"To be honest, we weren't really expecting to get this much support," reported Paul Dirkman, Chad's best friend. "A few of us were just sitting around that day, just bummed for Chad, you know, and I wondered out loud, 'Guys, what if we just end Tyler's life?' and I guess the idea kind of caught on. I can take credit for the original idea, but I've got to also give credit to all of Chad's family, his friends, and his teachers that really made this happen."
That's right. Everybody in the community got involved with this feel-good story. "I had Chad in my Global Studies course last year, and he was a solid B student. Really great guy," chimed in Mr. Michael Stanson, a social studies teacher at Lakeview. "Tyler was more of a C student, so his life is a little less important in a case like this."
And what are they planning on doing with the extra money? "Well, we figure we've got enough here to take out the football team too," said Principal Thomas Halman giddily. "This is the perfect opportunity for us to do something as a community that we've really wanted to do for a long time."
"I don't quite get it," said Tyler Miller, Homecoming King. "I mean, I totally want to make sure that Chad feels welcome at this school, and I have so much respect for him, he's incredible, but...I think there is a better way to do it. So that, maybe, I can continue living."
Tyler's services will be held this Friday during the Homecoming pep rally.
