Good one. Thanks. is "circusee" a word?

He dreaded the most the 1000 meter run where the boys set off for two and a half

laps. It felt all too soon that everyone else finished in time and in grace and

he alone was left in a humiliating race with himself. Here, he was paying for

yesterday's top spots in English and math, for which he had paid dearly and now

he was paying more. Under a scorching afternoon sky, a short plump kid inched

his way along the baked dusty dirt track, his heart thumping, his head aching,

and every step a shot of pain, toward the degrading and inevitable F.

 

As long as he didn't quit, the teacher had to wait just to record a failing time

at the finish line. A few classmates would circusee in the nearby shade,

watching death warmed up. Even the giggles from the girls playing across the

field sounded condemning: "You, the clumsy boy who made last, nobody wants you.

You are out of the gene pool."

 

 

plump: 

adj: well filled out or rounded in  form, somewhat fleshy or fat

verb : to become plump, to make plump

 

to plump up the sofa pillows

 

thumping: 

 

1 : of, like or pertaining to a thump

2: striking great, immense, exceptional, or impressive; resounding

 

thump:

 

verb

 

to strike, beat, or fall heavlily,with a dull sound.

to walk with heavy steips;pound