Two and Half Men - Reborn as Jake Harper

Chapter 29

Charlie stepped into the room with the energy of a man pretending he was anywhere else. The moment he saw the crowd of kids packed into the music room, his grin faltered into a tight, nervous smile.

"Wow," he muttered. "So many small humans in one place. This is... fine."

He clapped his hands together weakly. "Alright, um... Jake? Where's Jake?"

Three different boys raised their hands eagerly.

I sighed, stepped forward from the back of the room, and muttered, "Of course my name had to be this common."

Then I gave Uncle Charlie a smirk, watching the momentary panic cross his face.

I strolled up beside him, still smirking. "You were looking for this Jake. The original, some would say."

Charlie looked at me, deadpan. "You couldn't have just raised your hand like a normal person?"

"Where's the fun in that?" I replied.

He sighed. "Alright, let's see if we can herd this chaos into something vaguely resembling music."

But before he could turn back to the class, I raised my voice.