At least there's a happy ending. Hopefully Jack won't be so much of a jerk anymore. School sucks, but once you become an adult, you'll forget about it. Surprisingly, I connected pretty well with your story line. A lot of times, I repeat the last few words that I just said, and I don't realize it until I'm almost done with the repeat. When I realize that I just said the last two sentences twice, I would pause thinking the other person probably thinks I'm an idiot or weird, and forget what I was saying. I used to let it bother me, but now I just hear myself repeat and move on.