Paranoia

I sit at the back of the class.
Back of the bus.
Back of the subway.

Always at the back.

Not because I’m one of those slackers or trouble makers (although I’m sure there are those that can provide a fairly convincing argument that I’m both), but because I hate it when people are behind me. I hate sitting in the single seats on the bus because I hate it when people are looming over me. I need to be in control of my personal space or at least be aware of the people violating it, which is why I need to be in the back at all times.

That, and you never know who could garrote you from behind.