Hello @popurri,
I was so impressed with this story that I decided to answer as myself first, because I can be more forthcoming in my personal voice.
This is perfect. I wouldn't say it, if I didn't mean it. You stopped me in my tracks with this line:
this is his first day at school, he tries to hide behind his mother, he doesn't want to be seen, but he has no choice but to enter the classroom
This boy is trapped by circumstance. There is no way out. He must face the bullies, the public humiliation. So, his private fantasy, which comforts him, is so real that he blurts it out, shares it with others. Of course, the consequences are disastrous.
Your resolution of this conflict is moving and credible. You could have written a soap opera, a melodrama, but you didn't. Your wrote an effective story about real people, a story that happens all over the world, in all times.
There, that's me. Great job.
Hello @agmoore, thank you very much for your comment.
The boy was trapped but he found a person who understood him and knew how to solve in the best way, the situation they were in.
When a child is the protagonist of my stories I like to give them a happy ending.
Regards