Saturday, October 16, 2021

6. a face in the crowd

 


Geo soon learned in school that he was too good-looking for his own good. He wasn't sure what that meant, but he tended to make a lot of teachers mad. Once a sub hit him in the head with an erasure. Of course, it didn't phase him much. 

Yes, he had a following back then and his Art Teacher made him feel like he could possibly be a gangster with his posse of friends. Still, he was polite with his teacher. Although, his teacher was always upset and never took his artwork seriously. People tended to want to talk with Geo as if the teacher wasn't there. Geo did his best to keep a low profile. He knew he was far from becoming a popstar. After all, he liked his buddies. But he wasn't sure they all liked him.

Especially, when someone stole his student planner. When it was found there were all sorts of evidence that he was the one. A threat. Possibly ready to bomb the school. He was put on the Police Watch List.

Of course, he got an earful from his mother. "How come you can't keep up with anything?" People used his lunch card all the time. He rarely ever ate lunch. 

Before he knew it, he was suspended from school, but he took it as a vacation. A time to get through all the Anime he'd collected over the past few years. Honestly, he wanted to hate everyone. Why did someone envy him so much? Finally, he got around to catching up on all those art projects his teacher warned him about. 

And while he was away they caught the real culprit at school. He knew then maybe it was best to only have a friend or two. Yet, deep down, he was a nice guy. After all, even his art teacher actually liked him. 

[Evan Lin]

4 comments:

  1. Genial fragmento quiero más y si a veces la vida nos pone dura. Te mando un beso

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  2. Whoa, Geo is one complex character! At first, I thought he was cocky. But then, an opener like this will send that message: "Geo soon learned in school that he was too good-looking for his own good." So, naturally, I was thrown when he was framed for planning to bomb his school! If that doesn't bring someone down a peg or two, then I don't know what will. Geo's obviously more mature than he seems, though, especially if he was able to learn from this experience by sticking with a couple of close buds instead of an opportunistic entourage. This was like reading a micro-novel. So excellent!

    Speaking of getting suspended, your hubbub at work sounds interesting. I've been at my job for thirteen plus years but still remain surprised whenever I hear that someone's leaving. Which is weird, because that's what people do -- move on. Oh well. Such is human nature. :)

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