
ADAM JOHNSON
With dark bags under his eyes, Adam groaned and put his guitar away. He hadn't realized what time it was until about thirty seconds ago, when he looked up after a particularly irritating chord and noticed he was going to be late for school if he didn't put his guitar away. He threw a fresh navy blue tee shirt on and ruffled his hair sufficiently. All he felt he needed was a notebook off his pile of half-used school supplies. To be a nerd, he tucked a ballpoint pen behind his ear and smiled impishly. There. Let's see what that got him. Being teased about his looks was something Adam was used to, but the kind of teasing he couldn't stand was the kind about how he played or sang. That got him ticked off. He spent hours practicing the guitar every week, and he spent a lot of time learning songs to sing. He covered a lot of songs and posted them on YouTube, careful never to show his face to the camera. It wasn't the criticism he was afraid would come his way if he did, it was the embarrassment he faced in his head. Criticism he was fond of, provided it was constructive and not destructive. He liked improving.
With dark bags under his eyes, Adam groaned and put his guitar away. He hadn't realized what time it was until about thirty seconds ago, when he looked up after a particularly irritating chord and noticed he was going to be late for school if he didn't put his guitar away. He threw a fresh navy blue tee shirt on and ruffled his hair sufficiently. All he felt he needed was a notebook off his pile of half-used school supplies. To be a nerd, he tucked a ballpoint pen behind his ear and smiled impishly. There. Let's see what that got him. Being teased about his looks was something Adam was used to, but the kind of teasing he couldn't stand was the kind about how he played or sang. That got him ticked off. He spent hours practicing the guitar every week, and he spent a lot of time learning songs to sing. He covered a lot of songs and posted them on YouTube, careful never to show his face to the camera. It wasn't the criticism he was afraid would come his way if he did, it was the embarrassment he faced in his head. Criticism he was fond of, provided it was constructive and not destructive. He liked improving.