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Kind of like a shield

I wonder what she’s up to these days—it’s been a few years since we ran into each other I wonder if she’s still on the cheerleading squad or if she quit to pursue other passions like she wanted to Maybe she’s still at it, cheering on the sidelines in those cold fall months

I found it ironic at the time that she would rather craft and do art than athletics, but that’s justher based on her looks There is no doubt inave her about myself

How I love science and NASA and engineering I left out the part about atoy and neurons because that’s so beyond nerdy even I’m embarrassed by it

Atoms turn me on, okay?

There, I said it

I catch a gli with the galaxy eetting a little tighter these days I began working out while studying overseas The group of A in the saan working out with the into shape

I actually have biceps now

And abs

Still a complete nerd, but now I’m just one that’s physically fit Kind of an oxymoron, but I’ve always been into irony It’s not like I’ram model, but I’m better off than I was before, all puny and weak

Definitely more confident

Mom noticed as soon as she picked me up from the airport that I looked broader in the shoulders; it took er, mostly because he works all the time and isn’t aroundabout all the tioat So of a heckler, she squeezed ht at the dinner table like a pervy little creep

My first night back, they threw a small welco a fuss about my appearance

I never really cared what I look like—still kind of don’t—but I’ood shape