Austin's Point of View:
People always think that they have been able to understand me. They simply think that I am just the popular kid on the block. They think that I'm dumb and can't understand anything that my teachers have taught me at school. They think I'm a jock, and that all I care about is sports. They think that I'm a player, and that I will date every popular girl in the school before I graduate. They think they know me, but they don't. I've always been popular, and I will admit that. With my good looks and my skills as the star point guard for our State Champion basketball team, it was inevitable. Sometimes I like being popular, it makes sure that I am always in the loop and I always know what's happening. However, most of the time, it's really just a pain.
By being popular and taking on the role of school sports star, people automatically think that you're stupid, but it's not the case. Believe it or not, I'm actually a very bright kid, and I understand a lot of subjects ranging from calculus to chemistry; not many people know that. In fact, now that I think about it, the only people that know about my hidden talent of being smart are my best friend Dez, and my parents. Speaking of hidden talents, there is something that nobody, and I mean nobody knows. I'm actually very gifted at playing music. I can play almost every instrument that is known to man, and I can even play a trumpet through another trumpet. You might wonder why I haven't told anybody about my amazing talent, but to me it's pretty obvious that nobody I know I would care. All of the popular kids at school would just brush it off and not take it seriously. Maybe Dez would care about my talent, but still that would even be a stretch. Heck, not even my own parents would blink an eye about the abilities that I possess.
Speaking of my parents, I don't get along with them very well. Like I said before they are the only people besides Dez that know of my academic abilities. They always yell at me whenever I fail another test or project saying that I have so much potential that I don't live up to. Honestly though, I really don't care whether they like me or not. I mean I know it's sad that we have grown apart and haven't done much together over the past couple years or so, but it doesn't matter; in just one year I will be out living in the world by myself. After this summer, and the next school year I can move out and do as I please. Maybe then I can become the person I was meant to be.
