Focused
Upon entering high school, Freddie and Carly made me promise that I would make an effort. I went along with it because both of them went out of their ways to help me. If they cared enough to help me get by in school, then I owed it to them to actually try...of course it took me a year to figure this logic out. I'd managed so far in high school with decent grades due to my friends' help but my focus wasn't quite there as much as I tried. It was definitely an improvement from my time in middle school where I just barely passed.
Carly did well in school but Freddie was especially focused. He was a dedicated student a.k.a a nerd. I would never ever tell him but it was true that he knew everything. Of course I teased him mercilessly for it, because it would be weird if I didn't, but I also admired his focus. The way he could listen to a lecture without missing a single word or spacing out just once wasn't something that I aspired to but that focus was the same that he gave me. Whether it was something important or just random things for iCarly, his intense dark eyes were focused on me as I spoke. It made me feel special, as if I were the only person he wanted to listen to. Part of me wanted to be the only one who got that look while the other part of me teased him about him being the teacher's pet.
His focus was something I loved about his personality but I would never tell him in so many words. It was buried deep underneath the remarks I made but I think he was starting to catch on.
