CHARACTER STUDY (I)

Professor #1:
Henry Freebourn sits in a chair, relaxed.  He never takes notes but still manages to pass all the tests.  I glare at him and the other slackers from beneath my spectacles as I stand in front of the class, lecturing.  I can't help but think how much I'd love to walk up to each of those little bitches and punch em in the face.  I want to feel their bones with my knuckles.  I want to hear Henry's glasses snap against his nose.  That would be so great. 

Professor #2:
Henry Freebourn sits in a chair, relaxed.  He never takes notes but still manages to pass all the tests.  That's pretty goddamn impressive.  In fact, he reminds me a lot of myself when I was a student.  If he had applied himself more, he could have gone so much farther.  But he's okay with his academic performance.  He's one of the students who has potential.

Me:
I just exist.  I work towards my degree.  I'm not sure what my major will be yet; I didn't have to declare a major when I applied to this place, so that was cool.  I am not as sickened by this place as I was by my high school.  Less fences. 

I just renewed my medical marijuana license last week and the local dispensary is actually pretty nice.  I buy a lot of THC pills these days, mostly because it's a lot more convenient than smoking when in public.  The pharmacy in town is not that bad either.  My new therapist is a lot better than my old one, and he put me on something that I can actually feel.  I can't remember if I took any this morning so I take two now and force myself to eat a protein bar and a banana and get moving.  I've got a class at twelve o'clock and it's only 11:25, so I have time to stop at the library and look for a book.  Time slips away from me and it's 11:55.  I can get there in ten minutes if I try really hard.  Still late.  Oh well, I better go I realize.  It's probably important.  So I do.

I sit in a chair, relaxed.  I listen to the lecture for ten minutes and absorb quite a bit of great information.  Then I space out and get lost in my thoughts.  I watch the clock for most of the class, but also take some notes to feel like I did something productive.  That's enough for today.  I check what time it is and listen to the professor lecture for a little while longer and before I know it the class has ended.  I'm going to go eat something.