Crumbling Under Pressure
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Last published Sat, Jul 8, 2017
Johan understood failure because he is the living and breathing definition of the word. No trophies, no medals and no scholarship it seems there was something wrong with him.
His grades were average and he was forgettable to the majority of his classmates. He was never memorable and it bothered him that his friends never contacted him again after graduating high school.
It was never a mistake to call him the black sheep of the family.
Enrolling college was hard enough from him to digest and he is scared to fail every expectations and responsibilities he was being given by his parents.
At least he has someone to help him find his own voice and ambitions in life before he drowns himself from the past, the present, and an even more disappointing future.
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