A freshman at the Suffield Academy, John Kang enjoyed being unique. He wore dress shirts with athletic shorts, ate peanut butter and ham sandwiches, and listened to music of various languages. These qualities made John funny, outgoing, and were signs of his risky behavior at school.
On the second week of school, John called his brother, Luke and said, "I got into a lot of trouble today." Initially, Luke was shocked that somebody could get into "a lot of trouble" within the first couple days of a new school, but then again, John was just being John. Luke asked him, "What happened?" And so the story began.
John was getting ready for school-- packing his clothes, buying school material, and trying to tidy up his appearance. When done, John asked Luke for advice on the different lifestyle of high school. Luke happily agreed and began to discuss the transition from middle to high school. "There is going to be more pressure to do dangerous and risky things," he said.
"The big three are drugs, alcohol, and sex."
"I would never do those things", John responded.
"It's harder than you think to resist doing what most of your friends are doing because you don't want to be the odd man out. I want you to promise me that you won't give in to the pressure."
John promised. The discussion then deviated from the boarding school temptations to the people then, finally, to the girls. Girls were a big topic among the other things they discussed. The final thing Luke told John was "do not let girls distract you from your studies".
The next day, their parents drove Luke and John to Suffield Academy. As they entered the school gate, Luke noticed that his brother was shaking. "John, what's wrong?" he asked. "I just can't imagine living without mom and dad. They were there for me whenever I needed them. Now
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