#37

since junior high that's what they told him he was. so that's what he became.
savvy, overconfident, almost arrogant. funny.
he hated being funny.
every time he was introduced to a new "business associate", a new contact for networking, it was his name followed by "and he is so funny! He always has us in stitches."
so he became funny. and charming. and smooth.
he drank rimmed cocktails and worked the room.
and at home, alone finally, he read a depressing book and fell asleep, dreaming of places void of expectation.