Nick is an 8th grade pupil in a secondary school. He is a funny, very popular teenager. 8th-graders are very popular students at school. Younger girls simply adore them and all boys like to be adored.
Boys can hardly wait till the end of the lessons. After school they play basketball and chat about stuff. Last week they met in Tom parents’ garage to play music. The members of the band are the four most popular boys at school. Saturdays are the days they live for. Their parents allow them to go out every Saturday evening. But before they go out they have to listen to their parents: “Watch who you hang out with!” “I need to know who you are with and what you are doing!”, “Make sure that you´re not late”, “Don´t drink alcohol!”…
“I am not a baby, don’t they know that?! I’m thirteen for God’s sake. I can’t wait till this afternoon, when my parents are working late. I´ll sit behind my computer and chat with my internet friends. And no parents to bother me with their advice on internet safety. These “parent free” afternoons are the only time he can be himself.
On the computer screen.