The Troubleshooter: August 23

Monday

August 23

I saw a guy I went to high school with today. We went to a Guthrie school in Marblecreek, so as you can imagine, we didn't have the best education available. I was never much of an academic, though. I've always preferred being outside to sitting around with books all the time.

Anyway, I saw this guy, Nate. He was always the guy who tried his best in class. The teachers loved him, since they don't see a lot of that. Hey, even the teachers don't want to be teaching at a Guthrie school. Nate's parents didn't work for a corporation, though, so Nate really didn't have many chances no matter how hard he tried. It's really hard to get corporate affiliation if your parents don't have it, or you don't have the money to buy into the company.

I keep getting sidetracked. Nate was being arrested for selling drugs on corporate territory. I don't know which corporation arrested him, but their police officers looked very well dressed, so I don't think it was some little startup. He looked beat up, so I don't think prison is going to be very kind to him. I always liked him in school. He was a bit quiet and nerdy, but he was always nice to me. I feel sorry for him. Maybe I'll visit him in prison, bring him some cookies or something.