Michael Friesen

I'm Theman!: the Heroic Adventures of a Brave Young Boy Michael Friesen

Yes, I'm Theman. The boy wonder. People love me. Kids think I'm cool. Girls are attracted to me. Kids parents think I'm special. I'm also full of it. I don't know for sure if any of this is true. But you know what? I don't care. It's my story and I'll tell it any way I want. As long as I think these things are true, they are. It only matters in my mind. I have a knack for creating my own world. A lot of kids buy into it - they believe I'm popular because I tell them I am. They don't know any better. The girls like it that I think they like me. I also work to convince many of them that I like them. And they like that. You see there's a lot of positive feelings going around. I like people. They like me. So everyone's happy. I'm nice about it, you know. Not cocky at all. I just believe my own press. I believe the reputation I've created for myself. Of course there are some exceptions- guys who don't accept me for who and what I say I am. I don't know if they're jealous or if I interfere with their desire to be perceived as cool and popular. Probably both. But I have subtle ways of making my detractors look like jerks. Or getting them blamed for things they didn't do. It all makes for a pretty darned good story. And fortunately for you, if you're reading this, I'm going to share it with you. Before I start, let me give you a heads up. First, don't try this stuff yourself. It takes experts like me to make these things work. Second, pay attention. You're going to learn something. About life. About love. And about the pursuit of popularity. The story begins early on Saturday morning on the last weekend before school.