Week 9 Writing Excercise

Aaron sits alone in his room, facing his computer, located beside the window. It rains, so heavily outside, and Aaron has nowhere to go, but to stay at home.
Parents are away to work, and this is the kind of lifestyle he has been so used to since young. Without the parents by his side, nor does he has any siblings, this is the kind of lifestyle that he has had.
Aaron’s facial expression changes from time to time, as he online and has a chat with that usual online friend. Aaron, in fact, is rather a plump and bulky guy. However, when online, he pictures himself to be tall, slim, and handsome looking fellow. The picture that he uploads in his Facebook is obtained from somewhere else, not of his real picture.
And Aaron continues to impress the online friend. Without having many friends in real, Aaron’s only engagement in friendship is with Emily, his online close friend.
They spend almost every day and night chatting with each other in the internet. Emily looks like a really shy girl and has the girl-next-door look.
Having known each other from the internet for more than half a year now, Emily thinks that it is time to come out and meet up.
There, Aaron gets a little anxious, for he has been cheating with his picture all these while. After going offline, Aaron stands in front of the big mirror of his room, gazing himself for quite some time. The feeling of guilt flows through his mind. “I have got another two weeks before we meet up,” he thought. “I’ll have to do something.”
And Aaron thinks maybe it’s time for him to shake off some weight, get some grooming, and change into someone that at least look more similar to the Aaron in the internet.
The rain has not stopped, but Aaron grabbed his jacket quickly and runs out from the house. Across the streets and lanes, he runs to a barber shop nearby. The shop is operated by his old neighbour, Mr. Jimmy. Aaron asks Mr.Jimmy to do him a favour, to groom his hair. Aaron has been keeping that messy, wavy and really thick long hair for some time. The thick hair that grows to slightly over the shoulders often makes him feels bad especially in summer.
Mr. Jimmy is shocked and stunned for a while, as Aaron never agrees to cut his hair, nor do any treatment. However, he thought it might really be the time for Aaron to change his image. Then, Mr. Jimmy helps him to do a total makeover, and style his hair into a younger and more energetic guy.
After the whole hair cutting process, Aaron looks again into the mirror, and sees himself looking so different than before. He is not sure if he should like the look that he has now, because he feels a little uncomfortable and gets so unfamiliar with himself.
Stepping out from the barber shop, the rain has started to stop. Aaron walks slowly on his way back home. The street is filled with people again and Aaron has to walk with his head facing down. Aaron has had that low-self esteem since young. He flashes back the moments of him, being bullied in the school, in the playground, by his fellow classmates who never bother to have him as a friend. He is always alone.
As he walks, the anger suddenly burns up again, and Aaron feels really angry at himself for never standing up for his own. Aaron lifts up his head a little, looks at the people around. And he feels as if like the people around are laughing and pointing at him. Aaron faces the ground again and he walks more quickly back home.
Back into his room, with only the dawn light in the evening, the room looks rather eerie and dark. The parents are not back yet. Aaron once again stands in front of the mirror, looking at himself without much facial expression.
He takes off his t-shirt, and looks at himself again. The stomach is bulky, the arms are flabby. With the height of 180cm, Aaron weighs almost 100kg, which is quite really a huge guy.
Two weeks has passed, and Aaron slims down a little. As he frequents himself to look at himself in the mirror, and reminds himself that he is going to meet up with his only friend in this world, Emily.
Without having much knowledge in fashion, Aaron pulls out all the clothes he has from the closet, keeps choosing what is the most appropriate to wear during his first meet up session with Emily.
And he finally decides one, a simple t-shirt that he always wears with the pair of vintage jeans.
At the café, Aaron can’t stop but being nervous. He has that coffee on the table for half an hour now and he has not even had a sip of it.
Then a young girl takes her steps into the café, looking gorgeous and fresh. She turns the head around and it is that familiar face that he has always seen from the net, she is Emily.
Aaron feels a little scared again, and has his face facing downward..
Emily walks to his table, and says: “Hi, Aaron.”
Aaron is shocked, for Emily knows that he is Aaron. Emily sits down and continues saying, “you must be surprised that I recognize you.”
Still, Aaron does not say anything.
“Actually, I’ve known you for quite some time. We stay not too far from each other, and I know some of your classmates.”
“I’ve been told that you do not have many friends, and always stick to only yourself, I think your friends must be really mean for treating you like that.”
Finally Aaron dares to lift up his face a little and faces Emily.