One of the great things about getting guys in the hood to go to college is that their friends end up taking note of that. Some envy, and others motivate. When Armslong embarked on his college journey, a good friend (Pookie) decided to follow in his footsteps. Pookie initially enrolled at another community college in the state, but he decided to steal from the family that took him in so they naturally kicked him out. Since Pookie couldn't go back because his mother disowned him for stealing from her, he decided to join forces with Armslong.
Interestingly, Armslong wasn't too pleased about Pookie's decision to join him. One morning his mother called and implored me not to allow Pookie to live with her son because he was a bad influence. There was nothing I could do since I didn't own the property Armslong was living at. He just needed to man up and tell his boy to bounce.
I kind of picked up on Pookie's shadiness when he kept coming by my office with sob stories about not having eaten in days. He also went to other professional staff around the college to ask for money, vouchers, and whatever else they were willing to give him. There was also the learning disabled gym attendant who came to me in tears because Pookie wouldn't return the $50 he had let him borrow "to eat."
When I asked another Bubblee why he kept asking people for money, I was told that Pookie was addicted to buying fake Jordans and smoking weed.
I failed to mention earlier that Pookie had "dad issues" like everybody else in "the Bubble."
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