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D.J. was walking home from school when he noticed a classmate following him. When he stopped, so did the classmate. The classmate would stare at D.J. as he tried to act dumb bending down tying his shoe and quickly glancing over at the classmate and then back down. He would get back up and start walking and out of the corner of his eye, notice the classmate still following.
D.J. had been sharing at school the past couple days of his time in Mt. Komorebi. He would tell of his sledding and skiing fun as well as he's learning to rock climb. But he wanted to know why he would have a stalker. Maybe they were just curious. As he approached his tent, D.J. turned around and confronted the classmate who again, just stared at D.J. Why was this person staring at him D.J. thought and felt this kid was judging him. Embarrassed, D.J. asked the classmate, "Why are you following and staring at me?"
The classmate started to laugh at him and pointed at the tent. "You're homeless. Did mommy and daddy not want you anymore?" Oh, so this classmate came over to tease him, D.J. thought. D.J. didn't have time to be dealing with a bully right now. D.J. got in this kid's face, "Get the !@#$% off my property!" he yelled at walked away.
D.J. secured his tent and marched off to the Mt. Komorebi Gym. He turned around to see the bully walk off in the direction. He assumed the bully thought D.J. was going to go tell on him. That's not D.J. He just needs to get away and the gym is the best spot right now since he needs to practice climbing more for Enele.
D.J. found a satisfaction in this wall climbing. Even after he would climb Mt. Komorebi, D.J. felt like he would still want to come here and hang out. After about an hour of climbing, showering, and grabbing a bite to eat, D.J. headed off to work.
D.J's boss noticed how well he worked at helping the customers. This would include grabbing merchandise off the shelf, giving suggestions and ideas about the needs of the customer, and being all out friendly. The boss approached D.J. at the end of his shift and asked if he'd like to move to the store's call center area where he'd be answering questions and general calls from customers. It would entail a raise and a small bonus. His hours would remain the same to allow him to continue high school during the day. Of course, D.J. couldn't turn this down.