Post 3: A True Story of "The Computer Nerd"

     As a child, The Computer Nerd enjoyed watching "The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers." He would even go outside to play and imagine himself as the Power Rangers. The neighborhood he grew up in did not have other children, leaving him play only with his siblings. While his parents worked long hours, he was left to babysit his younger sister alone because his older brother was always gone. The Computer Nerd would cook for the two of them and watch popular television shows, together. The Computer Nerd and his sister, Ashley, grew a special bond.

    Once he became a teenager, The Computer Nerd started hanging out with older brother, Phillip, more often. They would hang out at the mall together with their friends. Being mischievous, the two of them would always get into trouble. The Computer Nerd even stopped playing sports at school just to spend more time with his brother. They loved playing video games and would play for hours at a time. Ashley and The Computer Nerd were competitive towards each other in everything they did. Their older brother was more of a quite person and did not really compete with them.

    After graduating high school, The Computer Nerd went to Spartanburg Community College, but quit after the first semester. He picked up extra hours at his job to help his parents with paying bills. Phillip had moved out on his own and Ashley was still in school. The Computer Nerd had no clue what he wanted to do with his life, nor did he have any career goals.

    Several years later, The Computer Nerd was content with his job at Dollar General Distribution as an forklift driver. Ashley also worked there with him as a forklift driver. As usual, they competed with each other to see who was the better forklift driver. It helped them make the time at work go by quicker. At work, the two of them would race and at the end of their shift, they would compare their production. Sometimes Ashley would win, and sometimes he would win.

    Ashley and The Computer Nerd were tired of the mistreatment from Dollar General, so they decided they were going to make a change. The two of them decided that they would go back to college and major in Computer Technology. Their main goal was to hack each other and brag about who is the better hacker. In May 2019, The Computer Nerd started his first semester at Spartanburg Community College. Ashley had plans on starting the following semester, but found out she was at stage 4 of stomach cancer. She did not get to go back to college because her health was declining extremely fast.

    October 26, 2019, Ashley lost her battle with cancer. The Computer Nerd was depressed about his sister's death and was ready to give everything up. Knowing that Ashley would not want him to give up, he decided to dedicate his schooling for his sister. Everything he learned in, he was doing it for Ashley and himself. Every semester he made the Dean's List and would say, "This is for you, Ashley! Yes, we did it, together!" Finally, The Computer Nerd graduated from Spartanburg Community College. He received his AAS Degree in Computer Technology: Networking/Cybersecurity. The he said, "Ashley can you believe it? We finally got our degree! This is for you baby sister. Since you never got to see your dreams; for everything I touch you touch, for every step I take you take, for every breath I breathe you breathe." The Computer Nerd will always and forever keep his sister Ashley name alive.

    I chose to us "The Hit Man" as my plot. I used this as my plot because it uses the traditional plot. I prefer the traditional plot because it makes for a good story telling. This type of plot allows the reader to follow the from their early years and so on. It gives the reader the opportunity to engage in part of the plot and follow them from start to end. This type of plot gives a better insight of the character and helps the reader gain a better understanding of the main character.