Joey saw Steve working on homework - and he looked real tired and burned out.
"What do you want?" Steve asked, in a hurry to study his big chemistry test for tomorrow.
"Nothing, just wanted to help you by giving you a candle... I was told it is suppose to help.. " Joey paused and thought a second, "to help think and concentrate, you know?"
"Ya sure, why not. Ok, light and leave squirt."
So Joey did just that, of course joey had not idea what this candle would do. He just knew that the old Chinese man had told him it would allow his brother to be happy and to play with him. So without thinking of the consequences, Joey walked away from the lit candle, only briefly conducting a smell test. Joey thought to himself as if it smelled like grass... no wait dirt... Joey couldn't pin point it, but he knew it smelled really familiar, kind of like his own memories.
"O-well" Joey said closing the door, sort of interested in the candle's scent now. He went into his bedroom with butterflies in his stomach! He couldn't wait to once again play with his 16 year old brother in front of his other friends. He liked the fact he could show him off, and the other kids were almost always jealous, but of course it changed.
Back in Steve's room the candle kept burning, and Steve kept studying for the test.
"Ah man, i cant remember what polymers are! I hate this subject! Why do we even need to know this stuff?" Steve said aloud, banging his head on his desk.
Steve was a smart teen, but he was also very active in sports. He was consistently working and practicing, finding ways to maintain good grades in school. He mostly played football, and wasn't like the quarterback or anything, but he was a rotating receiver. Not certainly the best, but because of his new height, he was certainly a favorite.
At Steve's job, which he worked at GAP, he would often find himself discovering new dressing patterns. He was mostly a conservative dresser, but because of the gifts of puberty he had found a new love for the preppy - beach look, with tight shirts and flip flops. Joey always criticized Steve for his new clothes, calling him weird, of course he just wanted to fit in at school.