Jessie tapped his pencil against his math book, bobbing his head to the music in his ear buds. "...cuz I got one hand in my pocket and the other one is giving a high five," he sang softly. Alanis Morissette was so cool, so hopeful. Hopefully she could help him get through this chapter on linear equations. God, how he hated math.
He pulled out his iPod and tapped the shuffle button. The Corrs' Runaway flowed through him, each piano note playing on his heart. He shut his eyes and let his problems drift away. Math could wait a few minutes. This was one of his favorite songs. Yeah, it was sort of girly, but the tune always made him feel like nothing could touch him. The power of music, he supposed.
As the song faded away he cracked open his math book once more. The fast guitar licks of Green Day's Basket Case made him perk up. He whipped his hair back and forth, feeling the joy bubble up inside him as the drums kicked in. "I will master you, algebra!" He shook his fist at the page over and over in time with the music, before hunkering down to study.
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