Nate

Nate has gone by many names in his 22 years of life.

Nathaniel Michael when his mom is angry with him.

Nate Dog by his high school baseball teammates.

Nutter Butter by his younger sister.

Smittybangbang0808 by his computer hacker friends.

G 0006 549 10009873 by the Montgomery County Police Department.

That last one he’d like to forget about.

It all started as a dare to hack into the CrossFit website and withdraw the money they raised for their umpeenth strongman competition.

And, it would have gone off without a hitch if it weren’t for that jerk, Evan. He had to blab his mouth to a girl he’s been trying to date, and some nosy CrossFit mom overheard and ratted on him. Damn Evan.

Now he’s on probation for the next three years. Totally blows.

It’s not all bad though. Even though he had to move back home, he has the whole basement to himself. His sister still calls him Nutter Butter, and he started helping out at her softball practices. Secretly and not so secretly, he loves the time with her.

This piece shows the intricacies of Nate’s personality. There are times he stays on the straight and narrow, and other times he pushes the societal norms. You can see that in the knots that are symmetrical and when they aren’t.

Nate’s story was developed before I started this one. I hope I did him justice.