Sidekick

There's a kid in my class who looks like he stepped out of central casting as the quintessential sidekick. He's petite with a very round head, dark thick eyebrows, rosy cheeks, and a chiseled jaw. He usually wears a white T-shirt. The teacher had asked the students to draw bugs but Sidekick had picked a boxing kangaroo out of the pile of engravings instead. I thought it was a perfect choice for him. I went over to him and said, "I love your drawing, are you going to work more on it today?" And he said "Yeah," his mouth scrunching way over to the side. He always sits nestled in between the tough kids.