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Byline: Bonnie DeSimone
WASHINGTON _ Freddy Adu emerges from the shower with a towel wrapped around his slender waist, and for just a second the kid who is well on his way to seeing it all sees something that startles him. His eyes widen over his high, slanting cheekbones.
He has just scored a legitimate, grown-up, highlight-reel goal in a loss to the Los Angeles Galaxy, a sleight-of-foot sequence that put his considerable promise on display. Now, a dozen print and television reporters are hovering around the locker where the 14-year-old Adu changes alongside his much older D.C. United teammates at RFK Stadium.
"Please let me get dressed," Adu ...