Ead the following story excerpt and answer the question that follows:
"come on james! " nick called him from the street. "let's get to the court. the guys are waiting."
james looked down at his list of assignments on the computer.
"nick, i can't go today," he yelled regretfully out his window. "i am behind on my work. you are, too! you should come over and we can study together."
no response from nick. james sighed and opened his website. a short time later he heard a loud knock at the door. it was nick.
"you were right. let's finish up and then go shoot hoops."
what does this dialogue reveal about james?