Anna's Decision
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ng exams, and visits to professors' offices.There was hardly any excitement that Monica had taken me into her shared apartment. The other roomma
iterature I had to answer a question about Samuel Beckett. I wore a shirt and a pendant my grandmother had given me. "They'll bring me luck," I thought. What I liked most about
hat life had no meaning. One could only be older than the day before, with more illnesses and more experience, but more sorrow. If I could start over knowing what I know now, the author had said, I would arrive at exactly th
party. Do you want to
eplied, happy about my results but sti
know some b
d to, I'll s
d, showing
to the party,
. If in the past she hadn't wanted to tell her p
ear of not being accept
better if we
know we've been togeth
ppreciate you, bu
up and deign to have
take it the
. Mine was separate, so I used to spend the day day daydreaming. I often received calls and
ce to in a dress as long as Monica's. She looked like a mermaid, dressed in blue like that. I was wearing a leather skirt and one of my best tops. No one was suspicious when t
t, gor
oing to need after the bea
slicked back and he was wearing a tight T-shirt that left his biceps showing. Then it happened. My companion was trying to convince me to imitate Diana when I spotted B
tting there for,
come, c
little before do
ut what's wr
walked by like
ook who we
h, I
're having a good time
' Beth replied. 'A
nt her finger at me with a
me to follow her until we ended up in a corner. I thought she
have only come to
ightened, not know
brother again. You'v
really nothin
eeloader, too. She only took the dough from my family, as she's been ta
fe,' I thought, bu
s a girl...',
y forward. 'I don't want another word
ngs worse, and while I cared quite a bit about Beth, deep down I couldn't say the same for Jack.
anted to apologize
my hand. I didn't notice much effusiveness in
. The truce we had signed took effect and the following Tuesday I received a call from Mr. Radcliffe. I was surprised at the way he forced Beth to formally apologize over the phone while he was present. She sounded like a little girl who had been cau
kind, but I need t
you can count on me
could see the sadness in her eyes and the way s
dy had many cracks in it. Beth had gone from warnings to pleas regarding my relationship with Jack. Anyway, she was alw
job and we're almost in th
ave a scholarship f
ey. Are you still w
the affirmative in case someo
ur mother can't work with those back pai
study what I was passionate about, and even though a literature degree wouldn't guar
try,
s not
ll find it, I'