第12部分(第3/6 页)

left　for　college　on　a　Saturday　and　I　on　a　Sunday。　It　would　be　the　first　time　we　had　ever　been　apart　over　the　course　of　our　high　school　friendship。　Ours　was　more　than　a　normal　boy／girl　friendship；　though。　Our　close　connection　was　the　envy　of　others。　I　was　in　awe　of　his　amazing　personality；　his　hilarious　jokes　and　his　little…boy　looks。　He　could　read　my　mind；　finish　my　sentences　and　bring　me　to　hysterical　laughter　with　only　a　look。　We　adored　each　other。　As　our　last　summer　together　approached；　our　bond　only　grew。

The　summer　started　off　slowly；　with　Tim　trying　to　get　my　mind　off　the　jerk　I　now　refer　to　as　my　ex…boyfriend　and　a　total　waste　of　my　time。　Tim　was　dating　one　of　my　close　friends；　and　had　been　for　a　couple　of　months。　I　had　to　sit　by　and　watch　as　she　ridiculed　him；　made　a　joke　of　him　in　front　of　our　friends；　and　eventually　made　him　cry　when　she　finally　ended　it。　She　broke　my　best　friend’s　heart；　and　I　ached　with　him。

We　spent　hours　talking　on　the　phone　late　at　night；　forting　each　other；　giving　each　other　advice　and　worrying　about　college。　Over　the　rest　of　the　summer；　both　of　us　were　single；　so　we　spent　all　of　our　time　together。　Late　at　night　after　work；　we　would　meet　at　cafes　and　just　talk　for　hours。　We　grew　even　closer　that　summer。　I　only　wondered　why　our　friendship　had　to　get　so　close　now；　as　we　were　both　preparing　to　leave　for　college。

As　the　time　approached　when　we　would　have　to　say　good…bye；　we　went　shopping　together　for　school　supplies　and　planned　our　first　rendezvous　as　college　students　for　a　month　after　we　were　both　at　school。

As　I　left　that　Saturday　morning　to　take　him　to　school；　I　was　extremely　nervous；　my　stomach　full　of　knots。　I　kept　wondering　what　was　wrong　with　me　during　the　three…hour　car　ride。　Of　course　I　was　going　to　miss