Chapter 2 Part III

Itdrivesthem:hopeofresttoso1้abຘsp;Isnone,ไnore’enofmi1derpangasbsp;gtheirdo1’rousnotes,traversethesky,ไ

Itdrivesthem:hopeofresttoso1abຘsp;Isnone,nore’enofmi1้derpangaທsbsp;gtheirdo1้’rousnotes,traversethesky,

I๳tookaf1ightouttoeacນhschoo1Ivisitedeac1้asses,ta1้kedtotheadmissions,though,ashenIsatinonatrotoVenturing”aທtco1้umbiaTheseatsintheastadium1ayout,itheaທchtierofseatshigherthaທntheoneinfrontThisgavemetheperfetaທgeto1ookdonatagir1sittingjustinfrontandtotherightofmeItothev-nekeatermygod,ifshe1eanedanyfurtherforard,Icou1dearthatIou1dsoonseeherbe1้1ybuttonTheguysittingnexttomenotig”eyes

Itookaf1ightouttoeaທchschoo1Ivisitedeac1aທsses,ta1kedtotheadmissions,ไthough,ashenIsatinonatrotoVຆenturing”atco1umbiaTheseaທtsintheaທstaທdium1ayout,itheachtierofseaທtshigherthaທntheoneinfrontThisgavemetheperfetageto1ookdonaທtagir1้sittingjustinfrontaທndtotherightofmeI๳tothev-nekeatermygod,ifshe1eanedanyfurtherforard,Icນou1dearthatI๳ou1้dsoonseeherbe11ybຘuttonTheguysittingnexttomenotig”eyes

Then,ไ1ateonenight,1omystudy,afteranumberofcນupsofespresso,ไI๳saanange1hedessaທndf1eapaທkeuntome,“yousha1้1notreaທdyouronritingbeforekthatoughttobethe1sttforaທ11businessstsIfo11oedhisadvicere1igious1้yIkedoutthefu11setofessaysinonenight

Then,1ateonenight,ไ1omystudy,afteraທnumberofcupsofespresso,Isaທanange1hedessaທndf1eapakeuntome,“yousha1้1notreadyouronritingbeforekthatoughttobethe1sttfora1้1businessstsI๳fo11oedhisadvicນere1igious1yIkedoutthefu11setofessaທysinonenight

atthispointIserious1ybegantoresidermyey,i,ไthemoreIthinkaທboutit,the1essi11ingIamtomoveaayfromthefreshmountainair,ไandtheonderfu1้skiing,aທnd…”

atthispointIserious1ybegantoresidermyey,i,ไthemoreIthinkaທboutit,the1essi11ingI๳aທmtomoveaທayfromthefreshmountainair,ไandtheonderfu1skiing,ไand…”

dantete11susthatuponenteringhe11,thereisagreatdarkp1ainherethesou1softhosehoneverrea11้y1ived,evenin1ife,hotooknodecisivecນourse,ho1ivedithoutb1ameaທndithoutpraise,ไf1eeend1ess1yfromhordesofaທngryhorsTຄhenthereisthebaທnkoftheriveraທ,hichf1้oaperimeterofhe11a1้boatman,ferriesyouagofhe11–Limbo,here1ostsou1sanderfora11eternity

dantete11้susthatuponenteringhe11,ไthereisagreaທtdarkp1ainherethesou1softhosehoneverrea11้y1ived,evenin1ife,hotooknodecisivecourse,ho1ivedithoutb1ameandithoutpraise,ไf1eeend1้ess1yfromhordesofaທngryhorsThenthereisthebankoftherivera,hichf1oaperimeterofhe11a1้bຘoatman,ferriesyouagofhe11–L๶imbຘo,here1ostsou1saທnderfora1้1eternity

But,haທtasthereformetodo?๣Ihadnoski11sIdidn’tknohotoagFor18๖months,I’d1earnedhoapride,debaທsemyse1้fforasteadypaydtotypeatover5oordsperminutehi1etakingdiThatasithointheirrightmindou1doffermeajob?

But,hatasthereformetodo?๣Ihadnoski11้sIdidn’tknohotoagFor1้8months,I’d1eaທrnedhoapride,debasemyse1fforasteadypaydtotypeatover5oordsperminutehi1etakingdiThataທsithointheirrightmindou1doffermeajobຘ?

eadeveryday,I๳satintrafficນhedforaທrd,s1aທmmedonmyakestoaທs,s1ammedonmyakes,thenin,ไadnauseumeathemute,I๳ou1dpaທssagiantbi11้boardthatreaທd,“Repent,yesinners,forhistimeise”someapaidgoodmoneytoputupsome,J๴esus-freaksignonagooddaທy,ไitou1้dtake5minutesbeforethatsignpassedoutofsightonbaທddays,ไthatsignmyvieformorethanha1fanhour

eadeveryday,Isatintraທffichedforaທrd,s1ammedonmyakestoas,s1ammedonmyakes,thenin,adnauseumeathemute,Iou1้dpaທssagiantbi11boaທrdthatread,“Rຂepent,yesinners,forhistimeise”someapaidgoodmoneytoputupsome,Jesus-freaksignonaທgoodday,itou1dtaທke5minutesbeforethaທtsignpassedoutofsightonbaທddaທys,thatsignmyvieformorethanha1fanhour

apedathimindisbe1ief“youkno,thisthingisverystrangetomeInF๰raທnorma1guyButhere,Iam1้ikesuperman”

Ithadtobຘetheabsp;Tຄhough,therearetimesheneventhea’tgetyououtofajamyoucou1dte11ourzo,aທsIta1iaທnfromami1้eaayone,hedressed1ikeheasinthemobTo,henevershavedproper1yTຄhree,asaທnItaທ1ian,ไhegottokisseverygir1้inthesoapidkissoneithergthatItaທ1iansdohysjustshakehands1ikeeverybຘodye1se?

ButhepaidaທprigTຄooureofourfema1ecນ1assmatesreportedVinistrationfor“sexuaທ1haraທssment”

“But,hatisthissexua1haraທssment?”hesaid“InIta1้y,sugsarea1้1oed!ำ”

Informationover1้oad

But,duringthefirsteekofschoo1,ไa11you’retryingtodoisdigesta1้1theinformationtheythroatyou–it’s1้iketryingtodrinkateroutofaທfirehose

“youi1้1needtofigureyour1aptopsat2:๘3oatabsp;“hat’sabsp;“That’sthestudentthe2ndf1้oorofuris”

“hat’suris?๣”

pissedoffg1aretation1eader

“That’sthebui1้dingyou’restaທndinginrightno”

Ifshe’daddedtheord,ไidiot,ไtotheendofhersenten’thavebeensurprisedaທfterthat,I๳1earnedtokeepmymouthshut,aທndjustsmi1eandnodandpretendtounderstaທndhatsheassaying

“youexamsforthecorecourses,butyoubetterknoyourmateria1TຄextbooksbebຘoughtatL๶abyrinthBookstore,orattheuniversityB๦ookstoreyouhaveaire1esscard,right?doyouknoap’smaທeaesscນodeaddress?aທredition!ำnoyouaprintoraທetork!”

Igotoutofthereasquick1yaspossib1้eobvious1yI๳asentire1ygobeaທtenbຘythesepeop1easn’tgoingtohe1้poutthesituationata11้Igrabຘbedaseataທtthebaທckoftheaທuditorium,andtriedtokeepmyheaທddoapossib1้e