The cards said that these were my copies of all my favorite books,
and I wanted Sam and Patrick to have them because they were my two favorite people in the whole world.
When they both looked up from reading, they were quiet. Nobody smiled or cried or did anything.
We were just open, looking at each other. They knew I meant the cards I wrote. And I knew it meant a lot to them.
“What do the cards say?” Mary Elizabeth asked. “Do you mind, Charlie?” Patrick asked.
I shook my head no, and they each read their cards while I went to fill up my coffee cup with red wine.
When I came back, they all looked at me, and I said, “I’m going to miss you all very much. I hope you have a great time at college.”
And then I started crying because it suddenly hit me that they were all leaving.
I think Peter thinks I’m a little strange. So, Sam stood up and took me into the kitchen, telling me on the way there that it was “okay.”
When we got to the kitchen, I was a little more calm. Sam said, “You know I’m leaving in a week, Charlie?”
“Yeah. I know.” “Don’t start crying again.” “Okay.” “I want you to listen.” “Okay.”
“I’m really scared to be alone at college.” “You are?” I asked. I never really thought of that before.
전체재생
다음페이지
문장검색