Daily Archive for May 13th, 2009

The Perfect Gift

The Perfect Gift

The perfect gift wrapped perfectly for impure purposes.

“Goodbye Old Friend”

“Goodbye old friend.” That’s what Corey said to me when I got out of his cab today and came into the house. I felt horrible, stupid even because I didn’t remember a word of what he said he and I did in school together. He said we’d been good friends despite running in different crowds. He said he was a “nobody” but I was one of the “beautiful people,” the “famous people” he called them. I remember I was popular but I hung with a lot of different kids and didn’t really attach myself to one single group. As he kept telling me about things he and his friends and I did together in class I thought to myself, he’s got the wrong girl. But then he told me about my unmistakable trademark of a black beret and a Pentax K1000 strapped across my chest day in and day out. He commented on the high top converse I wore back then. I looked down to see the same style on my feet today. I just smiled.

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