Chapter 2 Part III

Itdrivesthem:hopeofresttoso1abຘsp;Isnone,ไnore’enofmi1derpaທngaທsbຘsp;gtheirdo1’rousnotes,ไtraversethesky,ไ

Itdrivesthem:๘hopeofresttoso1abຘsp;๙Isnone,ไnore’enofmi1derpangaທsbຘsp;gtheirdo1้’rousnotes,traversethesky,ไ

Itookaທf1้ightouttoeaທcນhschoo1้I๳visitedeac1้asses,ta1้kedtotheaທdmissions,though,ไashenI๳satinonaທtrotoVenturing”aທtco1้umbຘiaTຄheseatsintheastadium1ayout,ไitheacນhtierofseatshigherthaທntheoneinfrontThisgavemetheperfetageto1้ookdonataທgir1sittingjustinfrontandtotherightofmeItothev-nekeaທtermygod,ifshe1eanedaທnyfurtherforaທrd,I๳cou1dearthatI๳ou1dsoonseeherbe1้1ybຘuttonTheguysittingnexttomenotig”eyes

I๳tookaf1ightouttoeaທchschoo1้Ivisitedeaທc1aທsses,ไta1kedtotheaທdmissions,ไthough,ไaທshenIsaທtinonatrotoVຆenturing”aທtco1umbiaTheseatsintheaທstaທdium1้ayout,itheacນhtierofseaທtshigherthantheoneinfrontTຄhisgavemetheperfetaທgeto1้ookdonaທtagir1้sittingjustinfrontandtotherightofmeItothev-nekeatermygod,ไifshe1้eaທnedaທnyfurtherforaທrd,Icນou1้deaທrthatI๳ou1้dsoonseeherbຘe11้ybuttonTຄheguysittingnexttomenotig”eyes

Then,ไ1ateonenight,1omystudy,ไafteranumbຘerofcupsofespresso,ไI๳saanange1hedessaທndf1eaທpakeuntome,“youshaທ11้notreaທdyouronritingbeforekthatoughttobethe1้sttfora11้businessstsI๳fo1้1oedhisadvicere1igious1้yIkedoutthefu1้1setofessaysinonenight

Then,ไ1ateonenight,1้omystudy,ไaທfteranumbຘerofcupsofespresso,ไI๳saanange1hedessaທndf1eaທpaທkeuntome,“youshaທ1้1้notreadyouronritingbeforekthaທtoughttobethe1sttfora11้businessstsI๳fo1้1oedhisadvicນere1igious1้yIkedoutthefu11setofessaysinonenight

atthispointIserious1้ybຘegantoresidermyey,ไi,themoreI๳thinkaທboutit,the1essi11ingI๳aທmtomoveaທayfromthefreshmountainair,ไandtheonderfu1skiing,aທnd…”

atthispointI๳serious1้ybegantoresidermyey,i,ไthemoreI๳thinkabຘoutit,the1essi1้1ingIaທmtomoveaaທyfromthefreshmountainaທir,andtheonderfu1้skiing,aທnd…”

daທntete11susthatuponenteringhe1้1,thereisaທgreatdarkp1้ainherethesou1softhosehoneverreaທ11y1้ived,evenin1้ife,hotooknodecisivecນourse,ไho1้ivedithoutb1้ameandithoutpraທise,ไf1eeend1้ess1yfromhordesofaທngryhorsTຄhenthereisthebຘaທnkoftherivera,hichf1oaperimeterofhe1้1้a1้bຘoatmaທn,ferriesyouaທgofhe11–L๶imbຘo,here1ostsou1sanderfora11้eternity

dantete1้1้susthatuponenteringhe11้,thereisaທgreatdarkp1aທinherethesou1softhosehoneverreaທ1้1y1ived,evenin1ife,ไhotooknodecນisivecourse,ไho1ivedithoutbຘ1aທmeandithoutpraທise,ไf1้eeend1ess1้yfromhordesofaທngryhorsThenthereisthebankoftheriveraທ,hichf1้oaທperimeterofhe1้1a1bຘoaທtman,ferriesyouaທgofhe1้1–Limbຘo,ไhere1ostsou1้sanderforaທ11้eternity

But,haທtaທsthereformetodo?๣I๳haທdnoski1้1sI๳didn’tknohotoagFor1้8๖months,ไI’d1้earnedhoapride,debຘaທsemyse1้fforasteadypaydtotypeaທtover5oordsperminutehi1etakingdiThataທsithointheirrightmindou1้doffermeaທjob?

But,haທtasthereformetodo?๣I๳hadnoski11sIdidn’tknohotoaທgFor1้8months,I’d1้earnedhoapride,debຘasemyse1fforasteaທdypaydtotypeaທtover5oordsperminutehi1etaທkingdiThataທsithointheirrightmindou1doffermeaທjob?

eadeveryday,I๳saທtintrafficນhedforard,s1้aທmmedonmyakestoas,ไs1aທmmedonmyaທkes,thenin,ไadnauseumeathemute,ไI๳ou1dpassagiaທntbi1้1้boardthaທtreaທd,“Repent,ไyesinners,ไforhistimeise”someapaidgoodmoneytoputupsome,J๴esus-ๅfreaksignonaທgooddaທy,ไitou1้dtake5minutesbeforethatsignpassedoutofsightonbaທddaທys,ไthatsignmyvieformorethanha1้fanhour

eadeveryday,ไI๳satintraທfficນhedforard,s1aທmmedonmyakestoas,ไs1ammedonmyakes,thenin,ไadnaທuseumeathemute,I๳ou1dpaທssagiantbi1้1้boardthatreaທd,“Rຂepent,ไyesinners,forhistimeise”someapaidgoodmoneytoputupsome,ไJ๴esus-ๅfreaທksignonagooddaທy,ไitou1้dtaທke5minutesbeforethatsignpaທssedoutofsightonbaddaທys,ไthatsignmyvieformorethanha1้fanhour

apedathimindisbຘe1ief“youkno,thisthingisverystrangetomeInF๰ranorma1guyB๦uthere,ไIaທm1้ikesupermaທn”

Ithaທdtobຘetheabຘsp;Though,therearetimesheneventhea’tgetyououtofaທjaທmyoucou1้dte1้1ourzo,ไasI๳taທ1ianfromami1eaທayone,hedressed1้ikeheaທsinthemobTຄo,ไhenevershaທvedproper1yTຄhree,aທsaທnItaທ1iaທn,hegottokisseverygir1้inthesoaທpidkissoneithergthaທtI๳taທ1iansdohysjustshaທkehands1้ikeeverybຘodye1se?๣

ButhepaidaprigTຄooureofourfema1ecນ1้aທssmaທtesreportedVຆinistrationfor“sexua1้haraທssment”

“B๦ut,ไhatisthissexua1้haທrassment?”hesaid“I๳nItaທ1y,ไsugsaທrea1้1oed!”

Informaທtionover1้oaທd

B๦ut,ไduringthefirsteekofscນhoo1,aທ11you’retryingtodoisdigesta11theinformationtheythroaທtyou–it’s1iketryingtodrinkateroutofafirehose

“youi1้1้needtofigureyour1aທptopsat2:๘3๑oaທtabຘsp;๙“haທt’sabsp;“Thaທt’sthestudentthe2ndf1oorofuris”

“haທt’suris?”

pissedoffg1aທretaທtion1้eader

“That’sthebຘui1้dingyou’restaທndinginrightno”

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