All Nonfiction
- Bullying
- Books
- Academic
- Author Interviews
- Celebrity interviews
- College Articles
- College Essays
- Educator of the Year
- Heroes
- Interviews
- Memoir
- Personal Experience
- Sports
- Travel & Culture
All Opinions
- Bullying
- Current Events / Politics
- Discrimination
- Drugs / Alcohol / Smoking
- Entertainment / Celebrities
- Environment
- Love / Relationships
- Movies / Music / TV
- Pop Culture / Trends
- School / College
- Social Issues / Civics
- Spirituality / Religion
- Sports / Hobbies
All Hot Topics
- Bullying
- Community Service
- Environment
- Health
- Letters to the Editor
- Pride & Prejudice
- What Matters
- Back
Summer Guide
- Program Links
- Program Reviews
- Back
College Guide
- College Links
- College Reviews
- College Essays
- College Articles
- Back
2nd Installment
"You terrify me."
"I should."
"Are you evil?"
"There is no such thing."
"How do you know?"
"Because I've seen many things." A spread of the hands and of the lips, "and met many people."
Silence.
"Its taking you a long time to do this." He leans on the railing in front of me and it wobbles precariously. I watch him blow smoke rings from a ridiculously long wooden pipe. He sees me looking. "Another story." He taps the stem with his thumb.
"Another time?"
"Yes exactly. Precisely."
I raise an eyebrow and he back peddles. "Sometimes I want to use more than one word or phrase in a circumstance. I'm old, I've learned its ok to use as many as the situation calls for; or none at all."
I am quiet. I bite my lip. Then the end of my pen. I tug my hair and drag my hands across my face.
He huffs a laugh, "am I really that hard to figure out?"
"Yes."
He hums a ditty while I stare at my feet.
Similar Articles
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
This article has 0 comments.