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           MoviesI’dlikedandhated,thefewplacesI’dbeenandthemanyplacesIwantedtogo,andbooks-endlesslybooks.

           Icouldn’trememberthelasttimeI’dtalkedsomuch.Moreoftenthannot,Ifeltself-conscious,certainImustbeboringhim.Buttheabsoluteabsorptionofhisface,andhisnever-endingstreamofquestions,compelledmetocontinue.Mostlyhisquestionswereeasy,onlyaveryfewtriggeringmyeasyblushes.ButwhenIdidflush,itbroughtonawholenewroundofquestions.

           Suchasthetimeheaskedmyfavoritegemstone,andIblurtedouttopazbeforethinking.He’dbeenflingingquestionsatmewithsuchspeedthatIfeltlikeIwastakingoneofthosepsychiatrictestswhereyouanswerwiththefirstwordthatcomestomind.Iwassurehewouldhavecontinueddownwhatevermentallisthewasfollowing,exceptfortheblush.Myfacereddenedbecause,untilveryrecently,myfavoritegemstonewasgarnet.Itwasimpossible,whilestaringbackintohistopazeyes,nottorememberthereasonfortheswitch.And,naturally,hewouldn’trestuntilI’dadmittedwhyIwasembarrassed.

           "Tellme,"hefinallycommandedafterpersuasionfailed-failedonlybecauseIkeptmyeyessafelyawayfromhisface.

           "It’sthecolorofyoureyestoday,"Isighed,surrendering,staringdownatmyhandsasIfiddledwithapieceofmyhair."IsupposeifyouaskedmeintwoweeksI’dsayonyx.