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           Theywerearoundmyage,ormaybejustalittleolder.Itwasfunny.Youcouldseetheywerebeingcarefulashellnottodrinkuptheminimumtoofast.Ilistenedtotheirconversationforawhile,becauseIdidn’thaveanythingelsetodo.Hewastellingheraboutsomeprofootballgamehe’dseenthatafternoon.Hegavehereverysinglegoddamplayinthewholegame—I’mnotkidding.HewasthemostboringguyIeverlistenedto.Andyoucouldtellhisdatewasn’teveninterestedinthegoddamgame,butshewasevenfunnier-lookingthanhewas,soIguessshehadtolisten.Realuglygirlshaveittough.Ifeelsosorryforthemsometimes.SometimesIcan’tevenlookatthem,especiallyifthey’rewithsomedopeyguythat’stellingthemallaboutagoddamfootballgame.Onmyright,theconversationwasevenworse,though.OnmyrighttherewasthisveryJoeYale-lookingguy,inagrayflannelsuitandoneofthoseflitty-lookingTattersallvests.AllthoseIvyLeaguebastardslookalike.MyfatherwantsmetogotoYale,ormaybePrinceton,butIswear,Iwouldn’tgotooneofthoseIvyLeaguecolleges,ifIwasdying,forGod’ssake.Anyway,thisJoeYale-lookingguyhadaterrific-lookinggirlwithhim.Boy,shewasgood-looking.Butyoushould’veheardtheconversationtheywerehaving.Inthefirstplace,theywerebothslightlycrocked.Whathewasdoing,hewasgivingherafeelunderthetable,andatthesametimetellingherallaboutsomeguyinhisdormthathadeatenawholebottleofaspirinandnearlycommittedsuicide.Hisdatekeptsayingtohim,"Howhorrible...Don’t,darling.Please,don’t.Nothere."Imaginegivingsomebodyafeelandtellingthemaboutaguycommittingsuicideatthesametime!Theykilledme.