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           Istuckaroundforawhile,apologizingandtryingtogethertoexcuseme,butshewouldn’t.Shekepttellingmetogoawayandleaveheralone.SofinallyIdidit.Iwentinsideandgotmyshoesandstuff,andleftwithouther.Ishouldn’t’ve,butIwasprettygoddamfedupbythattime.

           Ifyouwanttoknowthetruth,Idon’tevenknowwhyIstartedallthatstuffwithher.Imeanaboutgoingawaysomewhere,toMassachusettsandVermontandall.Iprobablywouldn’t’vetakenherevenifshe’dwantedtogowithme.Shewouldn’thavebeenanybodytogowith.Theterriblepart,though,isthatImeantitwhenIaskedher.That’stheterriblepart.IsweartoGodI’mamadman.