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G E O R G E
G e o rg e
w as
th e
b o y
a c ro s s
th e
riv e r
w ho
s to o d
o n
th e
s id e w a lk
a n d
w aved
a t
u s ,
m y
frie n d
a n d
r ,
a s
w e
d ro v e
b y
o n
th e
w ay
t o
G ra n d m o th e r's
h o u s e
w h e re
w e
w ent
t o
Iu n c h
o n
F rid a y s .
r
fe lt
g o o d
i n
m y
g re e n
ro a d s te r
w ith
th e _
s h in y
c h ro m e
a n d
th e
tire -v ie l1 s ,
e s p e c ia liy
i n
n ic e
w e a th e r
w hen
th e
to p
w as
dow n.
r
w as
fla tte re d
th a t
G e o rg e
w o u ld
w ave
a t
m e.
I
d id n 't
k n o w
w ho
h e
w as,
b u t
I
th o u g h t
h e
w as
k in d
o f
"fre s h "
fo r
w a v in g
w hen
h e
d id n 't
e v e n
k n o w
m e.
M y
frie n d
a n d
r
b o th
th o u g h t
h e
w as
ra th e r
"c u te "
th o u q h .
r t
w a s n 't
lo n g
b e fo re
m y
A u n t
E th e 1 ,
w ho
k n e w
h is
p a re n ts ,
g a v e
a
p a rty
s o
w e
c o u ld
m e e t.
T h e y
p la y e d
b rid g e ,
w h ic h
I
h a te d ,
b u t
som ehoww e
g o t
th ro u g h
th e
e v e n in g ,
a n d
th a t
w as
th e
b e g in n in g
o f
a
p re tty
s e rio u s
r e la tio n s h ip .
G e o rg e
w o u ld
rid e
h is
b ik e
a c ro s s
th e
riv e r
t o
m yh o u s e
som e
e v e n in g s .
o n e
n ig h t
h e
ro d e
i t
rig h t
in to
th e
liv in g
ro o m .
H e
d id n 't
h a v e
a
c a r
s o
w hen
w e
w a n te d
t o
g o
d a n c in g
o r
o u t
s o m e w h e re
w e
w o u ld
ta k e
m y
c a r.
H e
w o u ld
d riv e ,
a n d
h e
w as
a
te rrib le
d riv e r.
H e
to o k
a
lo t
o f
c h a n c e s .
H e
w o u ld
m ake
th e
tire s
s c re e c h
a s
h e
ro u n d e d
c o rn e rs ,
a n d
h e
lo v e d
t o
s p e e d .
M y
m o th e r
h a te d
t o
s e e
h im
c o m in g .
M y
d a d
d id n 't
lik e
h im
e ith e r.
I
c o u ld
h a rd ly
b la m e
th e m .
G e o r g e 's
p ro b le m
w as
th a L
h e
d id n 't
g e t
e n o u g h
a tte n tio n
fro m
h is
p a re n ts .
P e te r
w as
a lw a y s
g o n e
o n
b u s in e s s
trip s ,
a n d
M ary
w o u ld
o fte n
g o
a lo n g .
T h a t
le ft
G e o rg re w ith o u t
a n y o n e
t o
com e
hom e to .
H e
u s u a lly
in v ite d
a
frie n d
h is
ow n
a g e
t o
com e
a n d
s ta y
w ith
h im .
G e o rg e
w as
a
lo n e ly
k id .
H e
w as
Iik e
a
litt1 e
b o y .
H e
seem ed
t o
w e lc o m e
b e in g
s c o ld e d
a n d
e m b a rra s s e d .
r t
$ ra s
a s
th o u g h
h e
th o u g h t
h e
d e s e rv e d
p u n is h m e n t..
H e
w o u ld
a lw a y s
s a y
o r
d o
th in g s
h e
th o u g h t
m ym o th e r
w o u ld
d is a p p ro v e
o f,
a n d
th a t
g a v e
h e r
th e
o p p o rtu n ity
s h e
w as
lo o k in g
fo r
w h ic h
w as
t o
c r itic iz e
h im
o r
p u t
h im
i n
h is
p la c e .
H e
w o u ld
a lw a y s
lo o k
v e ry
s h e e p is h ,
lik e
a
l i t t I e
b o y
w ho
h a s
d o n e
s o m e th in g
w ro n g
a n d
w as
te rrib ly
asham ed.
H e
d id n 't
s e e m
t o
k n o w
h o w
t o
d o
th e
th in g s
lh a t
w o u ld
b rin q
h im
c o m p lim e n ts
o r
th e
g o o d
fe e lin g s
o f
th o s e
o n e
w o u ld
th in k
h e
s h o u ld
w ant
t o
p le a s e
o r
m ake
a
g o o d
im p r e s s io n
o n .
B u t
th a t
w as
w hat
l i f e
w ith
h is
fa th e r
h a d
d o n e
t o
h im ,
r 'm
s u re .
w e
d o
w hat
i s
e x p e c L e d
o f
u s ,
a s
k id s ,
o r
w hat
w e
th in k
i s
e x p e c te d
o f
u s ,
a n d
G e o rg e
w as
d o in g
i t
p e rfe c tly .
I t
w as
th e
o n ly
c o n c lu s io n
h e
c o u ld
com e
to .
G e o rq e
w as
n o te d
fo r
h is
"ta 1 1
ta le s ".
H is
Iie s
b ro u g h t
h im
a tte n tio n ,
a n d
G e o rg e
n e e d e d
a tte n tio n
a n d
Io v e .
T h e
lo v e
h is
fa th e r
seem ed
in c a p a b le
o f
9 iv in 9
h im .
p e te r
w as
v e ry
c ritic a l
a n d
d o m in e e r in g .
M ary
w as,
r
b e lie v e ,
h is
s la v e
a n d
h e
w as
L o rd
a n d
l'la s te r .
H em ust
h a v e
b e e n
v e ry
h a rd
t o
Iiv e
w ith ,
a n d
r
b e lie v e
s h e
w as
frig h te n e d
o f
h im .
r
th in k
th a t
fe a r
o f
h im
i s
h o w
h e
k e p t
h e r
i n
Iin e .
s h e
iik e d
th e
m a te ria l
th in g s
h e
c o u ld
g iv e
h e r.
s h e
lik e d
b e in g
th e
b e s t
d re s s e d
w om an
w h e re v e r
s h e
w e n t.
M ary
lik e d .
th e
w ay
M ary
Io o k e d ,
a n d
s o
d id
P e te r.
T h e re
w as
a ffe c tio n
a n d
p rid e
i n
th e ir
r e la tio n s h ip ,
a n d
a
g re a t
d e a l
o f
lo y a lty
o n
b o th
s id e s ,
b u t
r
th in k
i t
w as
m oney
a n d
th in g s
th a t
k e p t
th e ir
m a rria g e
to g e th e r.
p e te r
lik e d
h a v in g
a n
a ttra c tiv e
w om an,a n d
s h e
s tu c k
i t
o u t
b e c a u s e
h e
h a d
th e
m eans
t o
h e lp
a c c o m p iis h
th is .
M ary
w as
a
m e tic u lo u s
h o u s e k e e p e r.
T h e ir
hom es
L re re
w e lI
fu rn is h e d .
r
w as
w e ll
a c q u a in te d
w ith
th re e
o f
th e ir
v a ri.o u s
hom es
b e fo re
a n d
d u rin g
th e
tim e
r
w as
m a rrie d
t o
G e o rg e .
P e te r
w a n te d
e v e ry th in g
iu s t
s o
a n d
l{a ry
w as
th e re
t o
p le a s e
h e r
m an.
I
g u e s s
s h e
d id
a
g o o d . jo b
o f
th a t.
W hat
b ro u g h t
G e o rg e
a n d
m e
to g e th e r
w as,
I
b e lie v e
th e
e lo s e n e s s
e x p e rie n c e d
b y
th o s e
w ho
h a v e
fo rc e d
u p o n
th e m
th e
im p o s s ib le
e x p e c ta tio n s
o f
o n e
o r
tw o
p e rfe c tio n is t
p a re n ts .
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