We wound up at the same university and he made it a point to talk to me every day. It was the same old hugging routine, and people actually thought he was my boyfriend. No one would ask me out because they thought I was with Talbot. Since we were on the track team together, he made it a point to sit by me on the buses or airplanes and it seemed like I couldn't get away from him. He was such a nice guy that I couldn't be mean enough to him to drive him away, and it just got worse and worse. I had thought that high school was bad enough, but college was even worse.
People would invite me to parties by asking if Talbot and I were doing anything Friday. I would tell them I had no idea what Talbot was doing, but I'd be happy to come to the party. They would look at me as if I was weird and ask
