Emily said something strange. She said, “The way you describe that professor, it’s almost like she’s a personal friend.”
“She’s about as much of a personal friend as a student can have with a professor,” I pointed out. If she knew the actual relationship I had with Laura, she would be flabbergasted.
Emily told me about the university that she was attending. She was going to college in state. Her major was education and her goal was to get a Ph.D. She was interested in education administration. That all sounded very dull to me, but whatever makes her happy, I suppose. Emily was curious if I was seriously dating anyone.
“No, I have several women friends, but nothing serious. What about you?” I asked. She said that when she first arrived at college, she dated a junior.
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