The semester ended with a burst of cold weather and a sudden reminder that our housing contract was only for the academic year.
Theo received an offer to stay in Alder Hall for the spring. I was offered a place in a radio station program in another town, an hour away by car. It was exactly the kind of opportunity I'd wanted. It also meant leaving Bellwether for four months.
I read the email twice at my desk.
Theo was at the window, watching the snow begin to fall. "What happened?"
"I got in."
He turned. "The program?"
"Yeah."
"That's great."
"It is."
I waited for more, though I had no right to.
He crossed the room and hugged me. His arms were warm around my shoulders. I pressed my face into his sweater.
"I'm proud of you," he said.
"You are?"
"Of course."
"I'm going to miss y
