"So you are in charge of your own destiny?" I ask. And again, I listen to myself and I can hardly believe it. When I was little, I used to go to the local ice skating rink. In my mind, I always felt like I could turn and jump, but when I got out on the ice, I could barely keep the blades straight. When I got older, that's how I was with people: in my mind, I'm bold and direct, but what comes out always seems so tame and polite. Even with Evan, my boyfriend for junior year and most of senior year, I never quite managed to be the skating, spinning, jumping person I suspected I could be. But today, apparently, I can skate. "Oh, not at all. I go where the wind takes me." He pauses to consider that. "Maybe there's a good reason I'm playing Sebastian." "So where is the wind blowing you?" I ask

