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“Did he know you were sixteen?”

“Oh, yeah He used to call in to school for me You know, like, ‘This is Ian’s father, he won’t be in school today because he has the flu’”

“That didn’t see to you?”

“It was exciting,” Ian said He was clearly enjoying thePaul It was hard to tell which “I couldn’t believe someone like that would be interested in me,” Ian continued “He’d take et drunk together He liked cocktails,Island ice tea”

“So he was a good influence all around”

“He taught me valuable life skills”

“I hate this guy”

Ian laughed “I was head over heels for him ‘This is the one’, you know? Happily ever after”

“Happily ever after at sixteen?”

“What did I know?”

“You’re a romantic”

“I was”

“Not anymore?”

“I don’t know I’m smarter Sometimes I wish I could still just coer, you know? I still like the idea that uy That it can last forever Like soul mates Is that… I don’t know Kind of sappy?”

“No I don’t think so I believe in soul mates”