https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW_pmvSjtpY Enraptured, I watched the fingers of his left hand move across the strings of his cello as his right hand guided the bow on the bottom half of the instrument, beautiful music filling the air at the fountain as he played with the rest of the campus orchestra. Elliot was, as he always is, … Continue reading BODIES: Chapter 10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBlFCoe0FvI Ana passed me her dance bag as we climbed out of the car, and Nathaniel’s jiu jitsu bag found its way into my arms immediately after. “Excuse you!” I chided the two of them. “Am I your servant?” “Yes!” they both answered me as they skipped their way towards the house. Spring break was … Continue reading BODIES: Chapter 9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIFFOw6sy0c I was back to avoiding Alex, and this time, with much greater expertise. Of all the ways I imagined a confession of affection and all the people I imagined them from, even from Alex, I certainly did not expect it to unfold the way that it did, and I certainly did not tell him … Continue reading BODIES: Chapter 8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omYRK5yPRiE I stared across the fountain in awe of the slim, fair-skinned beauty with luscious, deep brown hair, standing next to Elliot and Samantha, and felt embarrassed that I even slightly entertained the thought of becoming someone of significance to Elliot after we shared a night of meaningful conversation until the sun showed itself the … Continue reading BODIES: Chapter 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBlFCoe0FvI Awake with festivities to finish the excruciatingly long month of October was the entire campus and all the blocks in between. I, on the other hand, laid in bed, scrolling news articles online and clicking in and out of sitcoms and documentaries. “Come out with me,” Margo tried for the hundredth time to persuade … Continue reading BODIES: Chapter 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh1cbXh0f7Q Jubilation and expectation for the college career before me was... short lived. After a week of the college life, I was appalled by my reality. “What’d you expect?” said my roommate, Margo. “This is college.” I stared at her, wide eyed. I DON'T KNOW. Human decency? Lingering consciences? But the more I experienced the … Continue reading BODIES: Chapter 2
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