Chapter 36

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January 1990

Amanda

I will be moving to Boston at the end of April. Professor Fenn wrote me a letter of recommendation. Izzy is right: I shouldn't stray from my plan. I don't know what the future will be for me and Duff. I found out that he relapsed again. I tried to convince him again to try to give up the alcohol as well. He told me that he can't function if he doesn't drink or if he isn't taking some type of a drug. I think I'm losing my battle with Duff. I feel so helpless. Maybe we need some space. We'll try to work on the relationship while I'm still here. Maybe we should try a long-distance relationship. Lately, I feel like some days we barely talk to each other. Also, the sex between us is no longer enjoyable. In other words: I lay down, he gets on top me, he thrusts into me, the end. There are no sparks between us. We couldn't keep our hands off of each other from the first time we had sex. We used to talk about things that were important to us. We don't do that anymore. I was thinking about all of these things, while I was watching Duff play his guitar while the band was hanging around in our apartment.

 I was thinking about all of these things, while I was watching Duff play his guitar while the band was hanging around in our apartment

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Today my parents and I are going to the mall. I'm going to be buying clothes for when I move to Boston. California does not have a winter season, but some stores in the mall do sell winter clothes. My dad said it's better if we buy everything now, so we don't have to rush at the last minute.

Hannah and I will be roommates in Boston. We read the apartment listings in the newspaper that had ads for every state and we found a great apartment in a nice area in Boston. We can both afford it. We'll be splitting the rent. It's also close to both of the colleges we will be attending.

My dad saw something that he wanted to buy from the store as we were heading toward the exit. He told us to wait for him outside of the store while he paid for his item. My mom and I were leaving the store when out of nowhere someone bumped into us. We didn't see him approaching because we were talking to each other.

"I'm so sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going. I'm so-" My mother tried to apologize to the person when we both looked up. We were both speechless.

It was Robert Carlson

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It was Robert Carlson. "Sandra, what are you doing here at a mall? I don't ever remember you  going to a mall. Hell must have frozen over if you're here."

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