2. College Intuition
My freshman year at the University of Pennsylvania was going fairly smoothly. I was getting decent grades, for I'd been doing my homework, which kept me busy enough to distract me from feeling bad about never seeing Heidi again. But every now & then, while taking a break from studying, I would wonder what became of her, if she found someone new at her college, if he treated her nice & knew how to satisfy her, if she might even be engaged to him by now. Such is love; instead of lasting forever, it comes & goes. I promised myself that from then on I would not delude myself with hopes of marrying any woman.
One afternoon I was in the student lounge studying for a history test. In the corner of one eye I could see a girl approaching my table. I said, "You may sit with me if you want; I don't mind a bit." So she took a chair sideways from mine & set her study materials on the table.
She had hair as dark as the night sky & skin somewhat darker than mine. She wore blue jeans & a black short-sleeved shirt with a scoop neck. We both did our best to concentrate on our studying, but we couldn't help but look at each other constantly. Finally she said, "My name's Li Chang. What's yours?"
"R.M. Roxinger. Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you also. What are you studying?"