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Jumat, 28 Oktober 2011

TAKE FIVE

(Short Story)


Friday, November 22, 1963

- do you remember the assassination of President Jhon F. Kennedy of the United States or the death of another important leader?

- what were your reactions? what were the reactions of the people around you?



"Are you happy now" ? Nick smiled.

"yes," i answered. i wiped the ice cream off my chin. it was going to be fun.Don, Nick, and I were driving from New York to Boston for the weekend. We didn't have any classes on Friday, so we got an early start. I don't remember much about the trip up except for the stop at the Howard Johnson's
(*) on the Massachusetts Turnpike. We always stopped for ice cream at the same Howard Johnson's. It was a tradition.
      I guess we went up to Boston often. Don had a girlfriend who was studying at Harvard for her Ph.D. in sociology, and I use to go up to visit my brother at his school. I don't remember why Nick came up with us that weekend, but that's not important now, anyway.
     We took turns driving because the trip took about four and a half hours. Nick was driving. I was paying attention to my ice cream, and Don was talking about his girlfriend.
     "Marilyn has a social psychology class this afternoon. She says the professor is worth listening to. She thinks we should go. He's crazy......."



(*) Howard Johnson's -- a popular chain of restaurants in America that are aften located along large roads and highways.


"Aren't they all?" I interrupted.
"............... but interesting."


                                                                        ......................................... to be continued Share

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