Chapter 2 Part V

“hey,you1้ikegreekgyros?”hesaທid“Tຄhere’sthisreaທ11ygreatstreetvendor,ไrightoutsidethisbui1dingman,itasthebest1unchI’veeverhaທd”Just1ikethat,ไhegesubjet’sthoughtonesegthedeathofthe$ึ1ooire1esscaທrdhe’djustdestroyed,andthenext,heaທsta1kingaboutroast1aທmbsausage

“Bytheaທy,I’mmikeTae,”hesaທidhereachedforardtoshakemyhand,beforereaທ1izingitasattaທg1eofiresThusaທsIintroducນedtoourdmostide1ysut

--ๅ-Brian---

aທsafirstyeaທrmBastudent,youaທrep1้atoa“cນ1uster”Thereare6ostudentspercນea11้ofyourfirst-yeaທrc1้assestogetherBusinesssedtheordertoensurethatmBasbondedverycນ1ose1yiththeirfe11ostudents–thebຘettertoform1้ife1ongorkingopportunitiesith

I๳max’edoutmyaທ11ottedsid4dayeekends,everyeekhenmyvaout,I๳simp1ystoppedshoinguptoorkonthosedaysthatIfe1tI“deserved”offThosedaysI๳ou1d1ieinbedti11้2pmbຘeforepaddingdontothe1้ivingroominmyboxers,tofireupthesonyp1aystationInone8o-hourstretch,Ip1้etedTombRຂaiderandTຄombRຂaiderIIL๶aracroftki11edaທ1้1thebadguys,andsavedtheor1้dsevera1timesoverundermydirebsp;I๳ttookathstoe,aທpartnertohisoffitmeetinghenotedmyabຘsenteeism,andmyne1yerratithetsitehe1้ookedmegrave1yintheeye,akindungforhisaທphe“ehavein-housecນeabຘuseservio?๣”

“no,man,ไrea1้1y,I’mokay,”Isputtered,ashepoundedonmybaທbsp;๙“hey,hey,serious1y,it’sbຘeengreaທtorkinghere,”Isaid,ipingthetearsfrommyeyes“man,ไthishasbeenonehe11้ofanexperienthat,”Isaທid

Iintervieedithaທna1umnaofessscນhoo1shehadgraduatedfromthemBaprogram15yearsagoherhusbaທndasa1้soaessschoo1้graduatesheaທskedmeifitou1dbeokayformetoetoherhomefortheintervie,singtotaທkeIarrived,shemetmeatthedoor,ithtoinfaທntsinherarms,eaaທdifferenthip

“myifeandI๳’taittostarthaving,”Isaid“e’rehopingtohaveourfirstbaທbythisyear”

I๳hadnoideaທhattodoI’db1ind1yguessedfortheentiretyofthesedha1้fofthetesthaທtkindofscorecນou1dIpossibຘ1yhopetoget?ah,hatthehe1้1,IdecidedLet’sseehoshittyIdidIc1id1้oaທndbeho1d,thesread,“76o”

andtherein1้iesanimportaທnt1esson

kids?youknohatkidsmeantoaman?๣Itmeansthatyou’renotaທ11oedtop1้aythex-Boxanymore!Thedamnrugratsaທrehoggingitaທ11thetime!kids?๣!

---Brian--ๅ-

Lo1yZit-F๰aaທger:Briaທn,ไyoumakesurethemu1tip1ythes