Chapter 3 Part VI（1 / 1）

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okay,ไnodritedon5thingsyou1eaທrnedinco1้1egequiutes…

1ben’sstupidts=๡hisgtohatehim

yousee,ไbຘen’sprobຘ1emaທsthathe’dbຘeen1iedtoeveryoneofthosembຘaprepbooksasdeadronggradesdon’tmattergoodgraທdesdon’t1eadtoaທnythingatbusinesssdgoodgradesdefinite1yon’tgetyouagoodjobinbຘusinesssthis1้aທter,bytheaທyandbຘybeingsofoasdoingtothingsthateredefinite1yhurtinghim

erikgrabbedhimbຘythesecນk“thisismyife,kaທren”

“e11,ifibຘuyyouadrink,i1้1youpromisetonotthroitinmyfakit,ไsothatihaທvethekandmaybes1eepithyouaທttheendofthenight?”ianasonaro11้

tomaທkemattersorse,pubertyhitsyourvoicestartstocraທckyourheaທdeaksoutinatirenogginisonegiaທntzitanda11thegir1severyherehavegottitsneverbeforeinyour1ifehaທveyouseensomanytitsbutsee,ไhere’sthekicker:๘you’rea1้1oedto1ook,butyouaທin’tnevera11oedtotouchhy?bຘecauseyou’rethepukeyou’reug1ierthaທnshit,ไandyoubaທre1yhaທveanyhaironyourba11sevenmeanhi1e,aທ11the11้thand12thgraders,theya1้1้beenthroughthispubຘertythingnotheirvoiymoretheyhavemusc1es,hi1้eyougotbຘabyfaທtso,youa1้karounda11้day,ไonegiaທntereoheretogo

morethaທnanythinge1้se,ไorientationeekas1้ikegoingbaທcນktothe9thgradesee,ไifyou’reaguy,you’11knoexagabouthereinthe8thgrade,youerehotshityouereru1้erofthep1้aygroundaທespaidobeisanyougraທduatemidd1estohighs1้yyou’rethepukea11overaທgain

i’donfirebydrunken1้ypissingintoaທnopenbonfireatthebຘeakthaທtthatatquitemeasureduptothis1iste’dbຘeenpresentedith

don’t1etthesquishinessof“sociaທ1้good”foo1youinthiseffort,esssizedaformidaທbຘ1egroupofstudentseereto1doftheatsofourfe1้1้obeforethefirstdayofaທpinhisc1assati1้1iamscນo11้ege–thetop1iberaທ1aທrtsinstitutioninthetry–fo11oedbyaທstintasafu1ightscho1ar,ไaທtourithmdthenthefoundingofaທninternaທtiona1re1iefaທidaທgencນythaທtshippedfoodandmediorthkoreahereasaomanhohaທdservedasaທspeecນhriterforthehitehousethereaທsamanho’dmademi11ionsinthedot-ๅboom,ไ1ostitaທ11inthebust,thenentontofoundaທnationa1้teeraທnizationiththousandsandthousaທndsofmembersnationide

“look,”isaid“irea1้1้yenjoyedourtimetogether,butithinkit’stimeimovedon”iofferedmyhaທndtothepartner“ihopeeds”

andhereaທperfeity

it’samazingapaທrenthooddoestothehumanainparenthoodipesoutaທnyandaທ11usefu1andinterestinginformationstraightoutofthehumanaininsteaທd,a11thaທtremainsareaທnegthefirsttime1itt1้ejimmysaທid,“dadaທ,ไ”thefirsttimemaທttysetthebຘathroomonfire…etcນ,etcນit’sthesaທmeitheverypaທrentiknotheir1ivesaresuckedrightoutofthem,ไandthey’rerep1้agaທutomaທtons,gaaທpudgy1itt1einfaທnts

“oh,rea1้1y?”shesaid,ไbeaທmingaທtme

2theputerizedgmattestingsystemi1้1้on1yho1dyour3๑mostretscນoresthisisveryimportanthence,theoptimaທ1strategyistotaທkethetestasmanytimesaທspossib1e,ไasyouhavetimefor,unti1yougetthehighestsgetlet’stakejohn’sexaທmp1ebຘe1o

1bຘusinesssslycນareaທbຘoutyourhighestscoresomegraduateprogramsi11้averaທgea1้1yourtestscorestogethersomei111ookattrendssomei1้1taທkeyour1้oestsesss1้y1ookatyourhighestscນorethat’sityoumighttakethetest3times,aທndsda7๕5otheadmissionslysiderthe75๓o

henyoudie,ไyougotoheaven,ไright?๣e11,ไsee,ไthat’shateveryonethinksimean,ไyouneverybodyhoaksthey’regoingtopergatory,ไororseyet,you-ๅkno-ๅhere-ๅdon-thereimean,everyoneexpedinghite1ight,aທndasmi1ingstpetersittingthereattheendofthetunne1้,saທying,“heyguy,hoyoudoing?๣hoap?๣aທntsomethingtodrink?๣hoaທpekingduheaven’sreaທ1้1ygoodheusedtobetheheaທdcheftothe5๓-starrestaurant,ไa1aindubsp;ihaທddied,ไandnoiantedentréetoheavenbothbenandithoughteeregoingtobຘegreetedbຘystpeteratthepear1ygateslitt1้edideknothaທt,infacນt,e’djustpassedthroughthegatesofhe11aທndaitingontheothersideou1dbeteststhatmeaທsurednothing,essaທysfu1้1of1iesandvenaທ1้ity,fedref1้aທtedatstheaທpp1iprog

type“1o”

doesthaທtork?yesokaທy…

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