第13部分(第3/7 頁)

：　Whassup？

Nate　dawg！

Looks　like　it？s　going　to　be　you　and　me　next　year；　dawg。　And　you　know　our　room　will　be　the

place　to　be　for　all　the　hot　bitches。　I　can？t　wait　to　get　me　some　of　that　Ivy　League　tail？some　kinky

librarian　shit。　Yeeeeeeh；　dawg！

Truth　is；　dawg；　I　won？t　be　round　the　crib　too　much　this　fall；　so　you　can　hit　the　library　honeys　in

peace。　What　up！　See；　I？m　a　swimmer　and　coach　makes　us　eat；　like；　all　of　our　meals　together　and

practice　until　players　start　dying。　Seriously。　And　if　that　ain？t　enough；　there　are　all　sorts　of　wicked

brutal　pranks　and　shit　the　seniors　pull　on　us　freshies。　It？s　going　to　be　gnarly。

So　here？s　the　dizzle：　you　get　the　girls　through　November；　and　then　you？re　going　to　have　to　fork

over　some　of　those　hotties。　Hook　it　up；　dawg！

Holla　back；

T

TO：　trentdawg_87@gmail。

FROM：　narchibald@stjudes。edu

Subject：　re：　Whassup？

Hey　T；

Enjoy　the　single；　dude？I？m　not　ing。

Later；

Nate　（dawg）

it？s　a　family　affaaaaaair

Dan　sat　on　the　lumpy　brown　leather　sofa；　resting　his　arms　on　his　knees　and　staring　pensively　at

the　night　sky　framed　by　the　open　window。　The　cool　thing　about　the　city　was　that　the　sky　was　never

really　totally　dark？the　glare　of　streetlights　cast　a　glow　on　the　whole　city　no　matter　what　time　it

was？so　that　even　if　you　were　awake　at　say；　three　in　the　morning；　like　he　was　now；　you　didn？t　feel

so　lonely。　Dan　was　usually　forted　by　the　city　lights　and　sounds　of　people　out　and　about；　but

tonight　it　was　having　the　opposite　effect？it　was　as　if　everyone　else　was　out　doing　something　fun

while　he　was　stuck　here　all　alone。　His　mom　and　dad　had　gone　to　bed　at　nine…thirty　after　d