第10部分(第1/7 頁)

gone。　Well；　Ruby　would　be　around；　but　it　wasn？t　exactly　the　same　between　them　anymore？now

that　she　spent　every　waking　second　with　Piotr。　Vanessa　couldn？t　help　feeling　kind　of　。　。　。　obsolete。

Maybe　it　had　been　a　mistake　to　stay　in　the　city；　but　she？d　wanted　to　study　film　at　NYU　for　as　long

as　she　could　remember；　and　now　she　finally　had　her　chance。　Plus；　she　loved　New　York。　The

trouble　was；　it　was　going　to　be　a　whole　different　city　without　Dan。

The　light　was　taking　forever　to　change；　and　she　could　feel　the　sweat　running　down　the　insides　of

her　legs　and　into　the　black　patent…leather　platform　Mary　Janes　on　her　feet。　As　she　shaded　her　eyes

from　the　glare；　she　suddenly　noticed　Dan　across　the　street；　standing　near　the　carts　of　used　books；

with　Greg。

They　were　talking；　and　then　Dan　opened　his　arms　and　Greg　stepped　into　them；　squeezing　tightly。

Even　from　where　she　was　standing　Vanessa　could　see　that　Dan？s　eyes　were　closed　as　he　hugged

Greg；　his　body　totally　relaxed　in　a　way　she　hadn？t　seen　him　in　ages。　She？d　seen　them　talking　at

his　ing…out　party；　but　Dan　had　looked　so　unfortable　it　had　been　hard　to　believe　they　were

actually　together。　Now　it　was　more　than　obvious　that　they　were　a　happy　couple；　totally　in　love。

Vanessa　turned　around　and　began　walking　quickly　back　down　Broadway；　pulling　a　pair　of

vintage　white　sunglasses　from　her　battered　army　bag　to　cover　her　eyes？which　were　rapidly　filling

with　tears。　The　poem　had　been　one　thing？after　all；　Dan？s　poems　were　always　a　little　strange？but　to

actually　see　him　embrace　another　guy　was　something　else？it　wasreal　。　Had　he　always　been　gay？

How　had　she　never　known？

She　wiped　the　tears　from　under　the　dark　l