More like the movie where the guy meets a smart girl who wears a lot of sweaters and drinks cocoa. They talk about books and issues and kiss in the rain.

So I started shoveling Bob's driveway, which is a strange thing to do at a New Years Eve Party

I don't even remember the season. I just remember walking between them and feeling for the first time that I belonged somewhere.

Calls her beautiful, but she cannot hear.

I couldn't believe Sam actually got me a present because i honestly thought the "I love you" was it.

Bridget who is crazy said that sometimes she thought about suicide when commercials come on during TV. She was sincere and this puzzled the guidance counselors.

Part of the reason I wrote the book was I wanted to understand for myself why such good people let themselves get treated so badly.