The Sure Thing
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Iiving in a flophouse. No job...
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no home, no upward mobility,
very few teeth.

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Then one day they find me, face down...
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talking to the gutter, clutching
a bottle of paint thinner. And why?

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Because you wouldn't help me
in English. No!

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You were too busy to help me!
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Too busy to help a drowning man!
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Okay.
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-Okay, what?
-Okay, I'll help you.

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You will?
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When?
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How about tonight?
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Let's see. Friday.
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5:30, dinner. 6:00, calculus.
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7:00, news. 7:30, shower.
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7:45, phone call. 8:00?
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8:00, I don't know.
That's when I rearrange my sock drawer.

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-Do you want me to help you, or not?
-I do.

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I was just kidding, there.
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-8:00.
-Okay.

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See you then.
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-Where?
-McKenzie Hall.

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Great!
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It's Friday night!
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"I'm a freshman
at a small Northeastern college.

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"l never thought those letters were true,
until a few days ago...

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"l had an experience that changed my mind.

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