:09:02
of one of his students.
:09:03
But it wasn't like that at all.
:09:06
Our relationship was
based on mutual respect
:09:08
and admiration.
:09:09
I mean, during my
sophomore year in geometry,
:09:12
it was strictly
professional between us.
:09:14
I mean, nothing.
:09:16
It wasn't until junior year
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when we worked together
on the year book
:09:20
that things got kind of serious.
:09:22
One night he took
us editors out to celebrate
:09:24
after a deadline.
:09:25
Eventually, Dave and I
were left alone,
:09:28
and we got to talking.
:09:29
Not like teacher and student,
:09:31
but like 2 adults.
:09:33
You know, Tracy,
:09:34
I notice that
you don't seem to have
:09:36
any close friends at Carver.
:09:38
You seem to be kind of a loner.
:09:40
No, I'm not.
I'm just real busy.
:09:43
Oh, no. I know, I know
it's not by choice.
:09:46
I just mean that, that, well...
:09:48
being the kind of person you are,
:09:51
it must be really difficult foryou
:09:53
to find somebody
you could talk to.
:09:55
What do you mean?
:09:56
What kind of person am l?
:10:01
Tracy, you know, I've been
watching you for going on...
:10:05
3 years now,
:10:06
and I think you are
one of the most talented,
:10:09
hard-working,
sensitive, attractive,
:10:13
brilliant students l--
:10:15
No.
:10:17
Human beings I have ever met.
:10:21
Thank you.
:10:22
And I know that
sometimes people like you
:10:25
have to pay a price
for their greatness.
:10:29
And that price is loneliness.
:10:31
I don't know.
maybe I'm wrong, but...
:10:35
it just seems to me like
you might need a friend.
:10:43
Tracy: Since I grew up
without a dad,
:10:45
you might assume, psychologically,
:10:47
I was looking
for a father figure.
:10:49
But that had nothing
to do with it at all.
:10:51
It was just that
Dave was so strong,
:10:53
and he made me feel
so safe and protected.
:10:56
It was the first time
somebody ever saw the real me,