My Sister Had a Boyfriend

12/15/08

He made her mix tapes.  He bought her clothes.

He understood the value of a good slurpee.  He made her “elephant shoes” out of a pair of baby booties.

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It seemed like he laughed all the time.

It seemed like he loved everybody.  (Even Prince.)

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I could never understand how they broke up.

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She was my best friend.  She was the coolest teenager alive.

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He took me driving in his car and showed me cool music.  He even let me bring a friend and bought us slurpees.

I trusted him.  No red flags.

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How could it be better than this?

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Now I understand.  That was the problem.

~ by lindseywhitemusic on January 30, 2014.