﻿IT_NN1 STARTS_VVZ AT_PRP A_AT0 HORRIBLY_AV0 BORING_AJ0 PARTY_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP 's_VBZ the_AT0 beginning-of-the-school-year_AJ0 cocktail_NN1 party_NN1 for_PRP rising_VVG seniors_NN2 to_TO0 mingle_VVI with_PRP their_DPS teachers_NN2 —_PUN a_AT0 Redwood_NP0 Academy_NN1 tradition_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP chat_VVB with_PRP you_PNP like_CJS you_PNP 're_VBB an_AT0 adult_NN1 for_PRP one_CRD night_NN1 and_CJC then_AV0 they_PNP act_VVB like_PRP it_PNP never_AV0 happened_VVD and_CJC go_VVB back_AVP to_PRP treating_VVG you_PNP like_PRP a_AT0 fourteen-year-old_NN1 during_PRP the_AT0 year_NN1 ;_PUN unless_CJS ,_PUN of_PRF course_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP get_VVB in_PRP trouble_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 it_PNP 's_VBZ you_PNP should_VM0 know_VVI better_AV0 ,_PUN you_PNP 're_VBB almost_AV0 an_AT0 adult_NN1 ._SENT 
None_PNI of_PRF this_DT0 has_VHZ happened_VVN to_PRP you_PNP yet_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC standing_VVG there_AV0 in_PRP your_DPS silk-poly_AJ0 dress_NN1 ,_PUN your_DPS hair_NN1 up_AVP in_PRP a_AT0 chignon_NN1 your_DPS mother_NN1 had_VHD to_TO0 help_VVI you_PNP with_PRP ,_PUN you_PNP sense_VVB it_PNP the_AT0 way_NN1 you_PNP know_VVB when_CJS it_PNP 's_VBZ going_VVG to_TO0 storm_VVI ._SENT 
You_PNP 're_VBB supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 know_VVI better_AJC ,_PUN but_CJC better_AJC than_CJS what_DTQ ,_PUN exactly_AV0 ?_SENT You_PNP 're_VBB not_XX0 so_AV0 sure_AJ0 about_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT Yet_AV0 ._SENT 
There_EX0 are_VBB a_AT0 few_DT0 new_AJ0 students_NN2 here_AV0 ,_PUN transfers_VVZ in_AVP for_PRP senior_AJ0 year_NN1 ._SENT Billy_NP0 's_VBZ talking_VVG to_PRP one_CRD of_PRF them_PNP now_AV0 ,_PUN listening_VVG in_PRP that_DT0 intense_AJ0 way_NN1 he_PNP does_VDZ ,_PUN like_PRP every_AT0 word_NN1 you_PNP 're_VBB saying_VVG is_VBZ so_AV0 important_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP 's_VBZ badly_AV0 in_PRP need_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 haircut_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC his_DPS curls_NN2 are_VBB poking_VVG out_AVP from_PRP behind_PRP his_DPS ears_NN2 ._SENT His_DPS suit_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 little_AV0 too_AV0 small_AJ0 —_PUN he_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 growth_NN1 spurt_NN1 last_ORD summer_NN1 —_PUN and_CJC between_PRP that_DT0 and_CJC his_DPS standard_AJ0 dishevelment_NN1 and_CJC nervousness_NN1 he_PNP looks_VVZ very_AV0 out_AVP of_PRF place_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ incredibly_AV0 charming_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 look_VVI at_PRP you_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP stretches_VVZ out_AVP his_DPS arm_NN1 to_TO0 invite_VVI you_PNP over_AVP ,_PUN like_VVB he_PNP somehow_AV0 just_AV0 knew_VVD you_PNP were_VBD there_AV0 ._SENT 
He_PNP slips_VVZ his_DPS arm_NN1 around_PRP your_DPS waist_NN1 when_CJS you_PNP get_VVB close_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ This_DT0 is_VBZ my_DPS girlfriend_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ to_PRP the_AT0 new_AJ0 student_NN1 ._SENT 
You_PNP turn_VVB your_DPS eyes_NN2 away_AV0 from_PRP Billy_NP0 and_CJC see_VVB the_AT0 new_AJ0 student_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD time_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP 's_VBZ shorter_AJC ,_PUN with_PRP golden_AJ0 skin_NN1 and_CJC dark_AJ0 eyes_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF easy_AJ0 smile_NN1 you_PNP 've_VHB tried_VVN to_PRP practice_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 mirror_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP is_VBZ n't_XX0 wearing_VVG a_AT0 full_AJ0 suit_NN1 ,_PUN just_AV0 a_AT0 shirt_NN1 ,_PUN pants_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC vest_NN1 that_CJT fit_VVB him_PNP perfectly_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP 's_VBZ still_AV0 laughing_VVG a_AT0 little_DT0 at_PRP whatever_DTQ Billy_NP0 ,_PUN your_DPS Billy_NP0 ,_PUN said_VVD before_CJS he_PNP introduced_VVD you_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Hi_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB Enzo_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP shakes_VVZ your_DPS hand_NN1 and_CJC glances_VVZ down_AVP at_PRP the_AT0 space_NN1 between_PRP your_DPS thumb_NN1 and_CJC your_DPS wrist_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Are_VBB you_PNP an_AT0 artist_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
There_EX0 's_VBZ a_AT0 splotch_NN1 of_PRF paint_NN1 there_AV0 that_CJT you_PNP forgot_VVD to_TO0 try_VVI to_TO0 get_VVI off_AVP before_CJS you_PNP came_VVD ._SENT You_PNP and_CJC Billy_NP0 ,_PUN you_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 see_VVI the_AT0 paint_NN1 anymore_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Some_DT0 days_NN2 I_PNP like_VVB to_TO0 pretend_VVI I_PNP am_VBB ,_PUN "_PUQ you_PNP say_VVB ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB like_PRP that_DT0 but_CJC with_PRP just_AV0 ,_PUN generally_AV0 being_VBG a_AT0 human_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Enzo_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT 
His_DPS eyes_NN2 have_VHB this_DT0 sparkle_NN1 you_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 explain_VVI ._SENT 
You_PNP love_VVB Billy_NP0 deeply_AV0 ,_PUN intensely_AV0 ,_PUN permanently_AV0 ._SENT 
But_CJC you_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 love_VVI him_PNP instantly_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC right_AV0 now_AV0 ,_PUN his_DPS arm_NN1 around_PRP you_PNP ,_PUN your_DPS eyes_NN2 on_PRP someone_PNI else_AV0 ,_PUN you_PNP feel_VVB yourself_PNX starting_VVG to_TO0 sweat_VVI ._SENT 
You_PNP run_VVB into_PRP Enzo_NP0 again_AV0 at_PRP the_AT0 tail_NN1 end_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 first_ORD week_NN1 of_PRF school_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP 're_VBB in_PRP the_AT0 library_NN1 during_PRP your_DPS free_AJ0 period_NN1 ,_PUN eating_VVG an_AT0 almond_NN1 butter_NN1 and_CJC honey_NN1 sandwich_NN1 and_CJC drinking_VVG an_AT0 iced_AJ0 chai_NN1 ,_PUN reading_VVG Eliot_NP0 for_PRP AP_NP0 English_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS whatever_DTQ class_NN1 he_PNP 's_VBZ in_PRP comes_VVZ in_PRP as_CJS a_AT0 group_NN1 and_CJC splits_VVZ up_AVP to_TO0 scour_VVI the_AT0 shelves_NN2 ._SENT Enzo_NP0 ends_VVZ up_AVP near_PRP you_PNP and_CJC makes_VVZ his_DPS eyes_NN2 sparkle_NN1 and_CJC says_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ Hey_ITJ ,_PUN you_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
You_PNP 're_VBB surprised_AJ0 he_PNP remembers_VVZ you_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ Looking_VVG for_PRP something_PNI ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Philosophy_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 pick_VVI a_AT0 writer_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 semester-long_AJ0 project_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
You_PNP point_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ Philosophy_NN1 's_VBZ over_AVP there_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
But_CJC instead_AV0 he_PNP sits_VVZ down_AVP at_PRP your_DPS table_NN1 ,_PUN across_AV0 from_PRP you_PNP ,_PUN not_XX0 too_AV0 close_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ are_VBB you_PNP reading_VVG ?_SENT "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT 
You_PNP show_VVB him_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ Prufrock_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP sighs_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP used_VVD to_TO0 love_VVI that_DT0 ,_PUN but_CJC a_AT0 teacher_NN1 at_PRP my_DPS old_AJ0 school_NN1 totally_AV0 ruined_VVD it_PNP for_PRP me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Ew_NN1 ,_PUN how_AVQ ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 going_VVG to_TO0 ruin_VVI it_PNP for_PRP you_PNP !_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ No_ITJ ,_PUN now_AV0 you_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ She_PNP said_VVD the_AT0 whole_AJ0 thing_NN1 was_VBD about_PRP some_DT0 guy_NN1 who_PNQ ca_VM0 n't_XX0 get_VVI it_PNP up_AVP anymore_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Enzo_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP said_VVD most_DT0 literature_NN1 is_VBZ about_PRP that_DT0 and_CJC Prufrock_NP0 is_VBZ a_AT0 prime_AJ0 example_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
You_PNP stare_VVB down_AVP at_PRP the_AT0 book_NN1 ,_PUN at_PRP a_AT0 poem_NN1 you_PNP no_AV0 longer_AV0 want_VVB to_TO0 read_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ So_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ all_AV0 just_AV0 a_AT0 metaphor_NN1 for_PRP that_DT0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ According_VVG to_PRP her_PNP ,_PUN at_PRP least_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP groan_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP hate_VVB men_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP hate_VVB men_NN2 's_POS insistence_NN1 that_CJT we_PNP hear_VVB about_PRP their_DPS dicks_NN2 ._SENT Have_VHB them_PNP ,_PUN whatever_DTQ ,_PUN let_VVB them_PNP hang_VVB out_AVP ,_PUN just_AV0 do_VDB n't_XX0 drag_VVI me_PNP into_PRP it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP still_AV0 do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI why_AVQ she_PNP told_VVD us_PNP that_DT0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Enzo_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ Let_VVB us_PNP believe_VVB it_PNP 's_VBZ about_AV0 what_DTQ we_PNP want_VVB it_PNP to_TO0 be_VBI about_AVP ._SENT Who_PNQ 's_VBZ that_DT0 hurting_VVG ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP 're_VBB in_PRP philosophy_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yeah_ITJ ._SENT We_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 have_VHI it_PNP at_PRP my_DPS old_AJ0 school_NN1 ._SENT Any_DT0 recommendations_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Avoid_VVB the_AT0 existentialists_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP 're_VBB depressing_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP laughs_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ do_VDB they_PNP believe_VVI ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ That_DT0 nothing_PNI you_PNP do_VDB has_VHZ any_DT0 inherent_AJ0 value_NN1 ._SENT Nothing_PNI means_VVZ anything_PNI ,_PUN so_AV0 doing_VDG something_PNI bad_AJ0 is_VBZ the_AT0 same_DT0 as_CJS doing_VDG something_PNI good_AJ0 ,_PUN on_PRP like_AV0 ,_PUN a_AT0 cosmic_AJ0 scale_NN1 ._SENT All_DT0 value_NN1 is_VBZ what_DTQ we_PNP attach_VVB to_PRP it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
No_ITJ one_PNI has_VHZ ever_AV0 looked_VVN at_PRP you_PNP so_AV0 closely_AV0 when_CJS you_PNP speak_VVB ._SENT 
"_PUQ That_DT0 is_VBZ depressing_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP told_VVD you_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Or_CJC ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP guess_VVB it_PNP could_VM0 be_VBI freeing_VVG ,_PUN right_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
You_PNP feel_VVB the_AT0 tips_NN2 of_PRF your_DPS fingers_NN2 tingle_VVI ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP mean_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ if_CJS nothing_PNI means_VVZ anything_PNI ,_PUN we_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 ever_AV0 have_VHI to_TO0 read_VVI about_PRP impotent_AJ0 men_NN2 again_AV0 ._SENT We_PNP 'll_VM0 decide_VVI what_DTQ the_AT0 great_AJ0 books_NN2 are_VBB ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP saw_VVD that_DT0 boy_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 party_NN1 again_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ you_PNP tell_VVB Billy_NP0 that_DT0 night_NN1 ,_PUN after_CJS you_PNP 've_VHB polished_VVN off_PRP omelets_NN2 made_VVN with_PRP whatever_DTQ you_PNP could_VM0 find_VVI in_PRP his_DPS fridge_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP 're_VBB lounging_VVG on_PRP his_DPS bed_NN1 while_CJS he_PNP reorganizes_VVZ his_DPS closet_NN1 ._SENT Billy_NP0 is_VBZ one_CRD of_PRF seven_CRD kids_NN2 ,_PUN smack_NN1 dab_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 middle_NN1 of_PRF three_CRD brothers_NN2 and_CJC three_CRD sisters_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ means_VVZ his_DPS parents_NN2 have_VHB their_DPS hands_NN2 too_AV0 full_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI concerned_AJ0 with_PRP things_NN2 like_PRP whether_CJS or_CJC not_XX0 their_DPS seventeen-year-old_NN1 is_VBZ having_VHG sex_NN1 with_PRP his_DPS steady_AJ0 girlfriend_NN1 ._SENT Your_DPS mom_NN1 took_VVD you_PNP to_PRP the_AT0 doctor_NN1 to_TO0 get_VVI on_PRP birth_NN1 control_NN1 ._SENT Everyone_PNI knows_VVZ you_PNP two_CRD are_VBB real_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Which_DTQ one_PNI ?_SENT "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ,_PUN from_PRP within_PRP the_AT0 shirts_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Enzo_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Oh_ITJ ,_PUN yeah_ITJ ._SENT "_PUQ Billy_NP0 pulls_VVZ out_AVP a_AT0 hanger_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP 's_VBZ in_PRP my_DPS government_NN1 class_NN1 ._SENT Do_VDB you_PNP hate_VVI this_DT0 ?_SENT Nana_NN1 got_VVD it_PNP for_PRP me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 sweater_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ So_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP 're_VBB not_XX0 supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 hang_VVI sweaters_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Oh_ITJ ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP takes_VVZ it_PNP off_PRP the_AT0 hanger_NN1 immediately_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC you_PNP feel_VVB a_AT0 tenderness_NN1 towards_PRP him_PNP that_CJT makes_VVZ it_PNP hard_AJ0 to_TO0 stay_VVI still_AV0 ._SENT You_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN with_PRP Billy_NP0 for_PRP almost_AV0 three_CRD years_NN2 ._SENT There_EX0 have_VHB been_VBN rough_AJ0 patches_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC this_DT0 is_VBZ n't_XX0 one_CRD of_PRF them_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 hate_VVI it_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ you_PNP say_VVB ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP smiles_VVZ at_PRP you_PNP ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ so_AV0 easy_AJ0 with_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN so_AV0 comfortable_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP makes_VVZ you_PNP laugh_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 car_NN1 and_CJC makes_VVZ you_PNP scream_VVI in_PRP bed_NN1 and_CJC wraps_VVZ his_DPS arms_NN2 all_DT0 the_AT0 way_NN1 around_PRP you_PNP when_CJS you_PNP 're_VBB cold_AJ0 ._SENT You_PNP 've_VHB thought_VVN since_CJS you_PNP were_VBD fifteen_CRD that_CJT you_PNP 'll_VM0 probably_AV0 marry_VVI him_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC when_CJS school_NN1 or_CJC your_DPS family_NN1 or_CJC life_NN1 gets_VVZ too_AV0 hectic_AJ0 ,_PUN you_PNP cling_VVB to_PRP that_DT0 thought_NN1 like_PRP a_AT0 life_NN1 preserver_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 is_VBZ a_AT0 future_NN1 here_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP like_VVB him_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ Billy_NP0 says_VVZ abruptly_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Enzo_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yeah_ITJ ._SENT He_PNP did_VDD some_DT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF big_AJ0 grandstanding_AJ0 thing_NN1 in_PRP government_NN1 class_NN1 that_CJT totally_AV0 threw_VVD Mr._NP0 Purino_NP0 off_PRP his_DPS game_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP think_VVB he_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 socialist_NN1 ._SENT Enzo_NP0 ,_PUN not_XX0 Mr._NP0 Purino_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP like_VVB him_PNP too_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ you_PNP say_VVB ._SENT 
Billy_NP0 and_CJC Enzo_NP0 become_VVB friends_NN2 ._SENT Not_XX0 best_AV0 friends_NN2 ,_PUN maybe_AV0 not_XX0 even_AV0 close_AJ0 friends_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC Enzo_NP0 easily_AV0 folds_VVZ into_PRP Billy_NP0 's_POS friend_NN1 group_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP 're_VBB only_AV0 peripherally_AV0 a_AT0 part_NN1 of_PRF it_PNP —_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ mostly_AV0 guys_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC aside_AV0 from_PRP Billy_NP0 you_PNP generally_AV0 prefer_VVB the_AT0 company_NN1 of_PRF girls_NN2 ,_PUN so_CJS you_PNP 're_VBB closer_AV0 with_PRP your_DPS tennis_NN1 friends_NN2 and_CJC some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 girls_NN2 from_PRP drama_NN1 club_NN1 —_PUN but_CJC on_PRP the_AT0 days_NN2 you_PNP sit_VVB with_PRP Billy_NP0 's_POS friends_NN2 at_PRP lunch_NN1 ,_PUN Enzo_NP0 is_VBZ there_AV0 ,_PUN passionately_AV0 enraged_VVN about_PRP someone_PNI else_AV0 's_POS problems_NN2 ,_PUN covering_VVG his_DPS face_NN1 with_PRP his_DPS hands_NN2 and_CJC laughing_VVG at_PRP himself_PNX when_CJS he_PNP gets_VVZ too_AV0 intense_AJ0 and_CJC then_AV0 telling_VVG hysterical_AJ0 jokes_NN2 without_PRP cracking_VVG a_AT0 smile_NN1 ._SENT Billy_NP0 watches_VVZ him_PNP with_PRP reverence_NN1 ._SENT All_DT0 the_AT0 boys_NN2 do_VDB ._SENT 
You_PNP do_VDB too_AV0 ._SENT 
Billy_NP0 's_POS birthday_NN1 is_VBZ at_PRP the_AT0 beginning_NN1 of_PRF November_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC you_PNP 're_VBB at_PRP the_AT0 mall_NN1 shopping_VVG for_PRP him_PNP and_CJC a_AT0 little_AJ0 for_PRP you_PNP when_CJS you_PNP run_VVB into_PRP Enzo_NP0 at_PRP the_AT0 Smoothie_NP0 King_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Getting_VVG my_DPS mom_NN1 a_AT0 present_NN1 for_PRP her_DPS birthday_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ,_PUN showing_VVG you_PNP a_AT0 silver_NN1 bracelet_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 few_DT0 charms_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ When_AVQ 's_VBZ her_DPS birthday_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Next_ORD week_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 fourth_ORD ._SENT "_PUQ 
That_DT0 's_VBZ Billy_NP0 's_POS birthday_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP feels_VVZ so_AV0 inexplicably_AV0 strange_AJ0 ,_PUN that_CJT you_PNP 're_VBB tied_VVN to_PRP him_PNP in_PRP this_DT0 innocuous_AJ0 way_NN1 ._SENT Or_CJC that_CJT Billy_NP0 is_VBZ ._SENT But_CJC it_PNP feels_VVZ like_PRP you_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Can_VM0 you_PNP help_VVI me_PNP find_VVI something_PNI for_PRP Billy_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ you_PNP ask_VVB ._SENT 
He_PNP remembers_VVZ a_AT0 video_NN1 game_NN1 Billy_NP0 had_VHD mentioned_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC you_PNP go_VVB to_PRP the_AT0 store_NN1 together_AV0 and_CJC spend_VVB a_AT0 while_NN1 leafing_VVG through_PRP the_AT0 one-dollar_AJ0 games_NN2 ,_PUN trying_VVG to_TO0 find_VVI the_AT0 one_PNI that_CJT looks_VVZ the_AT0 worst_AJS ._SENT Enzo_NP0 wins_VVZ with_PRP a_AT0 game_NN1 about_PRP dressing_VVG multicolor_NN1 kittens_NN2 ._SENT You_PNP get_VVB Billy_NP0 his_DPS present_NN1 and_CJC you_PNP 're_VBB ready_AJ0 to_TO0 go_VVI home_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ started_VVN pouring_VVG rain_NN1 outside_AV0 and_CJC the_AT0 bus_NN1 stop_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 block_NN1 away_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Let_VVB me_PNP drive_VVI you_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ Enzo_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN let_VVB me_PNP like_VVB you_PNP 'd_VM0 be_VBI doing_VDG him_PNP a_AT0 favor_NN1 ._SENT 
You_PNP think_VVB about_PRP Billy_NP0 on_PRP the_AT0 drive_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS dimples_NN2 and_CJC his_DPS curls_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 way_NN1 he_PNP never_AV0 stands_VVZ up_AVP straight_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC about_PRP the_AT0 year_NN1 that_CJT you_PNP went_VVD to_PRP Six_CRD Flags_NN2 for_PRP his_DPS birthday_NN1 and_CJC got_VVD the_AT0 roller_NN1 coaster_NN1 picture_NN1 you_PNP still_AV0 have_VHB on_PRP your_DPS nightstand_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 really_AV0 into_PRP birthdays_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Enzo_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN out_AVP of_PRF nowhere_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP just_AV0 got_VVD your_DPS mother_NN1 this_DT0 gorgeous_AJ0 piece_NN1 of_PRF jewelry_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yeah_ITJ ,_PUN I_PNP like_VVB my_DPS mother_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 like_VVI birthdays_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Who_PNQ does_VDZ n't_XX0 like_VVI birthdays_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP shrugs_VVZ ,_PUN flicking_VVG on_PRP his_DPS turn_NN1 signal_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ They_PNP 're_VBB a_AT0 bullshit_NN1 holiday_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ They_PNP 're_VBB ..._PUN literally_AV0 the_AT0 one_CRD holiday_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD n't_XX0 made_VVN up_AVP by_PRP the_AT0 greeting_NN1 card_NN1 industry_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ you_PNP say_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ They_PNP 're_VBB the_AT0 holiday_NN1 that_CJT you_PNP 're_VBB born_VVN into_PRP ._SENT You_PNP bring_VVB it_PNP to_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 instead_AV0 of_PRF having_VHG it_PNP foisted_VVN on_PRP you_PNP ._SENT How_AVQ is_VBZ that_DT0 bullshit_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ also_AV0 the_AT0 only_AJ0 holiday_NN1 that_DT0 's_VBZ just_AV0 about_PRP one_CRD person_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Enzo_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT He_PNP slows_VVZ down_AVP to_TO0 meet_VVI traffic_NN1 ahead_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ 's_VBZ going_VVG on_AVP here_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
You_PNP crane_VVB your_DPS head_NN1 to_TO0 see_VVI around_AVP the_AT0 side_NN1 view_NN1 mirror_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Looks_VVZ like_PRP an_AT0 accident_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Damn_ITJ ._SENT I_PNP should_VM0 have_VHI gone_VVN the_AT0 other_AJ0 way_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
You_PNP cross_VVB your_DPS legs_NN2 and_CJC take_VVB a_AT0 deep_AJ0 breath_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP can_VM0 smell_VVI his_DPS cologne_NN1 ,_PUN something_PNI with_PRP pepper_NN1 and_CJC wood_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP try_VVB not_XX0 to_TO0 look_VVI at_PRP the_AT0 perfect_AJ0 curve_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS ear_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 spray_NN1 of_PRF stubble_NN1 across_PRP his_DPS cheek_NN1 ._SENT By_PRP chance_NN1 you_PNP know_VVB he_PNP 's_VBZ younger_AJC than_CJS Billy_NP0 ,_PUN younger_AJC than_CJS you_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP looks_VVZ more_AV0 grown_VVN up_AVP than_CJS either_DT0 of_PRF you_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Birthdays_NN2 are_VBB n't_XX0 just_AV0 about_PRP one_CRD person_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ you_PNP say_VVB ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP guess_VVB you_PNP could_VM0 say_VVI they_PNP 're_VBB about_PRP the_AT0 mom_NN1 too_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC no_AT0 one_PNI ever_AV0 gives_VVZ her_DPS any_DT0 credit_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 yeah_ITJ ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 like_PRP a_AT0 real_AJ0 holiday_NN1 where_AVQ everyone_PNI 's_VBZ happy_AJ0 and_CJC coming_VVG together_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ like_PRP ..._PUN woohoo_NN1 ,_PUN this_DT0 day_NN1 is_VBZ exciting_AJ0 for_PRP exactly_AV0 one_CRD person_NN1 ,_PUN congrats_NN2 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ not_XX0 a_AT0 holiday_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Okay_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC what_DTQ if_CJS it_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 one_CRD person_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ you_PNP say_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ Billy_NP0 and_CJC your_DPS mom_NN1 have_VHB the_AT0 same_DT0 birthday_NN1 ._SENT Maybe_AV0 it_PNP 's_VBZ like_AV0 ..._PUN celebrating_VVG the_AT0 cosmic_AJ0 connection_NN1 between_PRP everyone_PNI who_PNQ happened_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI born_VVN on_PRP that_DT0 same_DT0 day_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP believe_VVB in_PRP that_DT0 stuff_NN1 ?_SENT Cosmic_AJ0 connections_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI ._SENT I_PNP think_VVB some_DT0 people_NN0 are_VBB drawn_VVN together_AV0 for_PRP reasons_NN2 they_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 explain_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB too_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ People_NN0 usually_AV0 think_VVB I_PNP 'm_VBB crazy_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 looking_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 road_NN1 anymore_AV0 ._SENT There_EX0 's_VBZ no_AT0 need_NN1 to_PRP ;_PUN the_AT0 traffic_NN1 is_VBZ n't_XX0 moving_VVG ._SENT 
"_PUQ To_TO0 be_VBI fair_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ you_PNP say_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ you_PNP do_VDB say_VVI some_DT0 crazy_AJ0 shit_NN1 sometimes_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 what_DTQ I_PNP say_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ just_AV0 the_AT0 way_NN1 I_PNP say_VVB it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ No._NN1 You_PNP catch_VVB people_NN0 off-guard_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP just_AV0 say_VVB what_DTQ they_PNP 're_VBB thinking_VVG ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ,_PUN and_CJC you_PNP can_VM0 see_VVI it_PNP right_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 rim_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS perfect_AJ0 ,_PUN barely_AV0 chapped_AJ0 lips_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 urge_NN1 he_PNP has_VHZ to_TO0 say_VVI exactly_AV0 what_DTQ you_PNP 're_VBB thinking_VVG ._SENT 
But_CJC he_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 move_VVI towards_PRP you_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 say_VVI anything_PNI ,_PUN and_CJC you_PNP reach_VVB for_PRP the_AT0 door_NN1 handle_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ are_VBB you_PNP doing_VDG ?_SENT "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT 
"_PUQ If_CJS I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 get_VVI home_AV0 soon_AV0 my_DPS mom_NN1 will_VM0 worry_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ So_AV0 text_NN1 her_PNP ,_PUN tell_VVB her_PNP we_PNP 're_VBB behind_AV0 —_PUN "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB just_AV0 going_VVG to_TO0 walk_VVI to_PRP the_AT0 bus_NN1 stop_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ pouring_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ 
You_PNP get_VVB out_AVP anyway_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 rain_NN1 's_VBZ coming_VVG down_AVP in_PRP sheets_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC within_PRP a_AT0 few_DT0 steps_NN2 you_PNP 're_VBB soaked_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 bone_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 paper_NN1 bag_NN1 holding_VVG Billy_NP0 's_POS present_NN1 comes_VVZ apart_AV0 in_PRP pieces_NN2 in_PRP your_DPS hands_NN2 ._SENT 
