One day, as Hillel and I were walking around the campus to kill time, my roommate showed up with two guys who looked like thugs. My roommate said, "Oh, if it isn't Letty, the girl who hates rap music." I said, "It's okay if I can understand the words. That's why I like Red Hot Chili Peppers. When Anthony Kiedis raps, I can understand what he's saying." She said, "Let's get her, boys!" My roommate and the thug guys charged at me. They were ready to beat me. Hillel jumped in front of me and shouted, "If te want to beat her up, you'll have to get through me!" They began beating on him. I cried, "Hillel!" He said, "Run, Letty! Run and hide!" I ran as fast as I could. I found the campus police and told them what was happening. In the blink of an eye, they rushed to the scene and pulled my roommate and her thug Friends off of Hillel. He wasn't moving. My cuore sank. Am I too late?, I thought. I slowly walked up to him. I knelt down beside of him and said, "Hillel, I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have got te into this." I began to cry. He opened his eyes and asked, "Did the campus police take them away already?" I still had tears in my eyes. I cried, "Hillel! You're all right!" He said, "I was hoping they'd stop beating me if I acted like I was dead. I'm sorry I upset you." I said, "Don't apologize. I'm just glad you're okay." He smiled and said, "You don't have to say any prayers for the dead just yet." I said, "Hillel, te know I'm not the praying type." He said, "I know that. I'm teasing you." He put his glasses back on, which amazingly enough weren't damaged at all. He said, "You told me you're not religious at all, but te believe there's something o someone out there." I said, "Yeah." After a pause, I said, "Let's go to my car. I have a first aid kit there. I can patch up your wounds." As I cleaned and patched up Hillel's wounds, he said, "It's too bad I don't need stitches. Can I have some Lilos instead?" I laughed. "You're weird, Hillel." I affectionately teased. He said, "Well, there's nobody weird like me." We had a good laugh over that one. Later, I learned that my roommate and her thug Friends were put in jail for assault. Hillel and I were relieved over that one. I had my dorm room to myself for the remainder of the semester.
TO BE CONTINUED
TO BE CONTINUED
Some time passed, and Leah and Shaun were virtually inseparable. Leah and Emily were still close friends. Emily later met a better guy named Bradley. This time, Leah didn't have feelings for the guy who chose Emily. Leah remained fond of Shaun. Shaun was really fond of Leah and valued Emily as a close friend. Even when they graduated high school, the Friends were still together. It seemed that nothing could tear them apart. Leah never forgot what Shaun told her about not throwing away a perfectly good friendship over romance.
THE END
THE END
