Corby Welch                                                                        Page 1

English 101 Term Paper

April 26th, 2002

Gloria

The night was March 23rd 8 P.M. and my best friend walked into my house fully dressed and ready to go.  I spent my entire week ruing this moment.  I have had a nervous feeling in the pit of my stomach all day.  I know tonight will be a challenge of my patience, morals, and most importantly my friendship.

Rishi walks into my house and finds me sitting on my bed not quite ready to go.  One glance at me reveals the stress on my face and my discomfort with the impending struggle.  He stares at me and says, “ Come on lets go, tonight we are going to meet Gloria in the city, I need you to keep an open mind and be there for me. The last few weeks have been very tough.  I have done some things that I am not proud of.  I know you’re a little confused right now but by the end of the night it will all be clear.  My life is gonna change from now on and I may not be around as much as I use to.  I may do something that will make you mad at me soon you will understand. Gloria is a very possessive woman.  There are just some things I have to do on my own.  You are the only one I am revealing this to and I ask that you do not rush to judgement and give Gloria a chance.

On Thursday February 28th after an unfruitful trip to Brooklyn in search of my future place of residence, Rishi and I stood at Pier Eleven at the South Street Seaport awaiting the ferry to New Jersey. He had been very quiet that night in

Corby Welch                                                                        Page 2

English 101 Term Paper

April 26th, 2002

spite of our impending trip to Las Vegas in nine days.  Very calmly and seemingly without predetermination he turned to me and said, “There is something I have been holding back.  I have tried many times to bring myself to tell you but I just could not. I know you have always been a person who’s cool with everything but this is too much.  I don’t know if you can accept this.  I have been seeing someone for about four months now.  Remember those times I told you I was going to the city by myself. Did you honestly think I went there to be alone?  I have been so happy lately yet so torn.  I have not shared this information with anyone else, not even my family. You know how you always thought one of your friends must be into something wild or unusual.  Well for me the last four months have been a time for experimentation.  I know you have a lot of questions but I ask that you hold them back for now.  I just need you to promise me two things, one is not to share what I have told you with anyone not even Diana, and the other is to clear what ever your doing on March 23rd because at that time I want you to meet this person.”

Join now!

I could not believe what I was hearing.  A weird feeling of tension overcame my body.  I was concerned over what my friend had become involved in, and if he was going to be ok.  I felt hurt that he did not to come to me, when this all began in his time of need.  I confronted him with this information to which he replied,

Corby Welch                                                                        Page 3

English 101 Term Paper

April 26th, 2002

“This is something I had to do on my own.  I know you’re a little confused right now. Maybe on the ...

This is a preview of the whole essay