sue’s a year ahead, almost, two semesters, we’re juniors, but nearly a year… (BEAT) both going to b.c….
SUE
boston college, you know, we almost didn’t get in. i mean, both of us…
JOHN
my g.p.a, but we’d decided, i mean, early—like back at greeley, junior year, maybe—that we’d do college together.
SUE
and boston seemed about right, you know, four hours from home…
JOHN
‘s a little over three, if you push it. i don’t like to go crazy with my vw, but it’s only about three hours if you’re really moving, three, three and a half…
SUE
it’s beautiful up around there, i mean, massachusetts. new england, all that’s just gorgeous this time of year. leaves turning…
JOHN
it just sounded really great, weekend back in new york. stop in, maybe, say “hi” to the folks…be good to go down for a couple days.
SUE
so i contacted the three people going to school with us…you know, from home, three friends going to b.c. as well…
JOHN
one guy’s even in my house, david’s his name…didn’t really hang out with him at home or anything, he does gymnastics, but he’s cool…
SUE
he’s nice. nice guy…
JOHN
ended up, we talked two other couples into going back with us…guy from the house, this david guy.
SUE
we took his car down…
JOHN
…and a friend of mine, tim. year behind me, but studying at b.c., same time…
SUE
’s a beautiful red truck he had.
pause,.
jeep or something…
JOHN
’cause i’ve got this old v.w., i said that, right? it’s great, ’73, with the metal bumpers and all that…but needs a tune-up and i’m not gonna drive three hours with all these guys…
SUE
we all thought we could go down together, one car. everybody wanted to, gonna be in the city at this hotel, live band and everything…
JOHN
and so six of us, a girl that’s going out with this david from my fraternity, karen’s her name, i think…she was coming too. she knew the city pretty well, grew up just off the park and they were getting along good…so it’s six altogether now, six for the ride and the v-dub’s definitely out of the question.
SUE
david said he’d drive if we wanted.
JOHN
’s got one of those isuzu troopers. ’s roomy, big.
SUE
and we’re all picked up at three in the afternoon, saturday.
JOHN