Why With You

Four years after Nicole left, Sean lay on his bed looking up at theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtle posters on his ceiling. He imagined he was asuperhero, someone that swooped in and saved Nicole from bad guys.Her most recent letter sat crumpled beside him on the bed. He was stirredup with anger, with testosterone, in that impotent, can’t do anything with it,fifteen-year-old way. He picked up the letter and read it again. Sean, Sorry it’s been so long. I love your letters. Thanks for sending them. Ipromise we’ll have a phone call someday. My aunt is touchy about longdistance and she says writing is good for you anyway. Guess what? I’ve got my very first boyfriend!