The Lover's Dictionary_A Novel by David Levithan

Author:David Levithan [Levithan, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2011-01-21T05:00:00+00:00

gravity, n.

I imagine you saved my life. And then I wonder if I’m just imagining it.

gregarious, adj.

Soon I was able to measure the alcohol and its effect.

One drink and you’d unwind a little, and always order another.

Two drinks and you were happily unsettled. You’d loosen or lose a layer of clothing. You’d talk effortlessly with our friends.

Three drinks and you started to get going. Encouraging everyone else to drink. Joking around with me, if you could tell I was in the mood to joke. Talking to strangers. Saying you loved life.

Four drinks and you stopped reading my cues. You joked regardless of my mood, sometimes mercilessly. Everyone was now your friend, except maybe me.

Five drinks and you were the funniest person you’d ever heard, and you were charismatic enough to make everyone else believe it, too. Sometimes, at this point, you’d tell everyone how much you loved me. Or you’d ignore me.

Six drinks and you were ready to fall.

Of course, it would all depend on the drink. But eventually I learned to take that into account, too.

I would always wait to take you home.

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