Every turn I played was written here. Only mine. My favorite movie, my coffee order, all the small things I answered. And all the things he saw beyond that. Next to ‘violin,’ he wrote ‘precise.’ Next to the word ‘political,’ he wrote ‘caring.’ Next to the word ‘student,’ he wrote ‘brilliant.’ Next to the word ‘interested,’ he wrote, ‘me too.’ Circled and underlined thrice.

