Jim’s Reviews > Brown Dog: Novellas > Status Update

The October before, he had rediscovered his childhood sweetheart, Rose, though it must be said Rose had never offered a single gesture of affection in their youth, and she wasn't overly forthcoming in the present. To think of her as a sweetheart at all would be called a far reach, in sailing terms. She was born mean, captious, sullen, with occasional small dirty windows of charm.

Besides, you can't walk right up to your past, tap it on the chest and tell it to "fes up." It has reason to be evasive and not want to talk about he whole thing, which for most of us has been a shitstorm.