short story

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what story by Erich Segal chapter 1

stupid and rich clever and poor what can

you say about a 25 year old girl who

died you can say that she was beautiful

and intelligent she loved Mozart and

Bach and the Beatles and me once when

she told me that I asked her who came

first she answered smiling like in the

ABC I smiled too but now I wonder was

she talking about my first name if she

was I came last behind the Mozart or did

she name my last name if she did I came

between Bach and the Beatles but I still

didn't come first

that worries me terribly now you see I

always had to be number one family pride

you see in the Arden like my last year

at Harvard University I studied a lot in

the Radcliffe library the library was

quiet nobody knew me there and they had

the books that I needed for my studies

the day before an examination I went

over to the library desk to ask for a

book two girls were working there one

was tall and sporty the other was quiet

and wore glasses I chose her and asked

for my book she gave me an unfriendly

look don't you have a library at Harvard

she asked Radcliffe led

use their library I answered yes preppie

then goo but is it for Harvard has five

million books we have a few thousand oh

dear I thought a clever Radcliffe girl I

can usually make girls like her feel

very small but I needed that damn book

so I had to be polite listen I need that

damn book don't speak like that to a

lady preppie why are you so sure that I

went to prep school she took off her

glasses you look stupid and rich she

said you're wrong I said I'm actually

clever and poor Oh No preppie

she said I'm clever and poor she was

looking straight at me all right

she had pretty brown eyes and okay

perhaps I looked rich but I don't let

anyone call me stupid

what makes you so clever

I asked I'm not going to go for coffee

with you she said listen I'm not going

to ask you that she said he's what makes

you stupid let me explain why I took her

for coffee I got the book that I wanted

didn't I and she couldn't leave the

library until closing time so I was able

to study the book for a good long time I

got an A in my exam the next day I gave

the drill rigs an A - when she came out

from behind the library desk we went to

a coffee shop and I ordered coffee for

both of us hi I'm Jennifer Cavallari

she said I'm American but my family came

from Italy I'm studying

my name is oliver i said that's your

first or your last name she asked first

my other name is Barrett hmm she said

like Elizabeth Barrett the writer yes I

said no relation I was pleased that she

hadn't said Barrett like Barrett Hall

that Barrett is a relation of mine

Barrett Hall is a large unlovely

building at Harvard University my

great-grandfather gave it to Harvard

long ago and I am deeply ashamed of it

she was silent she sat there half

smiling at me I looked at her notebooks

16th century music I said that sounds

difficult it's too difficult for you

preppie she said coldly why was I'm

letting her talk to me like this don't

you read the University magazine don't

you know who I was

Hey don't you know who I am

yes she Hazzard nor the man who owns

Barrett Hall she didn't know who I was I

don't own Barrett Hall I argued my

great-grandfather gave it to Harvard

that's all so that's why his

not-so-great grandson could get into

Harvard so easily

I was angry now Jenny if I'm no good why

did you want me to invite you for coffee

she looked straight into my eyes and

smiled I like your body she said

every big winner has to be a good loser

to every good Harvard man knows that but

it's better if you can win and so as I

walked with Jenny to her dormitory I

made my women move listen Friday night

is the Dartmouth hockey match so so I'd

like you to come

these Radcliffe girls they really care

about sport why she asked should I come

to a stupid ice hockey match because I'm

playing I answered there was a moment's

silence I think I heard snow falling for

which team she said by the second

quarter of the game on Friday night we

were winning 0 to 0 that is Davey

Johnson and I were getting ready to

score a goal the crowd were screaming

for blood or a goal I own experience my

job to give them both these things I

didn't look up at Jenny once but I hoped

she was watching me I got the puck and

started off across the ice Davey Johnson

was there on my left but I didn't pass

the puck to him I wanted to score this

goal myself but before I could shoot two

big Dartmouth men were after me in a

moment where were hittin the puck and

each other as hard as we could you said

a voice suddenly two minutes in the

penalty box I looked at he was talking

to me what did I do

I asked don't argue he called to the

officials desk number seven two minutes

in the penalty box for fighting angrily

I

find into the penalty box why are you

sitting here when all your friends are

playing the voice was Jenny's I didn't

answer

come on Harvard get that mark I shouted

what did you do wrong

Jenny asked I tried too hard out there

on the ice Harvard were playing with

only five men is that something to be

ashamed of Jenny please I'm thinking

what about about those two Dartmouth men

when I get back onto the ice I'll break

them into little pieces do you always

fight when you play hockey I'll fight

you Jenny

if you don't keep quiet I'm leaving

goodbye I looked round she had gone just

then the bell rang my two-minute penalty

had finished I jumped onto the ice again

Colonel Baird shattered the crowd Jenny

will hear them shouting for me I thought

but where was she had she left as I went

for the puck I looked up into the crowd

jenny was standing there I took the puck

and went towards the goal line to

Dartmouth players were coming straight

at me go knock their heads off that was

Jenny's voice above the crowd it was

crazily beautifully violent I pushed

past one Dartmouth man

I knocked hard into the other then I

passed the puck to Davey Johnson and he

banged it into the Dartmouth goal the

crowd went wild in a moan

we were all shouting and kissing and

banging each other on the back the crowd

were screamed with excitement

after that we murdered Dartmouth seven

goals to zero after the match I lay in

the hot bath and thought with pride

about the game I'd scored one goal and

helped to score another now the water

felt wonderful on my tired body suddenly

I remembered Jenny was she still waiting

outside I hope so I jumped out of that

bath and dressed as fast as I could

outside the cold winter air hit me I

looked around for Jenny

had she walked back to her dormitory

alone suddenly I saw her hey preppie

is cold out here I was really pleased to

see her and gave her a quick kiss didn't

I say you could kiss me she said sorry I

was just excited I wasn't it was dark

and quiet out there in the cold I kissed

her again more slowly when we reached

her dormitory

I did not kiss her goodnight risen Jenny

perhaps I won't telephone you for a few

months she was silent for a moment

Ronny she asked at last but perhaps I'll

telephone you as soon as I get back to

my dorm I turned and began to walk away

damn preppie I heard her say I turned

again from 20 feet away I score

another goal you see Jimmy that's the

kind of thing you say and when other

people do it too you don't like it I

wished I could see the look on her face

but I couldn't look back my pride

wouldn't let me when I returned to my

dorm ray Stratton was there he and I

slept in the same room

Ray was playing cards with some of his

football playing friends hello lollie

said ray how many goals did you score

I scored one and I made one I answered

with Cavalleri that's none of your

business

I replied quickly where's Cavallari

asked one of the footballers Jenny

Cavallari studies music place the piano

with the music group what does she play

with Barrett everyone laughed

get lost I said as I entered my room

there I took off my shoes lay back on my

bed and telephoned Jenny's dormitory hey

Jam I said softly yes I think I am in

love with you she was silent for a few

moments then she answered very softly

however you're crazy I wasn't unhappy or

surprised

chapter 2 blood and stone a few weeks

later I was hurt in the hockey match at

Cornell University my face was badly cut

and the officials gave me the penalty

for starting the fight five minutes I

sat quietly in the penalty box while the

team manager cleaned the blood off my

face I was ashamed to look out onto the

ice

but the shouts of the crowd told me

everything

Cornell scored a goal the score was 3-3

now damn my god we're going to lose this

match because of me across the ice

among the crowd I saw him my father old

stonyface he was looking straight at me

the meeting finishes in time I'll come

to Cornell and watch you play he had

told me on the phone and there he was

Oliver Barrett the third what was he

thinking about who could say why was he

here family pride perhaps look at me I

am a very busy important man but I have

come all the way to Cornell just to

watch my son play in a hockey match we

lost six goals to three after the match

the doctor put 12 stitches in my face

when I got to the changing room it was

empty

they don't want to talk to me I thought

I lost that match I felt very ashamed as

I walked out into the winter night

how generous son said a voice it was old

stonyface at dinner we had one of our

nan conversations we spoke to each other

but didn't actually say anything

these norm conversations always started

with how have you been son and ended

with is there anything I can do for you

Harvey bird son my father began fine sir

does your face hurt no sir it hurt

terribly

next old stonyface talked about playing

the game alright son you lost the match

how clever of you to notice

father but after all in sport the

important thing is the plane not the

winning wonderful I thought father was

chosen for the Olympic Games and now he

says winning is not important I just

looked down at my plate and said yes sir

at the right times our known

conversation continued after playing the

game he discussed my plans

totally Oliver how's the law school

accepted you yet not yet sir

which alloyed committee to telephone

them no I said it once I want to get a

letter like other people sir please yes

of course

fine now after all they're sure to

accept you why I thought because I'm

clever and successful or because I'm the

son of Oliver Barrett the third the me

uninteresting as the conversation at

last my father spoke again there's

always the Peace Corps he said suddenly

I think the Peace Corps is a fine thing

don't you oh yes sir I said politely I

knew nothing about the Peace Corps what

do your friends at Harvard think about

the Peace Corps he asked do they feel

that the Peace Corps is important in our

world today yes sir I said politely just

to please him after dinner I walked with

him to his car

well anything I can do for you son he

asked no thank you sir good night sir

our non-conversation was finished he

drove away yes of course there are

planes but Oliver Barrett the third

chose to drive my father likes to drive

fast and at that time of night in an

Aston Martin DBS you can go very fast

indeed

I went to telephone Jenny that was the

only good part of the evening I told her

about the fight she enjoyed that her

musical friends never got into fights I

hope you hit the man who hit you she

said oh yes good I'm sorry I couldn't be

there to watch you perhaps you hit

somebody in the air match I smiled Jenny

really made me feel better back at

Harvard the next day I called that her

dorm Jenny was talking to someone on the

telephone in the hall yes

close oh yes yeah I read me too welcome

kisses goodbye who's she talking to

I'd been away 48 hours and she had found

a new boyfriend Jenny did not see him

ashamed