the kindest thing anyone has ever done for me

In high school, a well-liked acquaintance and I traded CDs. We'd meet at our news club, he'd give me a CD from his jacket, drug-dealer style. Stevie Ray Vaughn's Soul to Soul and the Alabama Shakes' Sound and Color are the ones that stand out to me. Especially Sound and Color, because I ripped the corner of the case and spent the rest of the week with a bad stomach ache. I felt whatever we had was uneven, so I gave him a friendship bracelet. It was purple, his favourite colour. I wanted something. It's okay to want something. I'm putting this here to preserve it forever. It's one of those things that makes life worth living. reply via email

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