Thursday, June 13, 2013

The Silver Linings Playbook - Chapter 45

Posted on 5:44 AM by Unknown
Break Free of a NimbostratusA week after my cast has been removed, I stand alone on the footbridge in Knight’s Park, leaning my weight on the railing, gazing down at a pond I could walk around in less than five minutes. The water underneath me has a thin layer of ice on top, and I think about dropping rocks through it, but I do not know why, especially...
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The Silver Linings Playbook - Chapter 43

Posted on 5:43 AM by Unknown
Best IntentionsPat,It’s been a while, hopefully long enough.If you haven’t ripped up this letter already, please read until the end. As you have discovered, I am a much better writer than I am a speaker at this point in my life.Everybody hates me.Did you know your brother came to my house and threatened to kill me if I made contact with you? His sincerity...
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The Silver Linings Playbook - Chapter 44

Posted on 5:43 AM by Unknown
Booyah!When Danny finishes reading Tiffany’s latest letter, he sighs, scratches his Afro, and looks out my bedroom window for a long time. I want his reaction because he is the only person I know who doesn’t already have a strong opinion about Tiffany. Everyone else is obviously biased—even Cliff.“So,” I finally say from my bed. I’m sitting with my...
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The Silver Linings Playbook - Chapter 42

Posted on 5:42 AM by Unknown
I Need a Huge FavorOn New Year’s Eve day, after agreeing to buy unlimited beer for our neighbors, Jake manages to trade seats with the season-ticket holder in front of me—and once Jake is seated, he props my cast up onto his shoulder so I am able to sit down during the Falcons game.A few minutes into the first quarter, head coach Andy Reid pulls the...
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The Silver Linings Playbook - Chapter 41

Posted on 5:41 AM by Unknown
Mad NipperWhen I wake, the rain has stopped, but I am shivering. I sit up, and my whole body hurts. My overcoat is gone. My leather loafers are gone. All the money I had in my pocket is gone. My leather belt is gone. The new watch my mother gave me for Christmas is gone. I touch my fingers to my face, and they turn red.Looking around, I see that I...
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The Silver Linings Playbook - Chapter 39

Posted on 5:40 AM by Unknown
Letter #8-December 24, 2006Dear Pat,I won’t be coming on Christmas. I won’t be coming ever. Move on. Start over. Tiffany and your family will help you through this. Goodbye for real this time. I will not be writing more, nor will I be taking any more calls from Tiffany, because I do not appreciate her yelling and cursing at me on your behalf. Do not...
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The Silver Linings Playbook - Chapter 40

Posted on 5:40 AM by Unknown
An Episode Seems InevitableI rise before dawn on Christmas morning and begin my weight-lifting routine. I am nervous about being reunited with Nikki today, so I double-time my exercises in an effort to work off my anxiety. I realize the note Tiffany gave me last night suggests that Nikki might not be interested in meeting me at that special place once...
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The Silver Linings Playbook - Chapter 37

Posted on 5:39 AM by Unknown
Letter #7-December 14, 2006Dear Nikki,I believe in happy endings with all my heart. I’ve worked too hard on self-improvement to give up on my movie now. Remember where I asked you to marry me? Meet me there on Christmas Day at dusk. This is the only thing I will ever ask of you. But I feel as though you owe me this one last request. Please.Love,...
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The Silver Linings Playbook - Chapter 38

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This Square in My HandMy father refuses to go with Mom, so I put on the new suit she bought me earlier this month and accompany her to the candlelit Mass at St. Joseph’s. It is a crisp night, but we walk the few blocks required, and soon we are in the very sanctuary where I was confirmed so many years ago. Rows of red and white poinsettias are lined...
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The Silver Linings Playbook - Chapter 36

Posted on 5:38 AM by Unknown
Letter #6-December 13, 2006Dear Pat,I’m sorry your childhood hero committed suicide. I’m sorry McNabb was injured. And I am especially sad to hear that your father is still allowing the results of football games to govern the relationships he has with his immediate family. Your poor, poor mother.Your decision to reveal your therapist’s views regarding...
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

The Silver Linings Playbook - Chapter 35

Posted on 7:47 AM by Unknown
Letter #5-December 3, 2006Dear Nikki,The night after the Tennessee Titans destroyed the Eagles on their home turf—a game in which Donovan McNabb tore his ACL, ending his season and maybe even his career—Andre Waters shot himself to death. I realize you don’t care about any of this, but Waters was one of my favorite players back when I was a teenager....
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