John Green Quote
I don't know whether it was the general anxiety of being on a date (albeit one with my would-be date sitting fivepeople away from me) or the specific anxiety of having the Beast stare in my direction, but for some reason, I tookoff running after Takumi. I thought we were in the clear as we began to round the corner of the bleachers, butthen I saw, out of the corner of my eye, a cylindrical orange object getting bigger and bigger, like a fastapproachingsun.I thought: / think that is going to hit me.I thought: J should duck.But in the time between when something gets thought and when it gets done, the ball hit me square across theside of the face. I fell, the back of my head slamming against the gym floor. I then stood up immediately, as ifunhurt, and left the gym.Pride had gotten me off the floor of the gym, but as soon as I was outside, I sat down.I am concussed, I announced, entirely sure of my self-diagnosis.You're fine, Takumi said as he jogged back toward me. Let's get out of here before we're killed.I'm sorry, I said. But I can't get up. I have suffered a mild concussion.Lara ran out and sat down next to me.Are you okay?I am concussed, I said.Takumi sat down with me and looked me in the eye. Do you know what happened to you?The Beast got me.Do you know where you are?I'm on a triple-and-a-half date.You're fine, Takumi said. Let's go.And then I leaned forward and threw up onto Lara's pants.
I don't know whether it was the general anxiety of being on a date (albeit one with my would-be date sitting fivepeople away from me) or the specific anxiety of having the Beast stare in my direction, but for some reason, I tookoff running after Takumi. I thought we were in the clear as we began to round the corner of the bleachers, butthen I saw, out of the corner of my eye, a cylindrical orange object getting bigger and bigger, like a fastapproachingsun.I thought: / think that is going to hit me.I thought: J should duck.But in the time between when something gets thought and when it gets done, the ball hit me square across theside of the face. I fell, the back of my head slamming against the gym floor. I then stood up immediately, as ifunhurt, and left the gym.Pride had gotten me off the floor of the gym, but as soon as I was outside, I sat down.I am concussed, I announced, entirely sure of my self-diagnosis.You're fine, Takumi said as he jogged back toward me. Let's get out of here before we're killed.I'm sorry, I said. But I can't get up. I have suffered a mild concussion.Lara ran out and sat down next to me.Are you okay?I am concussed, I said.Takumi sat down with me and looked me in the eye. Do you know what happened to you?The Beast got me.Do you know where you are?I'm on a triple-and-a-half date.You're fine, Takumi said. Let's go.And then I leaned forward and threw up onto Lara's pants.