Down to One

Graduation ends, as everyone goes back to their homes. 

Yesterday two of my good friends and I had lunch and we each had fortune cookies. All three of our fortunes were so scarily accurate. 

One friend's was:

Money comes, money goes. But yours will grow.

Back in January he had lost $2000 from a scam. Today he negotiated with consumer affairs. 

My other friend's was: 

You will get a huge surprise

And in graduation, one of his friends came all the way from the city to attend. 

"Did she tell you that she was coming," I asked him.

"Kind of," he said. "But still I didn't know she was actually coming."

My friend is going back to Korea after he completes his last summer course. I would not be able to see him for a good damn while. But that's life. 

My fortune was:

Love will lead the way. 

I escorted my friend Naoya to the subway station today. Last night he didn't have money for a hotel so he slept at Brooklyn Bridge Park. He walked over the Brooklyn Bridge with his luggages twice. Seriously I've never met a person who would do such a thing. Such good memories. 

Last year around the same time I remember escorting another friend of mine to Penn Station. He was going back to Korea to serve in the mandatory military service. 

But I waved Naoya goodbye until the subway left. And then it hit me how they all left. Just like that. My junior year was officially over.