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He looked at her, but she didn’t understand. He looked away, as if there were something more interesting in the distance—he was so busy thinking about what to say next that he forgot to squint. He was near-sighted, and she knew that.

Whether she was impatient with his posturing or annoyed by the uneasiness, he couldn’t tell. But it reminded him of all the other times he’d said goodbye to her. Later that night, when he climbed into bed, he listened to his clock quantify the wasting of time. He overanalyzed, as usual—that something as small as the awkwardness of their goodbyes was a sign that maybe she loved him, too.

This post is part of Chris Kampmeier's website at kampers.net. It was published 4 years ago.

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4 Responses to this post

  1. Your fan club in Apopka Says:
    May 31st, 2004 at 7:55 am

    Paul McCartney said it perfectly:

    Verse 1:
    You say Yes, I say No
    You say Stop but I Say Go, Go, Go

    Chorus:

    Oh No
    You Say Goodbye and I Say Hello
    Hello, Hello
    I Don’t Know Why you Say Goodbye
    I Say Hello, hello hello
    I don’t know why you say goodbye
    I say hello

    Verse 2:
    I Say High, You Say Low
    You Say Why and I Say I Don’t Know

    Chorus:
    Oh No
    You say Goodbye and I say Hello
    (Hello, Goodbye, Hello, Goodbye)
    Hello, Hello
    (Hello, Goodbye)
    I Don’t Know Why You Say Goodbye I say Hello
    (Hello, Goodbye, Hello, Goodbye)
    Hello, Hello
    (Hello, Goodbye)
    I Don’t Know Why You Say Goodbye I say Hello
    (Hello, Goodbye)

    (Why, Why, Why, Why, Why, Why Do you Say
    Goodbye, Goodbye, Bye , Bye , Bye ,Bye, Bye)

    Chorus:

    Oh No
    You Say Goodbye and I Say Hello
    Hello, Hello
    I Don’t Know Why you Say Goodbye
    I Say Hello, Hello, Hello
    I don’t know why you say goodbye
    I say Hello

    Verse 3:
    You Say Yes (I Say Yes)
    I Say No (But I May Mean No, I can Stay Till It’s Time To Go)
    You Say Stop
    And I Say Go Go Go

    Chorus:

    Oh No
    You Say Goodbye and I Say Hello
    Hello, Hello
    I Don’t Know Why you Say Goodbye
    I Say Hello, Hello, Hello
    I don’t know why you say goodbye
    I say Hello, Hello, Hello
    I don’t know why you say goodbye
    I Say Hello OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO HellOOOO

    Hay La, Hey Hello-a,
    Hay La, Hey Hello-a,
    Hay La, Hey Hello-a,
    Hay La, Hey Hello-a,
    Hay La, Hey Hello-a,
    Hay La, Hey Hello-a,
    Hay La, Hey Hello-a,
    Hay La, Hey Hello-a,

  2. Colleen and Jen Says:
    June 15th, 2004 at 12:28 pm

    Hi from Salzburg! Love your two favorite girls in the world =)

  3. Chris Says:
    June 24th, 2004 at 1:41 am

    I should note that this has become part of a larger story and I will probably take it down when I’m finished.

  4. Your fan club in Apopka Says:
    June 24th, 2004 at 7:55 pm

    Your loyal fans would like to know “the rest of the story.” (thank you,Paul Harvey)