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"It was graduation,
and I had already

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said goodbye to so many people.

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Everyone else had plans
and family to attend to,

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so we were alone.

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It was supposed to be a proud
moment, but my thing, my life

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had ruined it.

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At the time, I owned
a small collection

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of oxfords,
undoubtedly masculine.

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Before she came, I
hid them in a bag

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that I didn't move
to my new apartment,

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because I knew she
would find them there.

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For two days, I wore shoes
with no arch support.

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On the third day, I
wore my brown oxfords

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to be comfortable.

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No one looks at anyone's shoes.

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For the rest of the day,
we were at the museum,

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and all she could talk
about was my shoes.

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At the foldable table
in my new apartment,

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she asked me if I was gay,
which I told her 10 years ago,

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but she didn't believe me.

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She asked me if I was gay,
and I didn't say anything,

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but I cried.

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She threw away the shoes,
and then we had dinner.

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When I did the dishes, I had to
empty the rice onto my shoes,

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and I never saw them again."

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