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from earlier? I can stay with you if you want.”
    “ I am ok. You don’t need to stay.” I say.
    “I hope you mean it when you say you are ok. I respect that you didn’t want to call the cops, but I just want to make sure you don’t think you deserved that or anything. I mean you shouldn’t have gone into that alleyway, but you didn’t deserve that, not for going in there and not for what happened with your brother. And I think what are you doing with those photos are amazing so keep doing that just stay out of sketchy alleyways ok?”
    “ David?” I say.
    “Ya?” he says.
    “Thanks. Your friendship means a lot to me. And I don’t want to mess that up.” I say.
    “ Thea. You are not going to mess things up between us. I’ll always be there as your friend or more than a friend if you want that.” David says.
    I blush when he says it. The butterflies in my gut are on fire now.
    “See you tomorrow then?” I ask.
    “And anytime you need a ride. I’ll take you. Don’t walk around that part of town by yourself again.” David says.

Chapter Five
     
    I see David the next day and the day after that. He has to work nights the rest of the weekend and part of the next week. And somehow he gets me to agree to go on a fancy date with him next Friday night but I remind him that we need to focus on school. At the same time the new college me remembers that I wanted to have some fun here too. I do have plenty of assignments to keep me busy until next Friday. Tomorrow is my Intro to Photography class where we will be displaying our photo series that represents Savannah. Today I need to get all the black matte board cut down and the photos mounted. I am a little bit of a perfectionist so I already know it will take me some time to get it lined up, measured, and placed on there. I get it finished though and ready to go.
    In the morning after breakfast in the cafeteria the school shuttle drops me off at the Photography building. I carry the seven boards with me. When I walk into the classroom there is a ledge that goes all the way around the room and several series of photos are displayed on it. I add mine to the ledge as well. Keeping them in the order I took them in.
    Class starts and we are asked to all walk around the room to have a look at each of the series of photos. I notice quickly that mine are the only ones with people in them. So I am a little worried about that. There are few that have the same subject matter, like the fountain from Forsyth Park and the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is an on going theme between projects. One of the graveyard and another that shot the squares kind of like I did but the squares not the people in them. All amazing photographs by the way. Everyone is making comments and giving feedback.
    Then we get to my photos. There is a drawn out silence. Someone says , “Bums. So bums are the visual for Savannah?”
    Someone else interjects “It’s brilliant really. Ya it shows homeless people in the squares. But you can see the history in their faces. All the lines and wrinkles are these rich details making up this rich history and hardship. Which says a lot about this city.”
    The teacher chimes in too and they seem to go over really well. Then we do another walk around of the room to discuss the development techniques and camera settings used and then it’s lecture time. We get our new assignment and we are done right on time. I walk out of the building to find David waiting on me on his white Honda Accord.
    “So what have you been up to? You haven’t been waiting her e long have you?” I ask.
    “ No. Drawing class got out a little early so I figured I would give you a ride. I was just doing some sketching in the meantime.” He says.
    I peek at his sketch book and see another image of an oak tree with Spanish moss. It’s breathtaking.
    “Do you mind if we stop by the pizza shop? I need to pick up my check. I know I’ll be there tonight but need to get it in the bank.”