Mark felt lonelier than ever. Not only his best friend Charlie had moved to another town to study, along with his girlfriend Dorothy, but he also missed the guys from the swimming team, who would often get together after practice to have some sandwiches and chat all afternoon. He even missed Steph, because she was always singing a beautiful song or talking about arts and culture.

It was very different from his new acquintances who debated hours about the thickness of a napkin. It was u