The Year of Golden - Episode 2
By Kelly McDonald Editor's note: This is Episode 2 of a three-part memoir series comprising micro-essays. Each essay touches on a memory highlight, describing it in less than 500 words. By mid-February 1974, our dating was moving forward. We were seeing each other once or twice a week, and since we attended the same church congregation, we also interacted on Sundays. I was feeling fine about our dating relationship, and I thought Beverly was pleased with it, too. However, on one Saturday evening near the end of February, we attended a dance in the Physical Education building on campus. As we danced, Beverly was especially quiet and would not make eye contact with me, elusive to my questions. I realized she didn’t want to be at the dance, and I suggested we return home. We were quiet as we drove back to Park Plaza, and when I walked her back to her apartment, she revealed she wanted to date less and not be so exclusive. It seemed like a breakup to me. I finall
