Journal Seven

I remember Brinker Hadley come over to see me in late afternoon. I had already taken a shower to wash off the salt from the Naguamsett River."Going into Devon was like a refreshing shower itself".I remembered after i washed everything off my body i put a pair of chocolate brown slacks, a pair which Phineas never really liked. He used to criticized me when i wore them.When Brinker came in i noticed his gray suit, and his neck tie. He was very tall but he carried it very well. He had an athlete body but he wasn't one. He was more into politics. He was a very intelligent young man. He talked to me about how i had a big room all to myself and he didn't understand how i kept it so neat and clean. He asked me if the reason i picked Finny as a roommate was because i knew he wasn't coming back. I remembered my jaw dropped in awe. I wasn't expecting to hear these words coming out of Brinker's mouth. I was very confused. I remembered the words "Don't be nutty,Brinker" come out of my mouth. "Rest assured of that, my son, In our free democracy, even fighting for its life, the truth will come out". I will never forget those words and the serious look upon his face while he was speaking. His serious tone of voice and his arm resting on my shoulder still makes me shiver to this day when i think about it.