  “ Only Human”  & nbsp;  I am a fifteen year old boy. nbsp;  My name is Shaun. nbsp;  I know you can’ t really generalize anything,  but I’ m going to try anyway.  ~  You develop a certain intimacy,
 being someone’ s friend.
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 When someone trusts you enough to tell you everything,  you develop a certain love.
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 Consider,  for a moment,  being told a deep dark secret that of course everyone has at least one of,  and knowing that you are the only one told.
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 Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy,  does it not?
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 What if your “ best friend”  happens to be of the opposite sex?
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 How many times do the two friends end up “
falling in love”  with one another?
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 Or is it really love?
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 Sure,  they love each other,  but are they in love?
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 What’ s the difference?
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 Suppose,  though,  that they end up dating.
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 Will anyone question them if they kiss in the halls?
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 Will anyone notice their stolen caresses in the darkened passages?
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 What if they are of the same gender?
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 Is it then no longer okay for them to be together?
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 So I feel for her,  is that so terrible?
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 She loved me,  I loved her.
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 It never really disappears,  for the emotion remains.
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 But while I know I loved her,  was I in love with her?
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 Maybe love isn’ t meant to be understood or interpreted.
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 Maybe a girlfriend is just a friend that you kiss.
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 No objection,  right?
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 So what if I told you that everything said is true.
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 I did love her,  and still do.
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 She was my best friend.
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 Assume,  even,  that a girlfriend really is just a friend that you can kiss.
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 But I am not a fifteen year old boy.
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 Fifteen,  perhaps,  but a girl.
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 Has your opinion of me changed?
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 Of course.
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 You’ re only human,
 right?
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 What do you know about love?
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fin~  A/ N:  A vignette I wrote for Sophomore English.
