"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six," Danny takes my hand, "five, four, three,
two, one! HAPPY NEW YEAR!" Danny confidently leans in and kisses me Happy New Year. I do not know what the future will bring, but I am happy beginning the New Year kissing someone as wonderful as Danny Algrim.
"I love you," Danny whispers in my ear.
"Love you, too," I whisper back before hugging Jamie, Jessie, Rebecca, Felix, Erica, and Carl and wishing them a Happy New Year.
Around one, Mr. and Mrs. Algrim return from the party at MSU and find us already in our pajamas in sleeping bags, telling ghost stories in the darkened living room. A formerly roaring fire exists only as embers, glowing creepily. Jessie sits on the couch in her jeans waiting for her parents to come get her. Mr. Algrim joins in for a bit before bidding us goodnight. I snuggle down in my sleeping bag between Danny and Rebecca. Danny and I hold hands as we drift off to sleep. Maybe 2001 will be the first year in a while that stays steadily good, instead of throwing me around like a rollercoaster at Cedar Point.
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