Take it Easy – Chapter 7: Gatsby-esque
“The syllable pattern for haiku is five-seven-five, so– Aaron, are you paying attention?” Mr. Harrison halted and gave me a stern look. He was a stodgy old guy, but he was usually nice enough. “Yeah, yeah, five-seven-five, I got it.” I assured him. “Hmm…” He continued lecturing about the origin and rules of haiku. “As you can see, there’s no rhyme scheme. Instead…” His voice faded into the background as I turned my attention away from him again. It was the first week of December, several weeks since Emily and I had officially gotten together, but she had been so busy working on term papers that we couldn’t hang out for the last week, so we were trying to make up for it by texting or talking at every opportunity, including during school. Me: How’s …