Winter Dreams, a classic F. Scott Fitzgerald story. Beauty, intelligence, lost love and humanity all combined to make a witty and frustrating story. This one is of a boy and girl (duh) and the beginings of both of them. He was poorer golf caddy with dreams and she was the rich girl who had everything plus an attitude. He quits and disappears and then they grow up separately only to meet years later. He's 21 and now wealthy and she's 19 with no match for beauty or amount of suitors. They meet and it's love at first sight....sort of. For him at least, she doesn't care. They go off their seperate ways again and he becomes engages only to have her show up and ruin it with talk of love for him. They become engaged then, she leaves. Years later he hears a story of her she is no longer the beautiful captivating woman she once was, just dowdy wife with kids who has an alcoholic husband. He can't believe it. How can she no longer be the exotic person who caught the eye of every man in her sight? A woman like her couldn't just fade away. Then he realizes everyone fades. If everyone is fading then it looks like no one is fading to those in proximmity (hope that makes sense). The story end with him feeling vulnerable as he chases memories. Essentailly the story, pressed the point and cliche "you never forget your first love."
It was astounding and ridiculous though true? I don't know. You decide.
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