He said he was going back to school. I was ecstatic, “That’s great!”

“Yeah! I’ve gone through the catalogue and I’m really excited!”

“Wow! Well what are you going to major in?”

“I’m not sure about a major just yet-I want to start off with one class and see how it goes.”

“So what are you going to start with?”

“Fencing.”

I thought maybe I didn’t hear him right. “Fencing?”

“Yeah-fucking fencing.” He repeated it, “Fucking fencing.”
 
“Oh.” I repeated it, “Oh.”