Tony liked. Tony did not like.

Take us back, Curt, to a time you can hardly remember, but remember enough to tell. Close your eyes when you tell us, because that way we'll think it has much more meaning than it might, like you are trying to hold something back, and that as soon as you open your eyes, it would all come out, whatever it was you were trying to hold back.

Tony liked sweet potatoes. I know this because he told me so.
Tony liked green, but not red, grapes. I know this because he only ate green grapes.
Tony liked swimming pools more than I did. I know this because he went more times than I did.
Tony like horror movies. I know this because it was something he liked to talk about. Horror movies.
Tony had a mean father. I know this because most of the kids in our school had mean fathers.
Tony had a fear of throwing up. I know this because he said he had a fear of throwing up.
Tony liked summer more than spring and more than fall and more than winter. I know this because he looked happiest in summer.
Tony had a pet lizard. I know this because I came up with his pet lizard's name: Sebastian.
Tony's pet lizard died. I know this because we buried it on a hill and had a brief service for it. This was pretty ridiculous and we knew it was but we did it anyways and didn't care what people had to say.
Tony had brown hair. I know this because his hair was brown.
Tony had size 10 1/2 feet. I know this because his feet were smaller than mine.
Tony had more patience than I will ever have. I know this because when he got impatient, I had been impatient much earlier than he had.
Tony did not like sweet potatoes. I know this because he always chose normal potatoes over sweet potatoes.
Tony liked red, but not green, grapes. I know this because his mother only bought green grapes and he ate them reluctantly.
Tony did not like swimming pools more than I did. I know this because when we went together, he never went into the water, but sat on the edge with his feet in the water, looking disappointed.
Tony didn't like horror movies. I know this because whenever there was nothing left to say, he mentioned a horror movie that he hated.
Tony had a kind father. I know this because Tony's father had left him and his mother and sister when he was three and had never had a chance to be mean.
Tony did not have a fear of throwing up. I know this because he told me that he did, but always threw up anyways whenever he'd had too much sugar or too much beer.
Tony liked summer less than spring, but more than fall and winter. I know this because in spring, he had something to look forward to, but in fall and winter, he curled up inside his head and hid there.
Tony did not have a pet lizard. I know this because I pointed to a picture of a lizard and said, "Let's pretend we own him and lets call him Sebastian."
Tony's pet lizard did not die. I know this because we went to the park and sat on a hill and talked about death and funerals, and we forgot about the picture of Sebastian. So in a way, Sebastian died. But it was unreal.
Tony did not have brown hair. I know this because my hair is brown and Tony's hair looked different than my hair.
Tony had size 11 feet. I know this because his feet looked smaller than mine, but we could wear the same shoes.
Tony did not have more patience than me. I know this because he left this place much earlier than me.


Curt, Curt. Thank you.