had a feeling with Bradford, even its little. Basil almost involved with Bradford’s words until he imagined about Bradford.
“You don’t even have to look at me. Just close your eyes and imagine my sweet lips. Before you open your eyes I will gone
and you can go to sleep with a smile on your face.” Bradford promised.For a moment I started thinking about
Bradford’s perfect bow lips. p.42
Half of Basil’s mind absolutely kept thinking about Bradford, but there was a rational mind that Basil had. He already had a girlfriend.
And he said that Bradford can’t compete with Yancey. Basil chose to leave Bradford, before Bradford changed his mind with other memories.
So I was a little bit surprised at my self and said, “You can’t even compete with my lady, so I think I’m gonna to leave.” p.42
4.1.2 Rising Action
4.1.2.1 Basil met his ex named Zurich at the gym
When Basil went to gym, he met with his other ex named Zurich. He loved Zurich very much in the past. Basil’s infatuation was in Zurich.
Basil saw Zurich and tried to open the conversation with him. Basil wanted to call Zurich so bad after gym, to fi
nd a “happiness” with man. He remembered the memories with Zurich until he cannot sleep. He was
feeling anxiety if he could not call Zurich. His desire was very strong, because he decided to walked to Zurich’s hotel, and he felt very nervous.
When I got ba ck home from the gym, I realized I wasn’t going to
get any sleep until I talked with Zurich. I located his cellphone number and hoped he had his phone with him. p.126
Before I could stop to think about I was getting myself into, I was standing at a light on Fifty-sixth Street and Seventh Avenue,
two blocks away from Zurich’s hotel. I was more than little nervous. p.126
Basil knew that is impossible if he chose Zurich and repeated his past, because he already had a girfriend. There was something on his mind,
he thought about his life now, that would marrying woman. He knew it was not right. This situation would ruin his relationship even his marriage
plan. It would hurt his sister, if she knew that he loved man, also Yancey doesn’t know about Basil’s life in the past.
Wait, what I do now? Is that right? I already had a girlfriend. I can’t back to my bad habit again. What’s wrong with myself
again? p.126
But in the end of his struggle, he still called Zurich and got involved in a long conversation.
4.1.2.2 Basil met Zurich and felt nervous
After Basil’s called Zurich, everyday he thought about Zurich. Basil decided to met Zurich and there was a conversation that Zurich tried
to make Basil remembered who he was. Basil’s ego is he knew that he was always attracted to man, but in other side he tried to be attracted to woman.
He was pretending like a dumb when Zurich tried to disturb his mind. Moreover, he still adored Zurich when Zurich talked to him.
“So, what’s going on with you?” Zurich looked at me with his handsome, round face and well-shaped lips.
“What do you mean?” I asked, trying to act dumb. I knew from his tone, and the way he was looking at me, exactly what he
meant.
“Are you seeing a man or a woman? Are you happy?” “I’m real happy. I finally met the right lady,” I said proudly.
“You know, marrying won’t change things.” p.131
But, he convinced that he never be attracted to man again. He already found the right one, so no one can ruin his mind again. Yancey is
everything for him, so he always told Zurich that Yancey is the right love. His consciousness told him that marrying woman is a right thing.
“Zurich, look, dude, I’m marrying Yancey because I’m in love.. mad, crazy love. I ain’t running from nothing.”
“Then, why do I make you so nervous?”
I walked closer to Zurich, slapped him playfully on the shoulder, and said, “Dude, you don’t make me nervous.” p.132
4.1.2.3 Basil visited Zurich to give wedding invitation but he slapped by Zurich’s words