Answer:
First Love
Explanation:
The lights had been turned off in the hallway and all I could see
was the lighted stairwell, at the bottom of which a nun would be
stationed. My father would be waiting just outside. I nearly
screamed when I felt someone grab me by the waist. But my
mouth was quickly covered by someone else's mouth. I was
being kissed. My first kiss and I could not even tell who it was. I
pulled away to see that face not two inches away from mine. It
was he. He smiled down at me. Did I have a silly expression on
my face? My glasses felt crooked on my nose. I was unable to
move or to speak. More gently, he lifted my chin and touched his
lips to mine. This time I did not forget to enjoy it. Then, like the
phantom lover he was, he walked away into the darkened
corridor and disappeared
Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this
narrative
How does Cofer shape the theme that people don't always get
what they want with this passage?
She shares details that include her "father would be
waiting just outside."
She includes details about her first kiss that include
o the fact she "could not even tell who" she was
kissing
She describes the object of her affection who gave
her her first kiss as a "phantom lover."
She explains how just as quickly as she was kissed,
"he walked away into the darkened corridor and
disappeared
