A Last Wish On a warm spring day on Sept. 23 1978 in the little town of Beaufort, Carolina, when the wind smells of pine and the flowers bloom, Matthew remembers his senior year at Regan High and Jennifer, the girl who changed his life. "Welcome back students, how was everyone's summer?" Mrs. Wilson asked us. Sitting in the back row was me Matthew Shepard, walking in late was Jennifer S there was only one chair left which was next to me I didn"t really consider my self as being the popular rich boy but everyone did. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate