"In legend, it was rumored that Ernest Hemmingway was challenged to write a story of his entire life, his motives, his motivations, and more; all in just a mere six words, a feat that had never been accomplished before his success," our AP Literature teacher began one day. "He spend many long hours, many endless days and restless moons thinking about his response to this exasperating challenge, and eventually formulated his response.

"For sale: baby shoes, never worn"

A student, unenthused, raised their hand. "What exactly does this have to do with our final writing assignment?"

Our teacher explained, "Simply put, that is your final assignment. Over this last week of school, I want each of you to explain to me the experiences of your life thus far in six words, infamously called the six-word memoir. I want to see exactly what or who is important to you, what they mean to you, or how the experiences of your life have changed you into the person you are now. I expect complex and well thought out responses by Thursday morning."

These were the last words that she said to us for four days.

The other students around me were scavenging for words, phrases, and more time. I didn't need any of that though.. I already knew what I was going to submit, already knew which carefully crafted words could come together to express my inner turmoil and intertwine it with my hopes and dreams. There were only six words that could clarify just who I was, who I wanted, what my friends meant to me and more. After what I had been through over these last few months, these words were mine and mine alone, and would only be shared with one other. My gaze immediately feel to Takeru sitting in a desk on the other side of the room, and I smiled.

Takeru's eyes met mine. His lips rose as well, his blonde hair falling, gently floating just above his cerulean eyes. He let out a slight chuckle, already knowing exactly what I was going to submit without asking. It was a phrase that represented the two of us, and only we could understand exactly what it meant.

We're famous on Spray Paint Road.