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Saturday, March 7, 2026

Consequences (Prompt #12 - Phasing)

by Ami Shah

On December 5, 1980, Kathy Edgerton, Kim Thrower and I, along with an 8 month pregnant Joanie Brown, went to dinner at Darryl’s. I think it was just before the birthdays of Kathy and me, but we were still underage. We decided to order a glass of wine each! (Technically Darryl’s should have been in trouble as they are the idiots who served alcohol to a 15 year old!)

Right after the first sip, who should come around the corner but [our resident advisor] Nancy Boden! She casually looked at us... knowing she caught us... and quickly said that we would all be facing consequences when we came back to school!! -- Phase 2, as it turns out. (I thought it was going to be a Phase 3, but Johnny Adams did something worse that weekend, hence just a phase 2!)

Here's the Phase 2 letter:




Kathy and Kim’s parents let them come home for the weekend, but mine were like, “You did what? You suffer the consequences”!

Hence my 16th birthday was spent in Durham on campus with no celebration! Below is the card for my 16th birthday, from school director, Chuck Eilber. Pretty sure Kim , Kathy and I were the first to receive a Phase 2, but Johnny got the first Phase 3 by setting a record at a progression party at Duke. (Thank you Johnny!)



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