Chapter 178 : Cacophony Uzume. That summer, a friend, Cacophony Uzume, heard the story when I read it at an Open Mic event at the camp at which we both worked. She and I dated for a week the next fall. I knew, going in to the relationship, that it would not last long; still, I had expected it to last at least a little longer than it did. When I returned for the spring semester after winter break, she did not. I have not seen her since. Cacophony was not the one that I was trying to find. We lived in totally different worlds, and I was well aware of this going into it. This was the first time that I entered into what I knew was ultimately a short-term relationship. (Would that it had been the last.) Despite our differences, she had several qualities that I knew that I wanted in a future partner; she was energetic, wacky, and had a cute demeanor. >>  chapter 179  >>