On the edge of the campus, there's an old library that nobody goes into. The narrator sits in the library staring out the window at a beautiful bird. One year ago, he was looking for a place to sit and watch the track team practice. He saw the bird and instantly fell in love with the bird's figure. From then on, he's been staring at the bird from the window every day. One day, he hears a creak in the window and realizes that the third year of his life is coming to an end. He realizes that he used to watch the bird every day, too, and now he can't stop staring at it. He's so happy to see the bird. He tells the bird that he feels the same way about him. He says that since he first saw him, he has always thought of the bird as a beautiful thing. Now that he sees the bird, he thinks of him as the way he runs. He wishes he could say something sooner, but he knows that he'll have to wait until his last race before seeing the bird again.