It was a beautiful day in the small town of Norton Ohio in May of 1965 when young Diana Mccoy awoke. She groaned looking at the clock. Why did the graduation Mass have to be at 8 in the morning? She had stayed up too long reading Thomas Merton again. Her aunt had picked up his book on the Eucharist at the Catholic college where she was a literature professor,although most of her family thought it was more important that she was a Sister.

"Diana,have you seen my veil?" Asked her older sister Anne.

"Why don't you just burn it?" She was not a fan of that tradition and could not wait until she didn't have to be under her Mother's watchful eye, while attending Mass with college students.

"You better not let Mom hear that. She's still pretty shaken up about all the recent changes in the Mass. She's told me she doesn't think the second Vatican council is valid. She's been reading some stuff from a friend who joined this group in Wisconsin that's saying some very interesting stuff."

"Oh dear, heaven help us."

"Hurry, you know how early mom wants to get there."

"Were you up late too?"

"Yup,I have a paper due Monday. You were reading Thomas Merton again?"

"Yup."

Anne quickly grabbed a Kleenex and Bobby pin, a common practice among many of her peers whose parents wanted them to veil, when they didn't have a veil.

Diana felt comfort at church. She often went there when she needed peace and comfort, but Mass was extremely special for her. She adored the prayers and especially liked them now that she was saying them in English. At the passing of the peace, she noticed a handsome young man sitting with her friend,Liz's family.

This morning she was dreading mingling after Mass, having everyone ask her where she would be going to school and what she'd be studying, but now she was interested in this young man. After Mass,she got her chance to meet him.

"Hi, Diana. This is my cousin William Reid" said Liz.

"Call me Will, everyone else does." He stretched out his hand.

"Hello ,Will. Nice to meet you. Are you from around here?"

"Sandusky. But I'll be closer this fall, I'm going to Kent State."

"Really, me too. What will you be studying?"

"Political Science, I'm thinking of being a lobbyist or practicing law."

"Oh how interesting, l like politics too."

"I'm sure you wouldn't approve of a girl who likes politics would you?" Diana's mother had just saw her daughter talking to a young man and he looked very respectable too. He looked like the kind of man she wanted Diana to marry.

"Oh, I don't know. As long as we aren't both campaigning against each other." He winked.

"Well Diana will be studying literature and music." Her mother declared.

"Yes,I will." She resisted the urge to glare at her mother.

"We had hoped she'd be going to Stubenville,a good Catholic school."

"Rita, I am very happy that she's chosen to go to Kent State, just like her father. Now I want to go home and have those delicious Strawberry Waffles honey." Diana's father never liked the rivalry he had with his wife's school,but he sure loved her cooking.

"Oh of course, dear." Rita put on a smile that looked fake.

As soon as no parents were looking Will mouthed "June Cleaver's evil twin?"

Diana and her friend quick put their hands to their mouths to stop the urge to giggle. I really like this guy, thought Diana.