Part
nine
After
school....
"Man oh man!" said Deanna as
she got into the front seat of our jeep
Cherokee.
"What?" asked
Evan.
"Chris Henderson is sooooo
cute. I really really like him. He's not like the
other guys at our old
school," she said with the dreamy look in her eyes.
"So go talk to him, he's
right over there," said Evan as I made him get out
of the drivers seat so I
could drive.
"Are you kidding!! I can't
talk to him!! I tried, but every time I look into
his eyes my stomach gets all
hot and tingly and my knees feel like they're
going to melt away." she
said gazing out my side of the window at him.
I pushed the keys into the
ignition and started it up.
"So, I'll help you then," I
said.
"What do you know about
boys???? I've been on more dates than you have ever
been on!!!" she
said.
"Actually, I've never been
on one," I said "But that's besides the point
only because I know what
boys want and I don't want to waste my time with
that."
"Okay, I'll let you help
me," she said as I drove by Chris and his brother
and
friends.
As soon as she said that I
put the jeep into reverse.
"What are you doing!!!!!!!"
Deanna hollered.
I kept on going backwards
until we were behind them, then I rolled down the
window.
"Damn, look at that
asss!!!!! So hot!!" I yelled out the window and laughed
as Chris
jumped.
"LIESE!!!!!" Deanna
shrieked.
"What do you think Dea??
Isn't it hot!!!!!" I yelled at her.
"LIESE, GGOOOOOOOOO," She
said as she stomped on the gas and my foot.
We jerked and burned rubber
and sped off.
"Damnit you guys, look at
that," Evan said turning around and looking at the
tire
marks.
"Oh well," I said as I
pulled into the driveway of number thirteen on
Crowhaven
road.
We had people building this
house just a couple of weeks ago and boy did it
go by fast. It took only
about a month to get done.
"I hate you Liese Anders!!"
Deanna yelled as she jumped out of the front
seat.
"You'll thank me tomorrow,"
I said handing the keys to Evan and ran up the
sidewalk and into the
house.
"HAAAAA," I heard Deanna
yell.
"Mom, are you here??" I
yelled through the house because I smelled paint.
"Yeah, in here," she yelled
back.
"How was your day??" I
asked.
"Full of paint," she
said.
"Ahh, I'll bet you have a
headache. So, where are we going out to dinner
at??" I
asked.
"Umm, actually Mr. Blake
asked us to come and have dinner with him, his wife
and his daughter," she said
blushing a little.
"Cassie?? I think that's
her. Okay cool," I said.
"Honey, did Evan leave to go
and look for work already??" she asked.
"Yep, why?" I
asked.
"I wanted you guys to go to
the store," she said as she poked her head
through the side of the
kitchen door.
"Oh, well, I don't think
it's too far away so I'll run," I said.
"Oh thanxs honey. The list
is on the counter," she said.
"Okay, see ya in a little
while," I said as I started up towards my room to
get on my running shoes and
sweat pants.
Just as I was walking out
the door Deanna yelled at me.
"Where are you going?" she
asked.
"To the store, you wanna
come?" I asked
her.
"Not if your running," she
stated.
"I guess you aren't coming
then," I said smiling at her "You want anything?"
"Um, yeah rocky road ice
cream," she said.
"If it melts, too bad," I
said as I went out the door to stretch.
I started my stretches and
then five minutes later I put my headphones on
and turned on my disc man.
Tori Amos's voice flowed through the headphones.
I turned it to my favorite
song Winter. And started
running
Snow can
wait
I forgot my
mittens
Wipe my
nose
Get my new boots
on
I get a little warm in my
heart
When I think of
winter
I put my hand in my father's
glove
I run off where the DRIFTS
GET DEEPER
Sleeping beauty trips me
with a frown
I hear a
voice
"You must learn to stand up
for yourself
Cause I can't alyways be
around"
He
says
When you gonna make up your
mind
When you gonna love you as
much as I do
When you gonna make up your
mind
Cause things are gonna
CHANGE so fast
All the white horses are
still in bed
I tell you that I'll always
want you near
You say that things change
my dear
Boys get discovered as
winter MELTS
Flowers competing for the
sun
Years go by and I'm here
still waiting
Withering where some snowman
was
Mirror mirror where's the
crystal palace
But I only can see
myself
SKATING around the truth who
I am
But I know dad the ice is
getting thin
When you gonna make up your
mind
When you gonna love you as
much as I do
When you gonna make up your
mind
Cause things are gonna
CHANGE so fast
All the white horses are
still in bed
I tell you that I'll always
want you near
You say that things change
my dear
Hair is grey and the fires
are burning
So many dreams on the
shelf
You say I wanted you to be
PROUD of me
I always wanted that
myself
When you gonna make up your
mind
When you gonna love you as
much as I do
When you gonna make up your
mind
Cause things are gonna
change so fast
All the WHITE HORSES have
gone ahead
I tell you that I'll always
want you near
You say that things change
my dear
Never
change
All the white
horses
By the time the song ended I
was halfway there. A red convertible came drove
by me and stopped at the red
light.
"Hey, you wanna ride baby?"
asked the boy that I recognized as one of those
confounded school
monitors.
"No thanxs," I said giving
him a dirty look.
The red light turned to
green. I picked up my past from a jog to a run and I
was their in no
time.
"Finally," I said as the
sliding doors sensed that I was there.
Ahh air conditioning was a
damn miracle.
TBC.......
