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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.......