The Bible: Full Circle
Chapter 2
After I got home from school, I had to read through the Bible, to seen what my fellow Inheritors had written. I had gotten to the 6th Inheritor, a kid by the name of Kevin Meyers, when I saw something that made my jaw drop, even more so than when Drew Mendez told me that I was to inherit the Bible.
The Legend of "The Pact"
By Kevin Meyers, 6th Inheritor of the Bible
It was the spring of 1999, and I was in a relationship with a girl I loved, a girl by the name of Victoria Latham. But, I was afraid of taking the next step. At a party a "friend" of mine named Steve Stifler was throwing--
I stopped for a moment. I had heard Jeanine mention an "Uncle Steve" several times since I knew her.
--I made a comment that Vicky, unfortunately, overheard. The next day, I woke up to some shocking news: Charles Sherman--
Mr. Sherman is my counselor. And he was involved with this story, too?
--whom we called "the Shermanator" for his uncanny Arnold Schwarzenegger-as-the-Terminator impression, had apparently gotten laid the night before by a girl from Central High. I was upset that Sherman had gotten laid before me, or my core group of friends. So, along with my friends Chris Ostreicher, Paul Finch and James Levenstein--
WHAT THE FUCK? My Dad's in this story, too?
-- I made a pact to lose our virginities before graduation, which was about two weeks away by that point. It was determined that the very last chance for us to fulfill this Pact was at a post-prom party that Stifler was throwing at his mom's lake house.
I continued to read, fascinated by the story of my Dad and his friends during their senior year. I had just read the section on my Dad embarrassing himself on the old Internet, when my Mom called me down to dinner.
That night, as I was getting ready to go to bed, I decided to read more of the 6th Inheritor's story.
From what Jimbo told me, he was so desperate to find someone to fulfill the Pact with, that he asked a band geek by the name of Michelle Flaherty---
HOLY SHIT! Mom's in the story, too? This is just too much! I read on, past how whom I call Mr. Sherman was revealed as a liar (he did not have sex when he claimed to), past the point where Kevin and Vicky decided that a long-range relationship was not in the cards, to the end of the story:
As Oz, Finch, Jim and I had that toast at Dog Years, we knew that our unique bond would keep us together forever.
Kevin Meyers
6th Inheritor of the Bible
May 1, 1999
P.S.: To those future Inheritors who need a boost in their love lives, may I recommend The World-Famous "Tongue Tornado" on page 56.
Then, on the other side of the page was a series of paragraphs, whose ink was brighter that that on the main page of the 6th Inheritor's story, indicating that it was added later. One pair of paragraphs was of particular interest to me:
The most successful member of the Pact has got to be James Levenstein. On July 21, 2003, Jimbo proposed to Michelle. She accepted. James Emmanuel Levenstein and Michelle Annabeth Flaherty were married on August 2nd, 2003 and had their first child, William Charles Flaherty-Levenstein, on September 8th, 2006.
Jim and Michelle allegedly planned on naming ol' Billy James Tiberius Flaherty-Levenstein, after James T.Kirk from the original Star Trek, which celebrated its 40th anniversary the day William was born. Thank God cooler heads prevailed on that one.
Kevin Meyers
6th Inheritor of the Bible
October 24, 2009
"Son, lights out," I heard my mom say. "Mom, Dad, can you come here for a minute?" I asked as I hid the Bible under my bed.
My Mom and Dad walked into my room. "Yes, son?" Dad asked. "Dad, do you remember a guy by the name of Kevin Meyers?" I asked. "Yes, I do," Dad said. "How do you know him?" I took a deep breath, knowing I was about to break the vow all 29 Inheritors before me made, then reached under my bed and pulled out the Bible.
Dad saw the Bible. "Is that what I think it is?" Dad asked. I nodded. "Yes, it is," I said. "It is the legendary Sex Bible of East Great Falls High School."
Dad fell to the floor in a heap.
:TBC: