School Days by Ed Nelson

Author:Ed Nelson [Nelson, Ed]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Eastern Shore Publishing
Published: 2019-08-09T04:00:00+00:00

I knew John a little he was a freshman like me.

“What’s John got to do with this?”

June gave out a yell, I would’ve said screech but she was to pretty to screech, “Mother!”

It was a little incoherent in the car for a minute then it all came out. June had been mooning over John for two years. I was her attempt to get his attention at last. The ego that had got swollen with tall, dark and handsome came plummeting to earth.

I started to open my mouth, then stopped and thought. It wasn’t long but you could see the worry on Junes face. I gave voice to my thoughts.

“Well this isn’t good for my ego but at the same time all you did was ask me to go the dance. Why don’t we go to the dance and have fun?”

The tension in that car could’ve been cut by a knife. All of a sudden it was gone. Mrs. Hardesty apologized for letting the cat out of the bag. She thought I knew. June apologized for not telling me. Mr. Hardesty just kept driving, smart man.

I had to say something, so I told them it was okay, just surprising, but I could live with it. About that time we arrived at the school.

Now a Sadie Hawkins dance has a hillbilly image from the Li’l Abner cartoon. This was anything but. The high school gym was decorated like a prom was being held. We entered through an archway stopping to have our picture taken.

There was a crowd waiting for us in particular, or rather waiting for June. All of her fellow mice were there with their dates. They applauded when we entered and stopped. I had time to mentally adjust, and decided I wasn’t going to be an ass about this. I was being used, but June had worked hard for this night and I wouldn’t ruin it for her.

We sat at a table with her friends and their dates. Tonight everything centered on the girls, we guys were decorations or trophies on display. I was just the tallest trophy in every sense of the word.

Somehow it didn’t bother me very much. The girls were fighting a battle for their social standing and currently were winning. Like most people I had a soft spot for the underdog.

I danced with June for the first two dances. I went over to buy us cokes when I ran into John Madison.

“Hey John, how are you doing?”

“Fine, I see you are with June, she has turned into a bombshell. I wish I had noticed her before.”

“She has noticed you, why don’t you ask her to dance.”

“You sure man?”

He looked up at me as he asked. You could tell he didn’t want to get me mad.

“I’m sure it’s all part of an evil plot to trap you. Go for it.”

John looked at me as if I had lost my marbles, but did straighten his shoulders and march over to June. I don’t know what was said, but they danced.

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