Shirt and Shoes Not Required by Todd Strasser

Author:Todd Strasser
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-07T16:00:00+00:00

Polly brushed off the encounter with the moody but great-looking guy. It bothered her when she got nervous and began to blather, but this was the first day of summer and she wasn’t about to let him or anyone else spoil it. She was frightened and excited the way someone feels just before they do something wonderful and unexpected, and scary. That’s what this whole summer was going to be. She had never lived away from home before. Even after her freshman year of college she’d still commuted from her parents’ house nearby. This summer that was going to change. She had made up her mind. She was going to do something on her own, and it was going to be wild and crazy. She entered the house. There were three doors off the living room, and the closest one to the stairs was a bathroom.

Polly went in and checked it out. The walls were painted white to match the tile. On the far wall there was a white shower curtain pulled across a combination shower-tub. Most importantly, the toilet flushed! Delighted that the plumbing worked, Polly was checking her hair and lipstick in the mirror when she heard voices. She came out to find a nerdy-looking guy with thick black glasses coming down the stairs. He was dressed in a white V-necked T-shirt, and green plaid shorts, with black socks and shoes. Oh, please don’t be one of my roommates, Polly thought. All she wanted was one cute guy in the house. The tall, handsome guy had been too good-looking (a girl had to be realistic, she told herself), and this one seemed too far on the other end of the spectrum. What are the chances of meeting Mr. Perfect? Her summer plans involved a guy, but not just any guy; it had to be the right guy.

“Uh, hi.” The nerdy guy seemed puzzled to find her coming out of the bathroom.

“Hi, I’m Polly Prentice,” she introduced herself. “I’m renting a room here this summer?”

“Oh, yes,” the guy said. “I’ve been expecting you. I’m Fred, your landlord.”

“Oh, that’s … er … very nice,” Polly said, relieved that he wasn’t one of her new roommates.

“Let me show you your room,” Fred said. “It’s down here.”

Polly had one of the two downstairs bedrooms with entrances off the living room. The good news was that it was right next to the bathroom. She paused on the threshold of her room and took it in. It wasn’t huge but it wasn’t a cracker box either. The important thing was that it was all hers. There was a nice double bed with a white comforter and fluffy-looking pillows. A window looked out right onto the next street over. Not exactly ocean view, but, hey, at least the ocean was nearby. She smiled. It was a perfect blank slate, and she was going to have a great time making it hers.

“So what do you think?” Fred asked behind her.

“Could I do a little decorating?” she asked.

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