Some Like It Cold by William Povletich

Author:William Povletich
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Published: 2016-10-15T04:00:00+00:00

Third Wave

Chapter Six

Lee wasted no time in making good on his promise to “win Mitch back.” Leaving Larry and Kevin at the beach, Lee went home to get some dry clothes and raced across town, knowing each moment wasted catching his breath was one less he’d spend with her for the rest of their lives. He tracked her to a corner bar, but when he stepped inside he saw her with another guy. He stood in the doorway, his insecurities overwhelming him. Could he have walked into a more nightmarish scenario? Lowering his head in defeat, he turned to walk outside, pausing in the doorway while muttering, “I don’t care. I don’t care. I really don’t care!”

Then he clenched his fists and turned around again. He walked up to Mitch, took her by the hand, and looked past her eyes directly into her soul, and said, “Let’s go,” with the same confident determination he felt whenever riding atop Lake Michigan waves.

Without even acknowledging her date, Mitch got up and left with Lee, the two of them heading into the frigid Sheboygan night and the rest of their lives.

Over the next few months, friends and family rarely saw Lee. As soon as he graduated from high school in 1972, he began working at a locally owned family grocery store. Doing everything from stocking shelves to wrapping pork chops at the meat counter, he knew he had found a job that catered not only to his passion for surfing, but also to the love of his life. When not working, he spent the majority of his time with Mitch as their relationship continued to flourish.

Feeling snubbed, Larry avoided conversations about his brother.

When friends mentioned Lee—or when Jack and Mary brought up his name at the family dinner table (where Lee rarely was seen these days)—Larry said nothing, pretending not to hear. Distancing himself from Lee and Mitch, Larry spent his time with a handful of surfing buddies who had yet to leave for college. Avoiding questions about why his twin wasn’t on the beach with them, he ignored his feelings of abandonment, saying only, “He seems to have better things to do with his time.”

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