Indians Don't Cry by George Kenny

Author:George Kenny
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: University of Manitoba Press
Published: 2014-10-31T00:00:00+00:00

Leslie, confident because of his success, felt more relaxed and at ease.

The parking area of the University was filled with cars, and the five buses of the competing teams. Heat waves shimmered off the metal of the vehicles as Leslie and Caroline threaded their way to the hired Greyhound. Inside, in seats across from each other, she munched on cheese and lettuce sandwiches, while Leslie sipped on an orange drink, thinking on what David had said about Caroline. Maybe being stuck-up was just a characteristic of hers; perhaps her natural tendency was to be reserved. She did have big, blue eyes, eyes that would never fail to impress him even if he never saw her again after this year. In June, he would have to return to the northern part of Ontario where his pride and will had been shaped.

“Eden is way out in front in team points,” Caroline said.

“Oh, really!” Leslie didn’t care too much, because no one besides two other guys and maybe six girls from their school had taken a serious interest in training for the track meet.

“We’re just ahead of Rockway and that’s mainly because of you and David, and Vicki, Dianne and Marie,” she said.

“Uh huh,” Leslie replied, his mind telling him to go ahead and ask her to be his date for the Grades 12 and 13 banquet next weekend. She’s probably got a date already, he thought, on the other hand she can only say no. She was prattling on when Leslie made up his mind.

“Caroline, I would like, a, you know the banquet next weekend...’

“Yes, what about it?” Her eyes were wide, she wasn’t making it easy.

“Would you be my date?” There; he said it, his heart beating fast.

“Why, Leslie, I thought you didn’t like me, I mean, you don’t hate me or anything, but Louise said you told David you didn’t care for...”

“Caroline, from last April, I thought that you were the best...” What was the matter with him? If he wasn’t careful, he’d be asking her to marry him or some crazy thing like that.

“You thought I was the best... what?”’ She was slightly flushed, her breath quivering.

“Oh, I don’t know... I mean, I really liked you, but I didn’t want to approach you, because, well, I’m well, different than you.”

“Leslie Black, from what I’ve heard of you in class, in the dorm, or even talking to you in person, the only difference is that you could be taken for a dark Italian.”

“Well — ” He had no more statements, an orator he was not.

“Tell me, do you like me now?”

“Yes.”

The next thing he knew, he was holding Caroline, her head on his chest. They were standing in the aisle of the bus, saying words neither of them really heard but knowing what each other meant, when the door was thrust open.

David’s smiling face looked up at them.

“Ah, ah, I knew this would happen. But no time for that now, come on Romeo, it’s almost time for the mile.” He ran off.

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