You are gorgeous.You are gorgeous. Is this some kind of initiation?' (Yes.) 'May I walk with you?' (Yes.) We walk together until we reach my house. (Thank you.) 'My name is Wayne Walker. May I know yours please.' (Inez Cooper.) 'I thought so. We have an appointment tommorrow. I am looking forward to it with great anticipation. I am a virgin. I have had my eye on you for a long time. Someday I want to marry you. Please forgive me for telling you this. I have wanted to tell you for a long time. Ever since my brother Paul was dating you. We have the same mother but different dads. I am probably boreing you. We can talk again tommorrow. I want to leave you with a thought. The thought is this: Someone loves you.' Wayne waves goodby and walks off. I go into my home. At school, Maxine tells me of my date that night. 'He will pick you up at your house at seven. He wants you to dress for a date. At seven, Wayne rings my doorbell. He and mother talk for a time. 'Do you go to school with Inez?' 'Mrs Cooper, I want to be honest with you. I cannot lie. I paid Maxine three hundred dollars so that I could have this date with Inez. I love her. I barely know her, but I love her. I am going to work hard for the next few years to make myself worthy of her. I feel that Inez needs a friend. I want to be that friend. She has done lots of things that she might be ashamed of. I don't care. I love the person inside of that gorgeous body. I am going to be somebody someday. I want Inez by my side. I will be good to her. |