Jenny: October 2007 Archives
You brought a butterfly knife to school and let your hair hang in your eyes. You said you wanted to be a cop, because you liked guns. Combat boots and heavy metal tshirts every day.
You were blind in one eye from an honest-to-god running with scissors accident. You had white blond hair and played the drums in fourth grade. I hear you turned into a wannabe thug.
You had thick glasses and sweaty palms, but you were the only other kid who loved square-dancing during PE in fourth-grade. I asked you to "go" with me. We lasted two whole days.
We were neighbors as toddlers. With your earthy, gravelly voice and sticker-covered bedroom door, I was jealous of you. I remember your 'thing' for John Travolta. We played on the wooded slope behind your house.
We were possibly the most obnoxious couple ever - all our friends agreed. You loved your posse of friends, Italian convertibles and red-headed women. When James died, you stayed with me and talked until dawn.