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Tuesday, May 11, 2004 Reminsicing "Do you still love me," he whispered to himself. He was relaxed, leaning back into his chair, reminiscing about her, a slender and stunning senior girl in a white strapless dress of sequence and lace. Goodness she was pretty, he recalled.  Back then, one night, he was a junior boy dressed in a precocious black tuxedo with a cherry-red cummerbund. When he arrived at her house he was invited inside the foyer, and like a gentleman introduced himself to her parents. Shortly after that she had appeared at the top of the staircase. How proud he was to be her escort for the night. She descended the stairs, graceful, like a queen she would never be. "You look beautiful," he remembers whispering to her, as she stepped off the last stair and stood close to him, smiling, looking up into his eyes. There wasn't a place on her dress to pin the corsage he had brought her, so she made a vase with her hands and held the flowers while her mother took pictures, and her younger sister stood nearby, giggling. Outside it was summer; the Midwest air was warm and humid that night. They held hands as they walked toward the car -- his sister's 240Z she had very reluctantly agreed he could use, "just this one night." He held open the passenger door for her and gave her parents a reassuring wave. He was beaming, absolutely beaming. All night long there was ceremony, dancing, food, token unlawful drinking, and later, after they had parked, the bucket-seat clumsiness of a boy and girl on fire for each other's touch and kiss. It was there that she gave him a wallet-sized print of her graduation photo. On the back she penned, "I will always have love for you." Twenty five years later, something reminded him of her. Where was she now? He wondered, "Do you really still love me?" 9:51:19 PM    Comments disabled © Copyright 2009 Rufus. Nonsense, distribute widely and freely! Last update: 6/30/2009; 11:25:49 PM.			Readers Amused       Home About Me Airedale Philosophy How this all got started       FAQ What's an Upright? Upright: noun : a by and large bipedal companion, also referred to as a human being. What's a Cheechako? Cheechako: noun : a person new to Alaska who has come with the intention to live here. Who's Master? Master: pronoun : just the finest upright on the face of the earth, that's who! To read him is to love him. What's Dogdom? Dogdom: noun : Life's venue from a dog's point of view. What's a Sourdough? Sourdough: noun : A long time Alaskan who has an automatic suspicion of cheechakos. What does Outside mean? Outside: noun : A provincial reference to somplace other than Alaska; usually the lower 48. What's Breakup? Breakup: noun : A uniquely Alaskan season between winter and spring when the snow and ice begins to melt for good. Where is SquareBanks? SquareBanks: slang : A self-evident euphemism for a place widely known as Fairbanks, AK. Where can I read the Houston Trip? Houston Trip: vignette : Here What digital camera do you use? Camera: hardware : Canon Powershot A80 (4.0 MP) Who's Mom? Mom: Hottie : Have A Look What's a Squeakamunka? Squeakamunka: noun : your ordinary gray squirrel which can be seen everywhere in our Cleveland neighborhood! « Alaska Blogs »  Stories Fiction Boy Wonder Bat Girl Objects in Mirror Are Larger Than They Appear Used To Be Fish Skin Deep Essay Life Is Good Desert Nostalgia A Voice of Reason Fictional Four Realms of Darkness Poetry Lucky Chain  The Cycling Pages 1999 Canadian Tour 2000 Tour of Alaska "Yooper" : 2001 Tour of WI/Michigan UP 2001 Spine of Italy Tour 2002 Tour of New England 2004 Tour of New Zealand (coming soon!) 2005 Tour Of Nova Scotia Conways Game of Life (needs java plugin) Sometimes Interesting Billy Greg (Hiatus) Virginia Postrel Wendy McElroy Samizdata Atlantic Monthly Reason No Treason Slashdot Derke Lowe Heather Champ (Photo blog) T.C. Boyle Liquid Generation Improved Clinch Exquisite Corpse, A. Codrescu Fred On Everything Assymetrical Information The Daily Ablution (Hibernation) Lileks Frank Kelly (Hiatus) Up In Alaska