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“The hard part?”
“Yeah, so I made it home right? My parents weren’t there and I had no way of calling for help. Plus, go figure, I only had one key and it was for the front door, meaning the back wasn’t an option. I parked the car as close to the house as possible to avoid exposure and studied the neighborhood for a second. I didn’t notice anyone or anything so I rushed out and bolted up my porch to the front door. Just then, my neighbor, Sawyer Tuttle,” She paused.”Do you know him? He’s in our Chemistry class.”
“Yeah,” I laughed, “I know him. I sit next to him in class.”
“Oh, anyway, Sawyer comes sauntering around to the front of his house from the side and catches me in all of my underwear glory. Well, there was no sense in hiding because he’d already seen everything. Plus, like a deer in headlights, the kid just stared with his mouth open. He didn’t even bother turning around. So, I winked at him and finally opened the door.” She took a deep breath. “And that’s my secret. Well, mine and Sawyer’s secret. Well, mine, Sawyer’s and that naughty raccoon’s secret.”
“And mine,” I threw in.
“Yes, our secret.”
No wonder Tut stared at Jules the way he did. I couldn’t blame him but that didn’t change the fact that I still wanted to bash his face in.
“You know, I said something that no one else knew. Sawyer knew.”
“Whoa buddy! It counts. Trust me. It counts.”
We both laughed.
“You torture Sawyer Tuttle, you know.”
“No I don’t! I’ve barely said a word to him since. I even wave to him now and again so he knows I’m not angry at him.”
“Even making eye contact with him is torturing him Jules. He’s seen you in your underwear. I’m pretty sure that’s all he ever thinks about when he’s around you.”
“No!” She said. I could almost hear it click in her head. “Wait. Seriously? It was so long ago. I’m sure he barely remembers it.”
“Trust me baby doll. He remembers.”
“Well, crap. Should I say something to him?”
“No,” I laughed, “not unless you want him to keep obsessing about you. No, the best thing for you to do is wear a large bulky jacket to Chemistry.”
More laughing. Poor Tut. Poor, can’t wait to punch him in the face, Tut.
The next day, I saw Jules at lunch and we picked up where our two hour phone conversation left off. We reminded ourselves of all the little things we did together growing up. I had forgotten what great partners in crime we had once been and definitely felt closer to her again. All it took was a simple phone call. It was like time had never passed us by.
I freaked out a little bit while waiting until the end of the day to see her during fourth period Chemistry. We were picking lab partners for the rest of the year that day and at lunch she agreed to be mine.
“Dude, what’s going on with you?” Jesse asked during third period, before the band started practicing.
He pointed to my bouncing knee and the drumsticks nervously twirling in my hands. I stopped all movement before I answered.
“Oh,” I said, clearing my throat, “nothin’.”
“Seriously, you’ve got something going on lately and you’re not telling me.”
“I really don’t.”
He didn’t buy it.
“Okay,” I said, sitting up, “but listen, you can’t say a word to anyone about this. I’ve been talking to Jules...Julia lately and she’s skittish. I don’t want to scare her off.”
“Awww man! Elliott!”
All heads turned our way.
“Shhhhh! Keep your voice down.”
