Summer of '76

Moon Tower Promise's

I finally caught up to them and walked right in between Pink and Mitch and put my arms around their shoulders. "Hey guys. How the hanging?" I smiled. "Wouldn't you like to know." Pickford said, while grabbing his crotch. I made a disgusted face. "It was a rhetorical question, Kev." I chuckled and shook my head. We got to the Moon Tower. Slater and Pickford started climbing up first. "So, what have you been up to?" Mitch started climbing up. I started climbing up with Pink climbing up after me. "Oh, just hanging out with Benny and Mel mostly. Don did come and talk for a little bit." Now Slater and Pickford were hanging on the side of the Moon Tower. "Why is it called the Moon Tower anyway?" Mitch asked still climbing up. "Uh, I guess they just decided to put it up out here whenever they were building the power plant. Actually it's a good idea, you got a full moon out here everyday of the year, you know." Pink explained. We continued to climb and finally got up by Slater and Pickford. "Yeah, but nothings ever been repaired. So, this whole place could fall down at anytime. So, you better watch your step, Junior. Wow!" Pickford pretend to fall back but was still hanging onto the bars. I rolled my eyes and chuckled. "This place used to be off limits, man, because some drunk freshman fell off. He went right down the middle smacking his head on every beam, man. I heard it doesn't hurt after the first couple though. Autopsy said he had one beer, man. How'd many you have?" Slater was just telling a story, trying to scare Mitch. "$" Mitch said, cheeky. "You're dead, man. You're so dead. Slater said. Pickford laughed and kept climbing on the outside of the beams. We kept climbing up. "Look it the blood stains right there." Slater pointed to a spot on one of the beams. "Shut up." Mitch chuckled. "Slater, that spot there is just rust." I smiled and kept climbing. Mitch and pink both giggled. "Oh." Slater was just way to high for his own good. We all finally got to the top. Pink and i were sitting next to each other, with our feet hanging off the side. Slater was standing on Pink's right and I was sitting on his left. Pickford and Mitch were standing on the other side smoking. I pulled out a cig and lit it. I slowly blowed the smoke out. "Would you look at this fucking town man? It's dead." Pink was looking straight out. You could see all the lights and the cars moving. It actually looked kind of peaceful for once. "Just imagine how many people out there right now fucking." Slater pointed out. We both looked up at him. "Just putting it out there." Pink chuckled. "Are you jealous, Slater?" I smiled. "Maybe just a little, man." Slater smoked his joint and continued to stare out at the town. Pickford, Mitch, and Slater started climbing back down, leaving Pink and I still sitting up there, by ourselves. "So, you've tell Benny how you feel about him yet?" Pink turned to me and poked my side. I jumped. "Stop that. And no I haven't." I put my cig out and flicked the butt down to the ground and watched it fall all the way down. "Oh, would you just tell him already. You know he likes you too." Pink smiled. "Yeah, yeah. I know. Did you know that Mitch asked about Benny and I. He said it seems like we're dating from what he had seen and heard." I said. "Yeah, Don and I may or may not have told Mitch about you and Benny when we went out for a cruise with Pickford." ink itched the back of his neck and looked around not looking at me. "You little jerk. God I knew you guys had something to do with it." I punched Pink in the arm. "Ow!" Pink rubbed his arm. "Look just tell him. He likes you too." Pink put his arm around me. "Yeah, I know. You and Don have told me that he likes me back like a million times." I rolled my eyes. I leaned over and rested my head on Pink's shoulder. "Yeah and if you don't tell him the me and Don will just tell you he likes you back a. Million more times." Pink chuckled. I looked up at him and smiled and he smiled back. "Tell you what, I promise you that by the end of the night I will have told Benny how I feel and have a date with him. And if I do, you and Don have to promise to leave me alone about it." I stuck my pinky out. "And if you don't?" Pink also stuck his pinky out. "Then, I'll help you and Don with your homework next year. Deal?" I said. "Deal." Pink and I did our pinky promise. Pink and I both got up and made our way back down. Pink got down first and waited for me to get down. We started walking back to the party together. "I'll call you tomorrow to tell you what happens. And make sure to tell Don about the deal." I said. "Alright, we'll be waiting." Pink smiled. We said our goodbyes and went out separate ways back to the party. I made my way back to Benny's truck, trying to think of the right time and the right way to tell him.