October 15th,1992
St. Keller, Maine
5216 Violet Avenue
"Lori, WHY are we dyeing your hair again?"
"Because Cady Cruise's Friday Fright Night is tomorrow, and she's a SENIOR, and I'm a SOPHOMORE, so this is a big step up. I wanna look cool."
"Remind me why Fright Night isn't on Halloween."
"Because the high school Halloween Hop is on Halloween. Hey, your school's having a dance too-do you think that cute neighbor boy will ask you?"
"Toby? Yeah, if asks me, we'll strictly go AS FRIENDS, nothing else. You know how I feel about love."
"Yeah, I agree with you- you can MAYBE be friends with benefits-but real, romantic love? That just doesn't exist."
I finish the bleach, and my sister hands me the pink she wants in her hair. "Lori, I know Mom won't care, but what are you gonna tell Nana Edith when she sees this?"
"I'm going to tell her to back off, because it's MY BODY."
Lori is is such a rebel. It's her middle name.
No, seriously. Her name is Lorelai Rebelle Nielsen.
"Crudmuffins. Crudmuffins on a toasted pickle sandwich."
"What, Lori?"
"My phone's vibrating. Can you get it?"
"Yeah."
It's a girl named Jasmine,who wants to yak to my sister about a guy who asked her out to Fright Night. I get lost in thought once again. Maybe I should ask Toby to the dance. Just to see what would happen. The next day is Friday, and after school, in front of his house, I say, "Do you wanna meet up at the dance?"
His reply is "Yeah, sure,cool"
I don't know how I make it to my room, but I feel like flying.
