Then Again (maybe not) (standard:romance, 3040 words)
Author: Freya Griffin	Added: Jan 03 2002	Views/Reads: 3259/2391	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
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grumbling like an old cockatoo. This school sucks in many different 
perspectives. Opposite sex should not have body contacts that exceed 
the politeness limits. My foot. Sometimes I think being a homosexual 
would be so much easier in this school. 

‘We need the article about water reserves to be done by Friday. Alby is
not available because he’s got some crap on his band or something this 
weekend. Are you free?’, He gave me a bundle of papers. Oh gawd, more 
stuffs to read and write. 

‘Well yeah, sort off. I haven’t done Algebra’, I moaned desperately. 

‘Algebra? It’s pretty easy. It’s all in the book. Just compare it with
example two and five, you have all the answers’ 

‘You know I sux in number’ 

‘Then why did you take Algebra?’ 

‘Because I need it’ 

‘Says who?’ 

‘Says I. Now, what do u want me to do with this thing?’ 

‘Hand me the article on Thursday, I’ll handle the lay out. Better if you
put it in floppy disk’ 

‘You haven’t returned my pinky one’ 

‘Oh...oh I hadn’t huh? Sorry, I’ll bring it tomorrow. Remind me to bring
it OK?’ 

‘Yeah yeah. See you tomorrow, Dan’ 

‘See you! And Thanks!’ 

That’s my life. A 17 years old and a virgin. I’m a senior this year,
year 12. It was a long struggle. I shouldn’t be handling bulletin 
anymore, now that I think of it. Why did I let them talk me into this 
crap? 

Hmm back to the virgin thing. Ian had been terribly sweet for the passed
8 months we’re together. But I could never bring myself to really...you 
know, do it. Whenever we got alone, I freaked myself out. His 
invitation today makes me really nervous. I’m excited, and I’m scared. 

He was sitting in the car, listening to the Doors when I came. He opened
the door for me from his seat and closed it once I’m in. I can smell 
his deodorant when he reached for the door. Hmm, he always smells so 
good. 

‘Where do you wish to go, miss?’ 

‘Home. I’m very tired’ 

Ian started the car and drove off. 

The wind blows my hair. I opened the window wide enough to let the wind
blows but too narrow to get dirt in my eyes. 

‘This car is really dirty’, it wasn’t white anymore, but brown. 

He laughs, ‘yeh, I haven’t had the time to give it a shower’ 

‘You’re just being lazy’ 

‘So, you’re coming tonite? Mom and Dad went to see my uncle. And my
brother supposed to stay at his friend’s. I’ll be lonely and sad’ 

‘Mmh, I don’t know. I have to ask my mom’ 

‘Tell her you’re staying at Kirsten’s’ 

‘What if she called Kirsten?’ 

‘Tell Kirsten, you tell your mother, you’re staying with her when in
fact you’re staying with me. She’ll know what to do. You cover up for 
her quite often, she should do the same’ 

‘Hmm..’ 

I never spent the night alone with him. The latest was when he returned
me at 2 AM after some birthday party of this girl he knows. And it was 
with his mates. Tonight I’m gonna be alone with him. At his place! 
Where is Kirsten when you need the advice! 

‘It’s alright if you don’t want to. I’ll just, uh, watched some old
movies I got’ 

Ofcourse he wants me to say yes. What to say to him? I can’t say no. I
want to go...but I don’t want to go. 

‘Uh, call me in an hour or so OK? I’ll see what I can do with Mom’, I
said to him when we arrived at my drive lane. 

‘Sure’ 

‘OK. Thanks for driving me home’ 

‘Anything for you, miss’, he saluted me and grinned. ‘C’mere’ 

I bent down and he kissed my lips. I wouldn’t want to stop the kiss. 

‘Uhm. Well, see you then’ 

‘See you’, he smiled and reversed before driving off. 

I have to find a way to get me to his place tonite! 

‘...yes, the message is, Kirsten I need help, call me pronto. Yes..’,
the operator repeated the ID number and my massage. ‘Yes. Thank you’. 
Kirsten better be getting that and calling me soon or I’m going to hate 
her forever. 

I’ve saved her ass a hundred times before. Well, maybe not exactly a
hundred, but countless. She uses my name to get excuses on going out 
and staying out late from her dad. The most amazing thing is that she 
never got busted. We came close several times when her parents called 
in and asked about her. Thankful to God, I have the talent to lie. And 
my sister is pretty easy to be bribed. 

Phone rings. Twice, ... three times. ‘Hello?’ 

‘What?’ 

‘Thank God you got the message, was worried you left your beeper home or
turning it off’, there was some noises in the background. ‘I need a 
favor, I have to come up with some excuses to spend the night at Ian’ 
place’ 

‘What? I can’t hear you’ 

‘Where the hell are you anyway?’ 

‘Sorry, hang on...Geez, will you turn that thing down for a minute? I’m
trying to talk here!...Sorry about that. Come again?’ 

‘I need excuses.’ 

‘For what?’ 

‘Well... Ian invited me to his place..’ 

‘He what?!’, Kirsten shouts. 

Slowly and louder it is, ‘ Ian..had...in-vi-ted me...’ 

‘No, I heard that the first time. Heyy, way to go, you!’, she giggles. 

‘Can you fill some blank spots for me? I’m going to tell that Mom I
spend the night at your place and working on the algebra assignment’ 

‘Sure. What algebra assignments?’ 

‘The one that was assigned last week? Girl, you come too much you went
stupid’, Kirsten laughs like mad on the other end. 

‘Oh I’m sure you will join the club soon. That is if information
provided by Tom is truly dependable’ 

‘Where are you anyway?’ 

‘Home. You’re lucky, Claire. I am staying home tonight’ 

‘Yeah, I thought so too. Where you two went this afternoon?’ 

‘Oh just around. Making sure the old dingo didn’t see. Anyone looking
for me?’ 

‘You’re not that popular, so cut the crap’, Kirsten laughs again. She’s
in a good mood apparently. 

‘Have you prepared?’ 

‘Hmm...prepare what?’, I know what she’s asking about. I’m not sure how
to answer that. 

‘To fly, miss! I don’t care what they say, it won’t hurt as much if
you’ve prepared before’ 

‘I...I don’t know what to do. I may not doing it at all’ 

‘Ah, bullshit. It’s a bit hard to stop you know. Once you get alone with
him, in the state of half undressed, it’s gonna go like an avalanche’ 

‘We’ve been half naked alone before, and nothing happened’ 

‘Yeah, but this time you’re in his lair, darl’ 

‘So?’ 

‘It’s his land! His territory! You know, like dogs when they peed on
their space? They gonna fuck every bitch that came across the space’ 

‘Kirsten! That’s rude’, I chuckled. 

‘Oh, don’t worry, he’s a complete monogamist. He’s only gonna do you’,
she chuckles. 

I heard a car pulled by the drive lane. Dad’s home from picking up Nicki
in school. 

‘Dad’s home with my sister. Uh, what did Tom say about him?’, I
whispered to the phone’s receiver. 

‘I only asked about the small stuffs. And he’s not his best mate or
anything. Your man is kind of a lonewolf most of the time’ 

‘What is it exactly did you ask Tom about?’ 

‘He’s not exactly a beginner. So my guess is that he would know bits
about this and that. Tom said he’s done a lot of reading on that stuffs 
since you two get together’ 

‘He what?’, so he’s been thinking about having sex with me for a while
now. The thought makes me shivers. Excited and frightened. 

‘Yeah, like tricks and trips, and stuffs. Isn’t he sweet? So when he’s
gonna pick you up?’ 

‘I’m going to call him after I hang up’, Kirsten keeps on giggling on
the other side. 

‘What to... prepare, anyway?’ I ask her quietly. My hear beats faster in
a sudden. 

‘Well! The main thing is to get comfortable. The second you feel
uncomfortable, you must tell him. If he doesn’t seem to care, you can 
tell him to go to hell. Don’t do anything you might regret later’ 

‘I’m not even sure about the whole thing’ 

‘Make sure one of you use protection. You don’t want to spoil your best
year in high school’, she sounded exactly like miss Roberts who taught 
us Phys-Ed. 

‘Oh nooo’ 

‘I know, you can’t really count on the boys huh? Don’t worry, I think
Shona has some stuffs that you can take for the morning after. 
Mmm...I’ll give it to you tomorrow. I’ll ask her once she’s home’ 

‘That stuff better be working too’ 

‘It’s working perfectly! Don’t worry’ 

‘So, what else?’ 

‘Don’t worry much’ 

‘I try not to chew on my tongue now, but thanks for your advice’,
Kirsten laughs loudly. 

‘I’ll stay by the phone. If you need anything just call me,OK?’ 

‘I will. Thanks, Kirst’ 

‘I want a complete detailed story of that later’ 

‘If there is a story!’ 

‘Oh there will be one’, I can hear her grinning. 

‘Talk to you later’ 

‘Good luck!’, I heard her shouting before I hang up. 

Now...calling Ian. 

My fingers are shaking when I dial his house number. 

Beep...two beeps, three...oh where is he? Five... 

‘This is Eric speaking’ 

‘Mm, is Ian there?’ 

‘Yeah, wait a minute’ 

I can hear his paces to the phone. 

‘Hello?’ 

‘Hey’ 

‘Heyy... So, how’s things?’ 

‘Yeah... Dad’s home now’ 

‘Hmm you can’t say some things huh?’ 

‘Yeah. I just have to tell Mom and packed my things’ 

‘Really? YAY! Alright. I’ll pick you up in...40 minutes?’ 

‘Your brother decided to stay home tonight?’ 

‘Oh, him? No. I’m going to drop him by his friend’s on the way to you’ 

‘Ok’ 

‘See you soon’ 

‘Yeah’ 

Mom, can I stay at Kirsten’s tonight? I have these Algebra assignments.
I’ll go to school straight from there tomorrow. I hope she buys it. Try 
not to lie too much. In case she could see it in my eyes. Yes, Mom, Ian 
is going to pick me up, we’re going to work on it with Pete’s help. 
Yes...we probably are going to copy it from his book. Gawd, this is 
terrible. If Mom said no I will spend tonight chewing the sheets! OK, 
be brave ye! The sea is steady tonight! 

‘Dad, can I stay at Kirsten tonight?’ 

Dad folds his newspaper and looks at me. ‘Have you done your chores?’ 

‘Yeah, I’ve put the laundry back to the clean stacks, I’ve fed the birds
and Joe, Nicki can walk Joe later’ 

‘Ask mom first’ 

Yeah I thought so... 

Now, calling mom. She’s working in the hospital. She leaves early in the
morning and doesn’t return until the sun sets completely. Sometimes she 
even got house calls late at night. 

Now! Smile before you talk, don’t let her hear lies in your voice!! 

‘Hello? May I speak to doctor Harvey please?’, smile smile smile. 

‘Doctor Harvey? Who is this, Nicki or Claire?’ Mrs. Stevens, the chief
nurse of the floor. She’s familiar with every daughters and sons of 
internists and cardiologists working there. 

‘Claire. Can I speak to her, please, Mrs. Stevens?’ 

‘Hold on, honey. I’ll beep her’, and she puts the line on hold. My heart
beats faster and faster. Smile, smile, smile...don’t let mom knows 
you’re lying! 

‘Hello? What is it, sweetie?’ 

‘Mom! Mmm, can I spend the night at Kirsten’s? Dad said I have to ask
you first’ 

‘What are you doing at Kirsten’s on school night?’ 

‘We have this Algebra assignment. And I’m planning to have it done’ 

‘OK. Ask Dad to drive you there, it’s getting late for you to go out on
your own’ 

‘Uh Ian is going to pick me up’ 

‘Alright. Tell Dad I’m going to go home at around eight. So you guys
have dinner without me OK?’ 

‘OK’ 

YES!!!! 

I hurry to my room and grab the Algebra books on the desk, tossing it to
my bag. OK...toothbrush! Don’t forget toothbrush! Deodorant, the 
cosmetic crap, what time is it? I will still have time to wash up, I 
think. What to wear tomorrow? This skirt, that t-shirt...new socks, new 
socks, there! OK, I think I’m all set! Now...I have to wash up first! 
Gotta make it dash! 

‘Nicki, you better not be in the bathroom now!’ 

‘Whaaattt?Fuck off!’, my little sister shouts from her room. Heh little
bitch. 

‘Claire, did Mom tell you when she’s gonna be home?’, Dad shouts from
the kitchen. 

‘She’ll be home by eight’ 

I was smiling while having my dash shower. I am so excited! 

I was combing my hair when Dad knocked on my room’s door. ‘Ian’ here’ 

‘Thank’s Dad’ 

‘Have dinner first’ 

‘No, I’m still full’ 

‘Bring something then’ 

‘Alright’ 

Ian was sitting in the kitchen, talking with Nicki when I got out. Dad
hands me the styrofoam box filled with chicken salad and some macaroni 
and cheese. Tonight’s dinner. 

‘Thanks, Dad. C’mon’ 

‘Good night, Mr. Harvey’, Ian stands up and helps me with the bag. 

‘Drive carefully’ 

‘Yes I will. Bye, Nicki’ 

‘Phew’, once we get in the car. 

‘Did he ask you anything?’ 

‘Who? Your dad? Not really’, he starts the engine. 

I can smell his deodorant. He looks so fresh. He must’ve taken the
shower dash as well. I can’t help smiling. 

‘What you got in there?’ 

‘Hmm? This? Just Chicken Salad and some Macaroni and Cheese’ 

‘Hmm, yummy. You wanna get something else for dinner first, or we gonna
stick with that?’ 

‘We are going to work on Algebra first’ 

‘Yeh, I got Pete’s work there’, he points on the back seat. 

‘What did you give to him to let you copy his work?’, I reached for the
notebook and fumble through the pages. 

‘Nothing’ 

‘How kind’ 

‘Pete’s a good mate’ 

I suddenly think about ‘that’ again, and get very nervous. I wonder what
goes on through his mind right now. Is he thinking about it? Has he 
planned about it carefully? 

To have sex with me tonight. 

Is he as nervous as I am? Maybe not. Kirsten said he’s not a beginner. I
wonder if he’s done it with that chick he dated on year 10. Thinking 
about it making me burning in jealousy. 

Oh no, we’re getting closer to his house now. 

‘You’re so quiet’ 

‘Hmm? Was just thinking on something’ 

‘On what?’ 

‘On the stupid extra work Dan gave me this afternoon. I should be
retiring from the Bulletin this year’ 

‘Oh’ 

Exactly...OH... MY...GOD...! I can’t feel my fingers. I think I got a
fever. I wonder where I’ll be an hour from now. Or how I’ll be in an 
hour from now. Omigod...help me! 


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