American Furry, the Virus

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Chapter One Ceremonial Parting

 

It was early afternoon time for school to end as I watch the clock slowly tick away above Miss Burma’s head. She just finished talking about summer school opportunities… Of course the rest of the class wasn’t interested… Except in that last tick of the clock and closely anticipating the next one to follow.

 

My name is Curtis, I’m starting to regret these last few minutes. Knowing that she would no longer attend my school… Christy my senior girlfriend, it was all I can think about as those last seconds ticked down till the bell rang in our ears!

 

Suddenly my heart jumped in my chest! We all scrambled for the door as I tried to make it to Christy’s locker which was at one of the furthest lockers in the school. It was sheer mayhem! Everyone was in a hurry to leave with pounding feet and shouts is heard down the halls. I tried to run in between speeding human stampedes and hugged the sides of the halls to try and get past everyone. I caught a glance of her shutting the locker with her smooth fingers and reached down to pick up her backpack. She turned with her hair shining to great my eyes with her beautiful smooth perfect lips.

 

I had to count the seconds but could only count the passing bodies as she called my name and held out her hand graciously to me. Each step was like the gentle folding of butterfly wings. I tried to steady myself when her hand touched the side of my neck. The warmth of my skin enveloped itself within her cool touch and I smiled wide and closed my eyes.

 

When I reopened them she said it so innocently, “Goodbye Curtis, I’ll see you at college.”

 

She didn’t want to kiss me or tell me how much she wanted me to drop my last two years and go with her… She only did what seemed to make sense… She started college in August and she was going to be too busy working to save money for the trip.

 

I cried at that moment and gave her a hug, the last hug that I would give her, she then spoke in my ear, “Hey… Its ok you can come to my graduation at my grandma’s house. Everyone knows your welcome there.”

 

That’s exactly what I want to do… Go to the ceremony of our blessed parting! However I try to grimace a smile, and say weakly, “I’ll be there.”

She then turned and left. I placed my hand on her locker for support… Knowing that my seconds with her have escaped me just like the clicking of the clock, it was a so short and yet felt like eternity.

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My journey home was depressing. The next minute seemed to slow the world, yet I felt a pat on my back. It woke me up to realize Joseph and Ben had caught up with me, my fellow peers with their silly smiles. We decided to head for the park first and figure out how we should enjoy our summer. That was when Allison crossed our paths. She was a geek from our chess club. She seemed happy from afar but then we realized she was kind of upset, the idea of having to go back and live with her dad was sinking in. It was some weird custody issue that her divorced family had. However Ben tried to brighten her mood, “How’s your dad Allison?”

 

She turned an eye to him under her black rectangle specks to reply, “Oh it’s just you know, not fun.”

 

Allison loved being with her mom, so it was easy to see that being with her father only on summers dragged her down. So we walked along as Ben and Allison tried to talk about it, that’s when Joseph started to spout out different ideas he had, “We could do that one experiment you know! The electrolysis experiment where we make burning gas from water!”

 

Joseph goes on and on about chemistry. He was always that kid that makes you want to jump out of the room while he held some sodium over water. But aside from his manic behavior he was always fun to do new ideas with. One time we had a blast making a rocket powered sled from fireworks in the winter. It worked for about 10 seconds until it exploded at the bottom of the hill. This brought a smile to my face and I remember running from authorities to get home before we were caught.

 

I replied to Joseph, “Yes let’s make something explode! I sure could use it…”

 

My thoughts were still on Christy, my heart was the sled, and it had exploded down the cold damp hill smoldering in ashes and snow. Was I really just in for a short ride with her? Just to get by the years dating? We often talked about future plans… Now it all seems so fruitless and just wishful thinking.

 

Ben noticed my sadness and tried to complement me. It was in his nature to try and keep us all in a positive attitude. “Oh you know Curtis that she still loves you! You can’t help that she graduates this year, maybe when you’re out of school you can go to college with her!”

 

I laughed at the thought, Ben always made me smile. He lived with his family as an only child. Always loved and cared for with his father being a famous writer. They had no troubles in the world, just continuing down life’s happy road.

 

We reached the park and decided to ride in the swings talk about upcoming video games and see if my mom would allow us all to stay the night. It was when Allison heard her father’s Harley that she got up and waved us a silent goodbye. She walked to her father who handed her a helmet as they rode off down main street. It was usually the sign of our parting, and besides we were all hungry and had no money except for Ben who offered, “Hey lets go to Frosty’s and get some shakes what you guys say?”

 

I could see his eagerness… That’s the downside of being an only child. His father was always in his study listening to moving music as he writes while his mother watches reality TV. However I knew that my favorite anime had just come out, and my mother wanted me home to help cook. I replied, “Nah I got to head back but Joseph is free."

 

Joseph looked back and replied, “Nah I’m sorry but my sister’s birthday is tomorrow and I promised to be home early and it’s already late.”

 

Ben replied somewhat down, “OK but make sure you guys are over on Monday OK? We still having that sleep over, and Allison is coming.”

 

I was surprised by that… the idea of a girl sleeping over with three other boys, then again Ben’s parents were really nice and have a spare bedroom. Not to mention I’m sure Allison would do anything for her dad to escape for a night. I got up and waved my goodbye as I stroll back home just a few blocks down.

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I'm like Joseph XD

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The walk home was short and I soon found myself on my doorstep. A swift knock and a dangle of the door knob allowed me in to a dark house. My mom was away, probably with her sowing team of girlfriends all wearing salon styles and decorative nails. The pinch of heat coming from a nearby furnace tells me that she had left in a hurry, leaving two of her mutts to drag along the floor their mop like bodies. They were chipsu the lion dog, yah as if they could chew up a soap bar. The little critters barked for attention and I stumbled past them avoiding the glass dishes left out by my two older sisters.

 

My room was dank with the smell of dirty laundry piling up on the floor. I jumped onto the messy bed feeling the sheets being sunbaked but now cooling off to the cold breeze coming from the open window. I turned my head to my Xbox and thought of a game that would interest me. Halo would bring me juicy kills, a strategy game to make me think, or a dumb role-play of slaughtering helpless villagers… The time ticked by, but I was already yelling into my headset at some doofas for team killing. Nothing seemed fair…

 

It wasn’t long before I heard the back door slam shut and my sisters with her boyfriend’s start heading to their rooms. Each of them called to each other across the hall about some movies they had just seen… However I knew that soon they would be busy in their own worlds not remembering a boy they once knew hiding upstairs bored to death. And it made me think of a girl I once had…

 

That made the Xbox go off! With me crying on the bed thinking about Christy. Her face was harder to picture now more than ever and I didn’t want to forget. I curled myself up into a ball just thinking about her words that she said to me and repeated them depressingly over and over again. Thoughts of suicide began to build up but I quickly blocked them out! I wasn’t going to do that again, after my parents divorced, besides it wouldn’t get Christy to me any faster and she still might take me back when I go to college. The world however only seemed more unfair when I heard my Mom calling me out of my room as her mutts barked and danced around her, “Curtis did you do any of your chores!”

 

I yelled back, “For the love of… I just got done with school for the summer can u possibly wait till tomorrow jeesh!”

 

“Don’t you have that tone with me young man!”

 

After her brief silence I heard her going off on my sisters who no doubtedly got caught on the sofas with locked lips. All my mother did after work was yell, but soon she would be sitting in the sofa enjoying a nice book or watching TV. I always liked my mother at this point; she was easier to talk to as well. So I walk downstairs and try to give her a hint with my depressed look. Of course her mind was elsewhere and I cleared my throat to bring up one of her eyes. “What is it?” She asked as she put her eye back into her book.

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I'm like Ben lol, keep it up, this is great.

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(been so busy and had writers block sorry guys)

 

 

"Its just that Christy is going to College and I'm not sure about..." Mom cut me off, "Look I know how much Christy means to you but distance is hard to deal with."

 

She was looking at me with a soft smile under her specks. She continued, "You could try to write her, people in love always stayed in touch that way. I remember writing to a boyfriend I had three states away, and even though he dated someone else after his move, he still wrote back. when I went to college he dated me right away. I don't know if Christy will still want to be with you, but she seems to have just college on her mind and I bet she will wait a while before being involved again. Maybe writing letters is the best thing for her right now."

 

I felt better however worried, "Thanks mom I'll try that."

 

I walked back upstairs and found a notebook with a few pages left. I thought of something to write to her, perhaps a poem would do. However i ended up doodling a dragon riding a roller coaster and eating people in the front row. The next few minutes revolved me falling asleep. I fell asleep easily and thought of a poem as it rolled off my tongue. Then it occurred that I should be writing down what was coming out of my lips!! I panicked and began writing on a fresh page...

 

"Dear Christy what sweet love I have

My heart burns with fire and runs

deep down my eyes....

 

Wait that doesn't sound good let me try this again...

 

"Dear Christy Your love is a sailing ship

Yet I hold onto the shore of my emotion

I see you sailing past the horizon

Gone from my...

 

Hmmm what to write next... Gone from my existence?

 

....Existence, Yet I cling to your reflection

It smiles at me in the waters

blowing a kiss that burns deep within my heart.

Christy don't leave me alone in...

 

crying... wailing... misery yes that is the word!

 

...my misery

for I shall wait until your ships sails back again

to change my heart back to....

 

I cant think of a way to finish the poem... my mind cleared...Oh boy this is going to be hard.

To change my heart from.. ice to water... yes, yes!!

 

to change my heart from ice to water

for it will make me melt in your arms!

 

Awesome I got a nice one... but what if she doesn't like it?