Back In The Day

Dammit...Charles called me out. LOL!
Thanks, C. I am trying to keep it going.

Anyway, here's a story.

Back in the day when I was in the 10th grade, I took a specific curriculum at school. I was in Advanced College Prep classes concentrating on Accounting. That meant, most of my school day was spent in Accounting classes and then the 2nd part of my day, I got to leave and go to my "internship", doing Accounting work for a commercial landscaping company.
(Aside: During my time there, I was in the best shape of my life! Not only did I do their Accounting work, I also got to help out on the lots. Planting trees, hauling 20 lb bags of soil or loading bales of hay. It was great!)

So, because I was in these classes, we would have competitions against other schools in our region and state. My 11th grade year, my class made it to the state competition. A bunch of nerds, man. LOL!
We were in Columbus, OH. We had just completed a day of testing and we all went to the mall to relax and eat. I was in a store when I looked towards the entrance and saw a cute, tall guy walk in. He was medium brown color with curly hair...exactly what I was into!

We made eyes at each other for a few minutes before he walked over and asked me my name. We talked for a second and exchanged contact info. He wasn't from Ohio...he lived in Buffalo and was there visiting friends. So in addition to his phone number, he gave me his address.

We left the store, my friends and I left the mall and for about a month I forgot about this guy. One day I was cleaning out a purse when I came across the scrap of paper with his info on it. I tried calling the number he gave me but it was disconnected. I decided then to write a letter and just wait to see what happened.

About 3 weeks later, I got a call from J.R. He said he'd gotten my letter and that he couldn't talk long because he was in the hospital. I asked him if he was ok and he said he was and that he would call me back soon. I didn't hear back from him for about a month. I got a letter in the mail from his sister. Inside was another envelope with a letter from him. I understood right away why why he had done this. The postmark on his envelope let me know that he was writing to me from jail.


To be continued...


(LOL! Ending a la Rah!)