Five times John didn't see it comingsidljDecember 7 2009, 18:45:30 UTC
1. When his friend Tommy’s twin sister grabbed him by the hand as he came out of the bathroom and pulled him away from the staircase and kissed him until he thought his head was going to explode. “You’re cute,” she giggled when she finally let him go. Backing down the hallway, still giggling, she blew him a final kiss.
Eleven-year-old John ran for the stairs.
2. “Shep, she was all over you!”
“Don’t be silly.”
“No, man, he’s right.”
“That’s ridiculous.”
“She was rubbing your back. Come on.”
“Cut it out, guys, would ya?”
“How could you not….”
“She’s my teacher!”
“Yeah, and I bet there’s a few things she wants to teach you, all right.”
“Quit snickering! Perverts.”
Fourteen-year-old John stalked off.
3. Sixteen-year-old John ran all the way home, completely forgetting that he’d left his car parked in front of Bob’s house, and trying with each pounding footfall to forget Bob’s mom’s teeth biting his ear lobe and Bob’s mom’s hand rubbing his….
Arghhhh!
4. Thirty-five-year-old John never saw his divorce coming. But then, it was a long time coming, although the seeds were sown and the first signs were already there. Thirty-seven-year-old John, on the other hand, knew exactly what it was that his wife wanted to talk to him about.
He’d been expecting it for months.
5. Forty-year-old John never saw it coming. Teammate became friend became object of lust became loved one became… nothing, because John wasn’t going there. It was inappropriate, illegal and it would never work anyway. So he squared his shoulders and gnawed his lip and tried to put his feelings behind him.
He didn’t realize that the choice wasn’t his alone to make.
He never saw the pass coming - but he was insanely happy and relieved when it did.
Eleven-year-old John ran for the stairs.
2. “Shep, she was all over you!”
“Don’t be silly.”
“No, man, he’s right.”
“That’s ridiculous.”
“She was rubbing your back. Come on.”
“Cut it out, guys, would ya?”
“How could you not….”
“She’s my teacher!”
“Yeah, and I bet there’s a few things she wants to teach you, all right.”
“Quit snickering! Perverts.”
Fourteen-year-old John stalked off.
3. Sixteen-year-old John ran all the way home, completely forgetting that he’d left his car parked in front of Bob’s house, and trying with each pounding footfall to forget Bob’s mom’s teeth biting his ear lobe and Bob’s mom’s hand rubbing his….
Arghhhh!
4. Thirty-five-year-old John never saw his divorce coming. But then, it was a long time coming, although the seeds were sown and the first signs were already there. Thirty-seven-year-old John, on the other hand, knew exactly what it was that his wife wanted to talk to him about.
He’d been expecting it for months.
5. Forty-year-old John never saw it coming. Teammate became friend became object of lust became loved one became… nothing, because John wasn’t going there. It was inappropriate, illegal and it would never work anyway. So he squared his shoulders and gnawed his lip and tried to put his feelings behind him.
He didn’t realize that the choice wasn’t his alone to make.
He never saw the pass coming - but he was insanely happy and relieved when it did.
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#5: insert teammate of choice. :-)
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