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shoes or socks. Here I was dressed in my best outfit. "'She's here!' Kelly screamed and the others

came out of her room.

"I guess I was standing there with my mouth

fallen open. Everyone laughed at me and how faunally

I was dressed. Everyone else was in jeans and Tshirts. I didn't know the boys, of course, and they

were quickly introduced. I was too nervous to pay

much attention to their full names. Michael was a tall,

dark boy with light brown hair and brown eyes, Tony

was a shorter boy, stout, with very light brown hair

and very nice blue eyes, and Frankie was a rather

heavy boy with black hair and dark eyes. Talia Morris

was there and so was Jill Brewster, girls I knew from school, but not very well. I found out that Tony was Jill's older brother and he had brought his friends.

Tony, Frankie and Michael attended public school. "My second shock came when I discovered that

the cups they held in their hands were not filled with

just Coke. Tony had brought a bottle of rum. A cup

was thrust at me immediately, and I held it like I

would hold a loaded pistol when I was told what was

in it.

"'I can't drink this,' I told them. 'My mother will

smell it on me immediately.'

"'Don't worry about that. You chew some gum

or gargle with mouthwash. We're very experienced

with all this,' Tony assured me. 'We even drink it at

school sometimes,' he added, laughing. 'Come on, join

the party.' He practically forced me to sip the drink. I

didn't taste the rum, but I know it was in there because

it wasn't too long before I felt myself grow lightheaded and a little dizzy.

"I guess I was fascinated by it all. The boys had

so many outrageous stories to tell about life at their

school. Compared to ours, it sounded exciting to be