was think about my personal
evolution. Where did I
belong
with my relative innocence
gone? Where did I fit?
I felt like I had fallen in
to
a critical state of limbo.
With my old friends mired
in status quo, how could I explain
my
summer enlightenment? My new
crowd—if three guys and Guinivere
qualified—was not what my
mom
(or I) expected. I wondered if I should
confess that her sweet, intelligent
little Kristina did not exist
anymore.
Leigh Headed Back to School
Mom drove her to the airport.
I waited until they hustled off, late,
then asked to stay home, claiming, “Cramps.”
Mom gave me a look, but I could prove
the cramps were real. Leigh gave me a big,
tense hug, made me promise to behave myself.
The minute the car turned the corner,
I was on the telephone, completely
misbehaving. “Come over, Chase.” Now?
“Right now.” Where’s your mom?