Crank (Crank 1)

At the time, it seemed

like the funniest thing

I’d ever done.

(What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever done?)

Don’t get me wrong.

I’m completely hetero,

and that experience proved it to me.

(I decided that later, when I had much too much

time on my hands to think about such things.)

But seeing the look

on people’s faces—some

horrified, some fascinated—

made my day.

(How would you look, seeing two

pretty teenaged girls making out,

right there on the tarmac?)

We Found Our Box

took seats behind Mom, Scott,

Jake, and a couple of guys Scott

worked with. Robyn nudged me

as Mom leaned over, showing off

cleavage to the cute young blond.

He took a good, long look, then

whispered something no doubt funny

and off-color into Mom’s ear. She

giggled and flirted and carried on

like Scott wasn’t even there.

Worse yet, Scott pretended not

to notice. Or maybe, tied up in

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