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Show 39. VII The yellow VW entered the school parking lot just as the warning bell sounded. It was bad enough to get a late start on a day when he had so much on his mind, JD was thinking. He'd felt sick at breakfast, then to make matters worse, he'd got behind slow-moving traffic on Center Street. No one was ever ready for the first heavy snowfall that invariably hit the town overnight. Now, late to school and with only four hours of sleep, he remembered that Gayle would be waiting for him at his locker. He said goodbye to Stephanie who, still conscientious as a sophomore, slogged off across the snow covered parking lot well ahead of her brother. JD gathered up his books and lunch, double-checked to see that his lights were off, then locked the car. He wanted to see Gayle this morning. Usually she'd wait, even if she didn't make first period on time. He hurried to join the dwindling group of bus students entering the side door of the building. Down one corridor and to the left. He tried to suck in the smile on his face. Cool it, he told himself. You're always too eager. Then he saw her, looking a little put-out, but still waiting. There were other cute girls in school, but no one like Gayle in JD's opinion. She was beautiful, a kitten and a bitch, with emerald green eyes and soft brown hair that always smelled of shampoo. She also had about a thousand other qualitiies that appealed to him. She knew he adored her. Sometimes that in itself was a problem. "You're late!" she scolded as he slipped his free arm around her waist and rubbed his cheek on top of her head. "Yeah, I know," he nuzzled down to her mouth and was rewarded with a kiss that matched his own. "Not now," she gently pushed him away, teasing with her enormous eyes. "Do you have to work after school?" He sighed as he threw his books in the locker. "Yeah. Simon Legree has me down for two weeks solid." "You're impossible!" she complained, leaning against the lockers. "Did you miss me?" |