Rickie came to the door to escort me, instead of honking his horn from his mother’s driveway like he usually did when we went on errands for our parents. I was supposed to wait until he opened the car door, but I forgot, opened it, and hopped in. #lookinmybriefs #birthdays #contemporary #shortstory

I felt ambivalent, perhaps because it was so sudden. Since I had never dated, I had no idea what it would be like. I imagined two pals hanging out. I hoped we could play the video game machine at the theater.
My mother had other ideas. #lookinmybriefs #birthdays #contemporary #shortstory

“There’s a Pixar movie we haven’t seen. It starts at six-thirty. We’ll have dinner at the Thai restaurant next door, see the movie, and be home by nine.”
After much hemming and hawing, they agreed to let me go with Rickie, even when he explained that he was driving. #lookinmybriefs #birthdays

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My dad abruptly shoved the game aside, but he waited for my mother to respond. My mother turned in her chair.
“I’m sorry, Rickie, but Lucy is not allowed to date until she’s fifteen.”
“I understand, Mrs. Acksand. I’m hoping you will make an exception for this." #lookinmybriefs #birthdays #shortstory

We exited my room with its carefully-left-open door and went to the kitchen.
“Mr. and Mrs. Acksand, I have a request.” My parents looked up from their board game but did not answer, so he continued. “I’d like to take Lucy on a date for her birthday.”
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Thirteenth Birthday

On the afternoon of my thirteenth birthday, after everyone else had left, Rickie Baines who was seventeen-years old said, “I’m going to ask your parents to let me take you on a date.”
I stared at him, confused by his statement. #lookinmybriefs #birthdays #contemporary

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I agonized over beginning lines. Then I saw the buses approaching, his following mine. I dropped my eyes to the ground, and when my words came, they were rushed.
“I’m sorry. I’m sorry I was mean to you. I don’t hate you. I know you were only joking with me." #lookinmybriefs #birthdays #contemporary

Monday was the first day of school. His bus and mine stopped at the same stop. We often conversed while waiting for the bus, so I expected to see him. Before I left the house I stared into my dresser mirror at my pocked face.
“Get over yourself,” I said quietly.
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And I had told him I hated him. When Mom finished her lecture, I ran back to my room for another crying spell.
The next day was Saturday, but I didn’t see Rickie all weekend, though I gave furtive glances toward his backyard while hiding behind my window curtains. #lookinmybriefs #birthdays

That was the reason I was regretting my outburst. I had told Rickie I hated him, but he was the last person I would ever hate. I could talk to him about everything. He had never talked down to me, even though he had reached the advanced age of sixteen. #lookinmybriefs #birthdays #contemporary