My friend Charles and I take 2 trips together every year,well for years
now..Charles and I have known each other since elementary school.
He is intellegent,funny and oh so yummy..I remember seeing him on
that school bus,and after a week I had him conviced if he if he didn't
sit next to me I would beat him up..Now this was in the 50's and 60's,
I did want to be polite,so I whispered this in his ear..Boys' as we knew
in those days did not at first grow as fast as girls,well most. .Besides
my brother who was older would no longer have to seat next to me
like my mother insisted.
Well we were very good friends all the way through High School,he played
Footbal and I was a Cheerleader..We even went to the Prom together,
(which should be banned).You had to be on dialysis or be at that prom.
C and I had many friend's in common...We both married young 19,to others
as did many of our friend,it was the times,the draft was going strong then.
Try to make this short one friend was over weight,she married a tall,nice
guy from a nearby highschool. Jackie's mother died young,she had 5 younger
brothers and sisters.She have to help with her mother ,the whole
family..Her mother had a weight problem , her father was a policeman
who drank from the time he got up in the morning to the time he went
to bed..We were all sure he would accidently kill himselve or someone else.
When his wife lost tons of weight do to cancer ,this snake told the
wife and childen look your Mother is finally thin,I hope you tell her it's
about time. Her mom passed away.
So she helped cook and take care of the yonger one's,and she started eating,
After her marriage her husband helped her with the last 2 brothers..Her
father married a women with money,he stopped drinking and he stopped
seeing his oldest daughter she after all looked to much like his dead
wife
So her brothers and sisters stopped seeing him..
Well we all lived in Mi many went in the service,many ended up in Vietnam
some came back others didn't...Maybe we had a big class I don't know,but we lost many dear friends..But for years we have kept in touch and many
made these 2 trips a year,well seems like forever..Some times my husband
could make it and other times he couldn't..Well my friend Jackie's husband
passed away when there only son was young..She was a well know
reporter in Mi,she was brave and did one of those how could you steal
from a old lady,type of shows and was very good at it.
Well we went to Fla. in the spring and Mexico in the fall..Friends same
people we knew for years ,build a home in Mexico and invited us alll
there. .I was to sick to go and glad now I didn't..Jackie went and even
throug she weighed a great deal by then,and living her dream of traveling
with a very sweet new husband..These friends were a fanatic about there
stuff,and that new house.. Charles said they had all new furniture,
inluding a rather large chair,that they kept telling Jackie here sit here it's
so comfy. Somebody beat them to and got in that chair..Sooo
Jackie took a seat on there lovely couch they
freaked she sat and
people wanted to talk to her,she was very interesting..
Charles was flying back home with her,and they were rushing trying not
to get to the airport late Charles heard a yell you broke the springs in the
couch,you fat bi-ch. Well those who were still there went down to
see what was going on,he said there stood Jackie,she said she was sorry
and would gladly pay for the damage..But they wouldn't let it go.
Charles just said I sat there as well,the name calling stared again. He said
just sent us a bill and anyone else who sat there. he rushed her out the
door,she cried until she fell asleep on the plane..Jackie took care of there
children,when the rest of us finally said no,she was wonderfull.
They couln't accept her offer to pay for any damage she did,they informed
all of us in the mail or on the phone,whice they stopped most of us
had to hang up..They chose that counch over a long friendship (no it
was not a antique,you know grand mom's) They knew how her father
verbilly abused her) Charles and I thought they could of called her faxed what ever but he said watching what once again the shame she felt was sad.
She now lives in France Mel and is so happy and heathly,not skinny, but
she never smoked,did drugs,drink..her addition food..Charles and I have
promised to make one of our trips to France..As for the people with
the counch,she let them pick 1 out a far better one and paid for it.
We have never seen them again,they didn't have to yell,I don't see
all the same people because we change,somee have passed away,and
besides Charles and I enjoy our trips as i said he's yummy..
Sorry didn't mean to go this long. I hope I can make our trip in the sping.
All Sue