PINTA PARADE

It is our first phone conversation as a bona fide couple.

 

I call Renae up, When her mom answers the phone I say hey little girl, is your mommy home? Debbie Holiday knows its me. She days my first name like Mrs. Cunningham say the name of my father on Happy Days.

I can hear her cupped the receiver with one hand telling her mom to get out of the room.

 

She answers the phone by saying Hey you. I can tell she is smiling. Over wires her voice is splashes on the side of my face like hitting.

 

“Just wanted to see how my girlfriend is?”

 

Again is feel her blush. She tells me that it was good to see med Friday night. She says she was surprised.

 

“I’m really sorry about all the drama you went through with David. You know, my dad was just joking around with him on the phone and he just takes things so seriously all the time.

 

Reane asks about my cross country meet. I tell her that my season is over. I neglect to tell her that I went out and ran naked around the contours of the golf course the night that I felt we were a couple and then somehow we weren’t.

Renae tells me again that the gang is getting together again this Friday night.

"We have tickets for the Rivermen game again. It will be good to see you."

I tell her the same.

Before she hangs up I tell her hey and then wait.

"If you get a chance get me a picture of you. I want to have something to look at and think about when you are not around."

From the other end of the phone I feel her smile before she lets go.