"SO, Jake. If I may ask, what's up?"
He sat looking at me as if to make sure I was real, or to assess if he had found someone to ACTUALLY CARE, or whatever.
"You sure you want to know?" he asked.
I took a nanosecond to reevaluate and decided I did. Too late for bolting and running, I also decided. Besides, I would probably get no more than two feet, trip and fall and disgrace myself even worse than usual, and given the short list of options currently available, I decided Jake was a better way to go. SILLY ME.
"Yeh, Jake. Go ahead. I do really want to know," and for another minute it got really quiet. Neither of us was breathing exactly, and while I could figure out why he wouldn't be I wasn't too sure about me. Was it a foreboding, SevenBoding? Harbinger? Instinct? Trenchfoot? Who knew at this point.
"Nobody wants me." he finally whispered, with his head going back down almost onto his chest. I got my arms around him again.
Hmmmm....
"Maybe nobody DID, but now you got someone who does, so go ahead and tell me what is going on, Jake. I'm not leaving or going anywhere. OKAY?"
Which was my way of saying...'I am a DUNCE EXTRAORDINAIRE and YOU are STUCK with me so have at it. The vultures will be along later to pick at my bones.'
I heard a gush of air and a gulp and a palpable sigh...and then, my new whatever Jake began...haltingly at first, and then full steam ahead. Here is what he told me that day:
TO RETURN TO CHAPTER I - CLICK HERE
GO TO CHAPTER III - CLICK HERE
He sat looking at me as if to make sure I was real, or to assess if he had found someone to ACTUALLY CARE, or whatever.
"You sure you want to know?" he asked.
I took a nanosecond to reevaluate and decided I did. Too late for bolting and running, I also decided. Besides, I would probably get no more than two feet, trip and fall and disgrace myself even worse than usual, and given the short list of options currently available, I decided Jake was a better way to go. SILLY ME.
"Yeh, Jake. Go ahead. I do really want to know," and for another minute it got really quiet. Neither of us was breathing exactly, and while I could figure out why he wouldn't be I wasn't too sure about me. Was it a foreboding, SevenBoding? Harbinger? Instinct? Trenchfoot? Who knew at this point.
"Nobody wants me." he finally whispered, with his head going back down almost onto his chest. I got my arms around him again.
Hmmmm....
"Maybe nobody DID, but now you got someone who does, so go ahead and tell me what is going on, Jake. I'm not leaving or going anywhere. OKAY?"
Which was my way of saying...'I am a DUNCE EXTRAORDINAIRE and YOU are STUCK with me so have at it. The vultures will be along later to pick at my bones.'
I heard a gush of air and a gulp and a palpable sigh...and then, my new whatever Jake began...haltingly at first, and then full steam ahead. Here is what he told me that day:
TO RETURN TO CHAPTER I - CLICK HERE
GO TO CHAPTER III - CLICK HERE
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