This is a fictional account with everyone over eighteen.
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I saw the Buick Regal in front of me and realized it might be Anna. I certainly hope so as I hadn't talked to my gorgeous neighbor in about a month. It looked like two people were in the car from what I could see from some hundred yards back. The other was probably Penny, Anna's best friend, who lived one block over on Mercer Road. I had seen Anna give Penny rides before when she had her mother's car for the day. This looked like one of those days.
I pulled up behind them just as they were taking off from the stop sign on Washington Avenue. It was definitely them, and I could see Penny describing something with her hands as they were obviously engaged in some heavy discussion. Both girls seemed to be laughing and Anna probably didn't notice me in her rearview mirror. I had expected Anna to turn left to go to Penny's house, but instead she went straight.
Following them through the intersection after stopping myself, I trailed behind them as they pulled into Anna's driveway and parked. I pulled by old Volvo into my driveway, adjacent to Anna's, just as they were getting out of the Regal only fifteen feet away. Penny noticed me first from the passenger side and then Anna as I got out of my car.
"Hey, Davey," Penny said. "How you been?"
"Fine," I said.
"David, hi," Anna said with more enthusiasm than Penny.
We had been friends for a good ten years since Anna's family moved in next door. We had played together often as kids and were rarely apart back then. The last few years though, we had drifted apart with Anna being part of the in-crowd at school. Penny had moved in much later to our neighborhood and almost immediate took over my role as Anna's best friend. It seemed to be an unmentioned barrier between Penny and I, which we never confronted. I just lost out to Penny in my own mind's contest for Anna's time.
"Hi, Anna," I replied.
"Wow, you just keep growing," Anna said with a warm smile.
"He sure does," Penny agreed, eying me up and down.
"Yeah, I guess so," I responded.
"More of a geek all the time, hey Davey?" Penny cajoled.
"Be quiet, Penny," Anna scolded. "He isn't a geek."
"Thanks, Anna," I said scowling at Penny a little.
"Oh, don't be so touchy you two. I'm only kidding."
"How tall are you now, David?" Anna asked.
"I'm six four," I said.
"Jesus, you're a foot taller than me," Penny announced.
"Got me by nine inches," Anna added.
"How come you weren't on the basketball team?" Penny asked.
"I'm growing too fast," I told her.
"What does that mean? You're too much of a geek like I said," Penny questioned jokingly.
"Penny!" Anna lambasted.
"It's okay, Anna. It's true. I'm just not that coordinated yet," I admitted.
"She's still being a bitch," Anna said staring darts at Penny.
"What?" Penny said. "He admits it."
"Yeah, well...enough already," Anna stated. "How have you been, David?"
"Just fine."
"You have a job for the summer?" Anna asked, coming around her car.
"Yeah, my mom got me into the park district again."
"Think she could get me a job there?" Anna asked. "Please."
"I don't know. They might be done hiring but I'll ask."
"Thanks," Anna stated.
"If she's got two jobs, count me in as well," Penny said.
I smiled at Penny nonchalantly but then said to Anna, "I'm having a birthday party on Saturday. Could you maybe come?"
"Geez, I should remember your birthday better after all this time, David," Anna said.
"You're turning eighteen later than the rest of us," Penny observed aloud.
"Sorry, I didn't invite you to my party but Penny put it on," Anna explained. "Thanks for the card by the way. It was sweet of you."
"Yeah, just Annie and me, two girls with ten guys," Penny stated with a big grin. "We drank a lot that day."
"Penny, shut-up!" Anna said.
"Just telling it like it is," Penny elaborated.
"Well, keep it to yourself," Anna complained.
"I don't care that you guys got drunk," I said.
"Ha ha," Penny laughed. "See...no harm."
"David, forget about what she's saying."
"Can you come then?" I asked
"Ha ha," Penny shrieked louder. "Oh, she can cum all..."
"Penny...be quiet!" Anna screamed.
I was shy around girls and hadn't dated much. I had a few dates as a junior in high school but since then my last growth spurt made me feel awkward all the time now. My body actually ached from the latest growth stage, where I grew four inches in under a year. My bones bothered me and lately something else seemed to swell uncontrollably.
Also, with good grades and test scores, I was going to Cornell University in the fall. It took me a little bit but I eventually caught on to Penny's comments. I realized that they might be of a sexual nature and not just about drinking. I could feel my face blushing red. I felt that part of me swelling again at another inappropriate time.
Noticing the pained and embarrassed look on my face, Anna said, "Don't pay any attention to her. Who else is going to be at your party?"
"Just some of the guys, Pete, Warren, Zach, and Joshua," I stammered.
"I think I know Pete and Zach," Anna said. "If I come can I bring Penny?"
"Sure," I replied even as Penny spoke.
"What?" Penny protested.
"We're going to David's birthday party on Saturday."
Penny looked like she was going to say something but a sneer from Anna cut her off. Anna turned back to me and again noticed my nervous state. I took my book bag off my shoulder and held it in front of me. Anna noticed my big hands holding the book bag.
"Wow, your hands are so much bigger than mine. Let's compare," she said holding up her much smaller hand.
Anna waited as I nervously shifted the book bag into my left hand. She might have noticed something else before I repositioned the book bag in front of me and held up my free right hand. I placed it against Anna's open palm. My fingers easily reached well above hers.
"Gosh, when we were kids we were much closer in size," Anna contended jokingly.
"God, he's got huge hands," Penny exclaimed. "He must be big all over."
Anna gave Penny a look but turned back to me to asked, "How big a shoe you wearing?"
"Sixteen," I responded.
"Shit," Penny gasped.
"Wow," Anna proclaimed. "Are you going to keep growing?"
"My doctor told my mom and me that I could be six six or six seven at least."
"Holy, shit," Penny exclaimed.
I gave her a weak smile as I readjusted the book bag with both hands. When I looked back to Anna, her eyes were still on my hands or so I thought. Happy that she'd agreed to come to my party, I told her the time.
"The party starts at two," I stated.
"Okay, we'll be there. What do you want for your birthday?"
"Oh, I don't need anything," I replied.
"New shoes probably," Penny offered, still referring to my rapidly changing size.
"I'll get you something," Anna proposed.