It is the summer of discontent, and this is assumed by the conclusion of the sloth- sloth being the angry pre-years of high school. Graduation day brings sincerity of glee in the minds of all the seniors (still ‘technically’ unable to buy a beer) at the handshake administered by the administrator and the paper, diploma stuffed in the other hand. Caps fly high in p.s. freedom.
Harold feels the humid brush of the discontent, more than most would acknowledge to ponder on; one of the lowest of the low-species meter in school. The last day among reptiles and amphibians, from the thirteen year stretch, isn’t closing soon enough. Nothing will keep young man Harry around the school premises once he is congratulated by all his “peers” and “teachers”.
Then, through the commotion of over three hundred families congregating in the faux stadium, Harold B. Carter spots her, Mrs. LoGuido, whom when she taught him in English 11 was Ms. Petrolli, yet ended up dating his math teacher from the same grade. This was so recent not many students recognized the two talking rather closely in confidence. Harry noticed, and the notification drove his inner-drive to daze and tears. True, she never expressed lustful intentions, but then he wasn’t quite legal, or appropriate for such thoughts. It is graduation day for Harry, eighteen and leaving the shit hole that has consumed him, and now in his midst was Mrs. Petrolli, the only little spark back from mid-muck memories, aged to thirty and with a man. Still.
“Hi, Ms. Petrolli.”
“Oh, hi Harold, I would assume you didn’t hear I got married last July.”
“Oh yeah. Uh, congratulations.”
“Yeah. So, I guess this is it, last leap from this place.”
“Sure is. You doing anything this summer?”
“Not much, I guess just keeping Pete company. Yep, just about that.”
“Ok, see you.”