I walked into the old high school gym for my 10-year high school reunion. I took a look around and didn't see anyone I wanted to talk to, I walked to the bar, grabbed a drink and found a table in the corner. I sat and watched my former school mates pass by. Some gave me a once over glance but not a one of them remembered me. Then I saw her. Christy Lang was still beautiful; she was wearing a simple violet shift. I watched as she walked to the bar, got a drink and searched the room for a seat. Seeing a free seat at my table she walked over and smiled and asked...
"Would you mind if I sat with you?"
"No, not at all, have a seat."
She smiled as she sat down and I noticed she was scanning the crowd, but she had her head down just a bit as if she was hoping not to be recognized. Although I knew who she was I couldn't think of a good way to break the ice so I simply asked her...
"Your Christy right?"
She turned to me and did a double take and then responded...
"Yea...That's right..."
Smiling at her I told her...
"I know you're trying to figure out who I am. Am I right?"
"Just a bit...There's somethin' bout you but I just can't put my finger on it..."
I smiled as I watched her try to figure out who I was. Finally I asked her...
" So do you want to guess who I am or should I just go ahead and tell you."
"Was it Home Economics? Or maybe Gym..."
"Home Economics, Gym and English."
"Oh please tell me so I can feel the idiot..."
"Tell you what, why don't I give you a hint..."
She was still trying to figure it out as she said...
"English too?? Hmmmmm."
Then it dawned on her...
"Jessie? You sat in front of me..."
I smiled and said..."Yes it's me, I sat in front of you in English, had a locker next to yours jr. year."
"Oh my goodness... how are you? God you look damn good..." She exclaimed.
" I'm good and thank you."
"I dropped my history book on your foot..."
"Yea my toe was swollen for a week."
"You as you always did look great."
"Thanks but I didn't think so... You really want to be here or would you like to go outside and talk a bit? This music is wreaking havoc on my senses..."
"Yea I know what you mean, I wasn't too fond of this music back then and now it's just irritating."
I said as I rolled my eyes. I stood up and adjusted the green blouse and black skirt I was wearing. She smiled as she watched me get up; she finished off her drink, stood and adjusted her dress. She said...
"It's beautiful outside this night..."
"Yes it is."
I stood to the side and waited for Christy to take the lead. Smiling she walked outside turning to look over her shoulder every now and then to make sure I was behind her. As we walked out she called to me...
"Come on Jessie come look at the moon."
I walked behind her watching her sexy ass sway. Before I knew what I was saying the words fell out of my mouth.
"Oh I'm looking at the moon and it is very nice."
She laughed and turned to look at me and said...
"Aye that is a very expensive moon too...If you'd rather just go I can get my driver to come around..."
I smiled and blushed a bit before responding...
"Sorry, ummm no we don't need your driver, lets just talk a bit."
She laughed again and said...
"Its okay Jessie... I wasn't gonna do anything... I hate these gatherings... There are tables over here..."
Christy sat down and looked out over the moon. I sat down next to her and said...
"I don't even know why I bothered to come back ... I should have just stayed gone."
"Jessie... no.. Don't ever say that. You were smart... you were going places. My looks are what got me out of here..."
"Yea I got out cause I got a scholarship, I have been gone from this town for 10 yrs and I get an invite to come back and here I am...back in high school."
She kinda hung her head and said...
"I won't even say how I got out... I'm not proud of it... You were always smart and pretty and I was such a mean person and I am sorry...Look at you... What degree did you get? Where did you go? Did you get married? Kids?"
"Christy you were one of the few "popular kids" that actually spoke to me and was kind of nice."
"Not from what I remember..."
"I have a degree in creative writing and photography."
Sighing she leaned against the wall and began talking.
"I don't get to do stuff like this... not since high school... I've not had a night to myself... for myself in so long I Can't remember... Creative writing 'tis good and photography I'm picking that up..."
"Really? I love photography. I did get married but it only lasted 2 yrs, no kids. What about you? Did you get married any kids?"
"I'm into photography because of my job... You didn't hear about that whole Orlando Bloom thing... no, no kiddos though I want one badly..."
I was a bit confused...
"No what Orlando Bloom thing?"
She pulled out a wedding picture and said...
"It was a freak thing and it lasted five years... ONLY cause he was off on his movies I was off on mine..."
"Oh that's right you are in movies now, I think I saw one of your movies."
She nodded and said...
"Afraid so...I'm afraid to ask which one..."
"You were in 'secrets of the heart ' or something like that right?"
Christy started laughing hard and said...
"The Ewan Macgregor one... Yeah."
Laughing with her...
"Yea my roommate rented that one night...she has a HUGE crush on you. It was actually a pretty good movie."
"I'll take that as a complement... as I do really prefer the ladies... Pretty Good? Gods I hate that one... though Ewan is pretty hot and a damn good actor..."
"Well i'm not much on love stories, now I love a good murder mystery. Or anything that Sandra Bullock does."
Christy chuckled and said..." Sandra... yeah."
"But I don't get much time to watch movies with my job. Too busy running around trying to get the right pic of the right person for the story."
"That's understandable... What is your job?"
"Ohhh I'm a reporter/photographer for Country Weekly."
She smiled and said..."good press...I know that one... same here... I am to the point I hate movies... "
"Yea they pay good, I get to meet lots of celebrities. And it gives me a slight inside track to my goal."
"Which is?"
"To be a singer songwriter."
"I know people..."
"Oh I know a few ppl...and when I get back to TN i'm scheduled to make a demo for some big wigs."
Christy stood up quickly and silently moved a little bit further down the walk and gazed out over the canyon. She was silent a few moments before she spoke again.
"It is always so pretty up here... I've forgotten... Or maybe I didn't have time to look before."
She pulled her hair over her shoulder she closed her eyes and basked in the moonlight, listening to the waterfall down the waterfall. Then she said in almost a whisper...
"So very pretty..."
I walked up beside her and said...
"Yea I used to come up here all the time when I was sad or upset."
"I would have liked that luxury I wasn't allowed to be sad, or depressed, or to frown. I wasn't allowed to be anything except what I was told. You know I wanted to be a nurse..."
"No really? My parents wanted me to be a doctor, they wanted me to follow in my dads footsteps."
Nodding she turned to look at me...
"Aye... a nurse... could you imagine...but a doctor that would have been something."
"You would have made a good nurse. Yea well they freaked when I told them I wasn't interested in medicine. So why didn't you become a nurse?"
"This called to me and it was fast money...fast money for a dirty habit..."
"I always thought acting would be great, glamours even."
"Yeah... if you can find a good way to stay awake and full of energy."
"Yea I imagine it does take a lot out of you."
Watching me she grew quiet again. I turned to her and asked her if she would like to go get some coffee somewhere.
"Sure...if you want."
I started walking towards the parking lot; Christy just followed me silently, mumbling to herself. I looked over my shoulder at her and called out laughingly...
"Hey you! Quit staring at my ass and come on."
Blushing at being caught staring she hurried to catch up with me.
Christy looked at me and said...
"You are a sweet heart and a minx now take me to this place... before I change my mind and get my car..."
I opened the passenger door for her and went around and got in. She smiled and said thank you as she got in.
"Do you know if Gordy's is still open?"
She shrugged and said...
"I was sleeping when teddy drove through town."
"Ok, I guess we'll find out."
"I'm sorry Jessie... I just didn't bother to look I didn't think I'd meet anyone."
"No big deal. I think I still know the way...after all it is only 3 miles from where I used to live."
Christy laughed and said...
"Bet you don't know where I lived."
I turned to look at her and smiled as I said...
"Bet I do."
Shaking her head she said...
"I told people one place but it was a lie..."
I looked at her seriously and said...
"You lived exactly 5 houses down from where I lived. The house was blue with black shutters."
She quirked a 'raven brow' at me, and said...
"You win... pick your prize."
"I worked in the office at school and I gave your lil sister a ride home one day."
"Hmmm do I get anything I want?"
"Anything you want and that's cool. Amanda never said you brought her home the brat."
"Yea I kinda asked her not to tell you."
I pretended to think about what I wanted. Then as we pulled into the parking lot of 'Gordy's' I told her what I wanted.
"Hmmm I think I'll take...an autograph."
Christy raised the other eyebrow to meet the already raised one. Smirking at me she asked...
"An autograph? Where would you like it?"
I wanted to see how far she would go so I unbuttoned the first 3 buttons on my blouse and pointing towards my cleavage and said...
"How about right here."
"Lots of places there."
She pulled a sharpie marker pen from her purse.
I smiled and asked her what she was waiting for. She smiled and cupped my right breast and held it firmly as she scrawled...'Christy Bloom...For my first fan.' Then she asked...
"How's that?"
I looked down.
"I can't believe you just signed my tit... Laura is never going to believe this. She didn't believe me when I told her I went to school with you."
