I wanted a kiss. I wanted a date to the dance. I was talking to one of my friends and decided to ask this certain girl to the dance. The dance extolled and cherished by high school students. Don t worry about it, he assured.
Nobody says no when they re asked to homecoming.
That was it. I decided to go to her house with a bouquet of carnations and ask. Nervous didn t begin to describe what I was feeling on the way over. The house looked nearly asleep. Some one was home good.