My big brother Terry was a high school football star. He had all the girls' attention, and the envy of almost every guy in our small town. We had a close relationship, and the elementary school was attached to the high school, so sometimes he'd come over to my table at lunch and catch up with me. One day he told me to tell Mom and Dad that he went over to his pal Jake's house for studying. I said I would, and he went back over to his table of fellow footballers and cheerleaders. I'd been to Jake's before, and decided I'd get off a couple of stops before ours, to go to Jake's and hangout with my brother. I knew I'd get in trouble later, but I wanted to study with the cool guys.
↧