virginity

last night i ran into a chum from elementary school. that means i haven't seen this fella in about 25+ yrs (yikes). i recognized him immediately, not just the face, but his gait, boxy, stiff and brisk.

anyway, he is still in touch with my fourth grade boyfriend, a nice guy with three older brothers, who loved baseball and once made a ring for me out of a pipecleaner. i think it was supposed to be an engagement ring. at the time, in fourth grade (though our romance was on and off through until 6th), he had a very good friend, a taller boy who was a little learning impaired and whose eye sometimes fluttered uncontrollably. at the time i was best friends with, among others, a girl who was this fluttering-eyed boy's girlfriend. get it?

one day, the boys asked we two girls to go behind the school at recess, to the teachers' parking lot, since they had something important to discuss.

with some anticipation, nerves, feeling of danger, we all four walked there. it was a warm, sunny day, i remember it. and then they asked us if they could kiss us. we were aghast. what kind of girls did they think we were? we said no. then, as we walked away i remember saying with some indignation to my friend, 'i want to stay a virgin until i'm at least 16!'