I had him for my last class so while everyone was saying bye and hugging each other, I couldn’t help but notice him sitting at his desk alone. So I ...alked up to him, sat on his desk, and said with a smile, ‘Hey John, why you sitting by yourself back here?’He replied, ‘I can’t believe this is the last day. I’ve been waiting for it for what seems like forever and now that it’s here I don’t want it to end.’ ‘Well, why not?’ I asked. ‘Well, I thought I did everything I wanted to do here, but I. You don't have any better ideas do you Son." My mother stated rather than asked.I shook my head and after a few more moments of polite conversation with Mum, I quickly chucked my trunks and a towel into my rucksack before my new girlfriend grabbed my hand and led me the few streets to my fate.Anita lived on the far edge of our small estate in a house very similar to ours. Her father worked as a clerk at our local railway station whilst like the majority of women at the time, her mother was a. " I certainly don't recall you as being the nervous type and I can't see you you need to be." I no longer have that teenage belief in my infallibility. I've wondered about you for years, especially at the low points and now I'm here with you again ... of course I'm nervous. Aren't you?"I thought for a moment as I realised that surprisingly, I wasn't. "No. I was earlier, when I asked you out but once you agreed the nerves just dissipated. I must admit to feeling a little disappointed when you. "The night of babysitting was uneventful. The kids were good and Mrs. McGuire gave me $40, and I got her to let Mr. McGuire drive me home.He was slow to get talking, but I told him about the band trip and how much money it cost. He seemed sympathetic. Then I said, "I've been earning money in a different way, in addition to babysitting." I handed him the card at a light and waited nervously as he read it.He looked up at me. "You're serious?" He said."Yes. It's a lot of money to earn and this is.