The Two Virgin Friends: EP2
Suddenly, Thuy was standing and staring past me. | followed her eyes to discover my mother walking towards
us. She embraced Thuy and hugged her tight. "I'm glad to see you again, Jennifer." "Thanks, Mrs. B."
"How was school?"
"It's over for a week or two, so it's good."
"I'm glad to see you around. You've always been a part of our family, you know."
"I'm not going anywhere," she said with a look to me.
My mother turned to me. "And I'm glad to see the basketball still works."
"Umm - yeah, it still goes in the basket. Funny, that." | tried to give a look to Thuy but she seemed to be hiding
her face behind her hair.
"Jacob, I'm gone. I'll see you on Monday," Mom said quickly.
"Monday? Where are you going?"
"My getaway at the cabin. I'll take the cell but if you callwith both legs attached, I'm gonna cafter you."
"I don't remember this."
"That's 'cause you never listen to a word | say."
"Isn't it too late to drive that far?"
"It's not past 3:00, Jake." She kissed Thuy's cheek. "Good to see you again, Jen." As she got in the car, she called
out, "Keep him out of trouble."
"| wonder what she my mom thinks we are going to do?"
"Drugs."
"Oh, yeah."
"Did you bring the crack pipe?"
"Left it at school."
"That's too bad."
"Yeah."
"You know you should get it fixed."
"The crack pipe?"
"Yeah."
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"I'm embarrassed that | heard that."
"It was a stretch, I'll admit."
"Oh, Jake, there's this guy in my dorm that hangs out with the crew sometimes. Worst forced jokes ever. Ever."
"Let's go inside."
"Yeah, OK." She talked as | held the door for her. "You've no idea how bad it is. He'd try to make a joke after a
documentary on Human Trafficking or something. No sense of appropriateness." "You should tell him so."
"We do! | do! We've thrown things at him. He thinks he's our court jester or something."
"Maybe if you threw sharp objects, he'd get the point."
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"That's overkill, don't you think?" We both paused and grinned at each other.
"Oh my god, I'm embarrassed for you."
Thuy fell on the sofa in the living room withon my beanbag chair just as it had always been.
"It's eight o'clock, Thuy."
She glanced at the clock. "I'm gonna go tell my mother | won't be back for dinner."
"I'll order a pizza."
Thuy didn't turn around as she left, she just yelled back, "No, we're going out."
Going out? When was the last tthe two of us went out? | ducked into the shower while Thuy was out.
About five minutes later | was buttoning my khakis, when | heard, "Jake, get this--" and Thuy turned the corner
into my bedroom. For no good reason, | felt a little embarrassed with no shoes or shirt and my brown hair still
dripping water down my skin. "Oh. Sorry, I--" Thuy started. Was she a bit embarrassed herself?
"Naw, it's OK."
"I didn't realize. I'll just--"
"It's OK, Thuy," | insisted. "It's not like we never went swimming before."
"OK, uh..." she seemed confused. "Jake, hun, have you been working out?" "Very funny."
"No, seriously," she paused for a second. "Jake, you turned into a hottie!"
"Go away." | went into the bathroom to comb my hair.
She appeared in the doorway and looked atagain. "Why won't you confess to working out?"
"Because | don't."
"Ok, ok." | chose a dark gray long sleeve and pulled it over my head. "So that's from the moving job? I'm going
to tell my future boyfriends to becmovers."
| did know | was lifting things easier now than when | started. Did it actually show? | wanted to flex to see if there
was any change but remembered Thuy was watching.
"So, what did your mom say?"
"Get this." She handeda note in Vietnamese. | had taught myself a little bit two or three years back for some
unknown reason, but all | could make out was her name, Tuesday, aunt, and a little more.
"What's the bit on the second line?"
‘I had to think about that for a
second, too. So basically, she's gone
to help my aunt who's nursing my
uncle. She'll be in frye
Tuesday; | Gallect hel t all she said
was hat everyone was fine, she
shouldn't talk on the highway, despite
the fact that that is all she does, and
to stay safe. And say hello. Oh, and
she was somewhere around
Jackson, Tennessee. That means
she left 15 minutes after we said
hello." "That's a bit weird." The
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"Yeah, and since my dad gets back in town on Thursday, it's just me."
"Guess we'll rent smovies or something."
"Guess so. Look, you are too well dressed fornow. I'm going to go change. Meetin the driveway."
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| found ssocks and shoes and
headed out. The night was a little
cool with not a cloud, | {ting them
whole sy perkelsbiy) Not even
the Moon dared challenge the stars
tonight. | gazed upwards slowly
naming the constellations and stars
that | knew until | felt a poke in the
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My eyes traveled down to find Thuy
standing next toalso looking at
the stars above. She wore a simple
black dress with 1g gypesDdd
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dress fell at an angle across her legs
from mid-calf on one side to just
above the knee on the other. A thin
gold plate necklace lay around her
slender neck and something small
sparkled in her ears, reflecting the
light of the streetlamps and the stars.
My best friend was beautiful.