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I'm
the kind of person who has always
considered myself to be very sensitive to
the feelings of other people. I mean, I
can't stand the idea that something I
might have done or said, even without
meaning to, could make someone unhappy in
anyway. That's why it was so important to
me to find Chaz and tell him that I was
going to London. I didn't want him to get
the news from someone else, like JoAnn,
who I'm sure would distort the whole thing
with Elvin and make Chaz feel just
awful.
The
plane to London was leaving at 4 pm and
because it's an international flight and
all, you have to be there a whole two
hours before take-off. And since we live
an hour away from SFO, we had to leave no
later than 12:30 so we could park and
check our luggage, show our passports and
all that stuff and get to the gate with
plenty of time to spare. So I was only
going to be in school for a couple of
hours and I had to get a signature from
each of my teachers for this independent
study thing that I'm going to do on the
history of English theater while I'm gone.
Anyway, I was running around tracking down
teachers and also looking everywhere for
Chaz. I didn't want to leave without
seeing him, and saying goodbye and
especially to let him know that this
chance to go to England was a total spur
of the moment thing and I didn't want him
to think that I was playing games with him
when I agreed that he could come over for
dinner on Friday this week. I really
wanted that to happen so he could meet my
parents and that way things would be
easier for us all around. But now, we'll
be 6000 miles away on Friday!
I
got all the teacher signatures I needed (I
even went into the teacher's lounge to get
the last two) but I couldn't find Chaz
anywhere! It was getting late and I
promised my parents I'd be home by noon,
so I scribbled a note and left it in
Chaz's locker. Here's what it
said
Dear
Chaz,
I'm
really sorry but I have to cancel our
plans for Friday because I'm not going to
be here. My parents and I are going to
London! I know it's totally weird, and I
can't believe it myself, but it's true.
I'll be back in 10 days.
I
love you.
Becca
I
purposely didn't mention Elvin. Not that I
haven't been wondering what it would be
like if I actually met him, but because I
didn't want Chaz to worry about it. Why
should he worry? There's no way it could
even happen. But maybe it could, and then
what....?
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