As a general rule, Soutists dont dance. In Beaufort,     a rule t rictly enforced. ter before -dont ask me    of a lax vie sc, tradition of sorts. By time    came along, it oo late to cty muco a so all.

        I admit t I also     sometell    to t-ser and one of ts o be special. Most of t nes, and tograpo take our pictures. I kne going to buy a nely ering    a profession    of course ministers    in it for moary gain, t for t I mean. But I didnt    o o suc t cold-ed-but because of    say. I didnt    people to make fun of hing.

        t Eric didnt rib me too bad about tuation because oo busy t e. aking Margaret    our sc test bulb on tmas tree, but salking about o double-date    I turned     to take any ceasing Jamie or anyt.    less sometimes, especially ws of bourbon in him.

        tually quite busy for me. I spent most of ternoon o decorate to get to Jamies about a ed to talk to me, t kno t say I ly t of it. I figured o talk about temptation and t    lead us to. If    up fornication, t t. I said small prayers all day long in tion, but I    sure if God    my prayers on t burner, if you kno. I ty nervous just t it.

        After I s on my best suit, s to pick up Jamies ce, to    me borro o directly in front of Jamies    tur, so it ill lig rolled up to ed for a moment, t say, "Ill be rig; but    exactly rag to t ood tes or so, looking at ttle cracks in to t Jamie and I    in just a fe in ill turned in te dire. I guess t sat t couple of days.

        Finally t ing from ts face slig of reflected ty-t    time Id ever seen ranslut, even more so than Id imagined.

        "; I said, srepidation. "Im o take Jamie to t;

        "Of course you are," ;But first, I ed to talk ;

        "Yes, sir, ts w;

        " in."

        In c    rig-s. ioned for me to sit on t in from tc;Im sorry it took a little omorro; he said.

        I sat down.

        "ts okay, sir." I dont kno o call ;sir."    of projected t image.

        "All rigell me about yourself."

        I t it ion, ory ized me, by the way, and hed seen me in church every Sunday since Id been a baby.

        "ell, sir," I began, not really knoo say, "Im tudent body president. I dont kno to you."

        ;S;

        "And . . . o ty of Nort fall. Ive already received tion."

        ;Anyt;

        I o admit, I    of ter t. Part of me ed to pick up table and start balang it, giving y seds     te it.

        "I guess not, sir."

        "Do you mind if I ask you a question?"

        "No, sir."

        of stared at me for a long time, as if t it.

        "er to t; he finally said.

        I    my expression s.

        "I dont kno;

        "Youre not planning to do anyto . . . embarrass ;

        "No, sir," I said quickly, sion. "Not at all. I needed someoo go s as simple as t."

        "You dont ;

        "No, sir. I    do t to ;

        t on for a fees- my true iions, I mean-but luckily Jamie stepped out of turned our    t.    finally stopped talking, and I breat on a nice blue skirt and a unately s er in t. It    too bad, I o admit, till be underdressed pared    t er if s it do t    ted to say. Jamie looked like . . . ly like s at least s planning ing    oo muco live down.

        "Youre not giving Landon a ime, are you?" so her.

        "e    visiting," I said quickly before o respond. For some reason I didnt told Jamie about t I    t noime.

        "ell, . I tension in to ;Dont stay up too late ;

        "I ," ly. Even ell    afraid to s. It    me t he problem.

        e said good-bye, and on our o told o put it on once    in t in as    s period of time, Jamie he flower.

        "Im ly a dim, you kno;

        I started toion Id just    running through my mind.

        "My fat like you very muc; s I hinking.

        I nodded    saying anything.

        ";

        I nodded again.

        " like your fat;

        I nodded once more.

        "Or your family."

        I get ture.

        "But do you kno; she asked suddenly.

        "Not really." By tty depressed.

        "I t all t do you t;

        to myself.

        I doubt if t to knorut of my friends kept tance, and Jamie didnt o begin    most of our time alone. Even    turned out t my presence    even required anymore. to t t Carey could a date, and t left me feeling pretty miserable about t about it. But because of    exactly take , sime; even I could see t. Sions Id    up, s t telling me    e t of mumbled t s    a trace of energy, Jamie te. to be , I    least t    seem to notice.

        Jamie o be    someo arted    turned out t sty good dancer, sidering it ime and all. Sty    a dozen songs, and after t ables and    resembled an ordinary versation. Sure, s;fait; and "joy" and even "salvation," and salked about ters off t s so damn    ay down for long.

        So t too terrible at first and really no ed. It    until Le sour.

        tes after upid t-s, Camels in    from t didnt take a genius to realize s test fasiced s ladylike    called c gum, c almost like a cow w her cud.

        ell, good old Learted getting tipsy. By time teac, most of tting t glassy look in t    anyto o    girl Id ever Freoget time ried it t I saars and o take aspirin w ill had feelings for her.

        So tting ening as sc of tted me looking at ion    and dragged o table, giving me one of t "means business." You knoalking about.

        "Are you staring at my girl?" ensing up.

        "No."

        "Yea; Angela said, kind of slurring out t;aring rig me. told you about."

        urned into little slits, just like s o do. I guess I    on lots of people.

        "So youre t; he said, sneering.

        No mucer. t I ty muc t oo cry even before t rouble staying aure, and besides, no one ever messed    Eriewhe bleachers.

        "I    staring," I said finally, "and I dont kno I doubt if it rue."

        ;Are you calling Angela a liar?" he sneered.

        Oops.

        I t me rig Jamie suddenly uation.

        "Dont I kno; s at imes Jamie seemed oblivious of situations t    of ;ait-yes, I do. You o on Foster Road, by t;

        A look of fusion crossed Lerying to put togetoo many pieces.

        "?    ell you about me, too?"

        "No," Jamie said, "dont be silly." So    a time like t;I saure in yrandmas ure el."

        Le Jamie as talks gro of her ears.

        Mean sitting doo take a breat dang. It sure gets    out to join us? eve got a couple of co ;

        S it t Le knoo do. Uo t of tood t    to decide if    t sounds fusing to you, imagine    o Leroleum-damaged brain.

        responding, taking Aen arted anyo t so drink. Jamie and I ce away, I ex even realized Id been h.

        "t; I said mumbled s Jamie-Jamie!- me strangely. "For ; s exactly spell it out fo ory about Bible sc all. But time I found myself actually listening to    least     I could do.

        It turns out t it    t    evening. t    t    I sa    Angela    doing too ion o    ake eac about it. Getting drunk    suspension, maybe even expulsion, if s caught.

        Jamie, bless , didnt    t to    oto t t Angela ion of ts rules for proper be fro did ion,    inct must aken over. Sook one look at Angela and t "ter" or somet and took immediate cuation. I    off and located Eric beo stand guard at t in to tidy it up. Angela ell you. t toilet. t ask me . So t t blue suit, o avoid in t place. And Jamie, my date, oo, doily thing.

        I could practically ance.

        e ended up sneaking out table by    asking old    to o Angela, t if so t of my car,    immediately, alt before sed once more on t o keep from gagging, and to Angelas ra long. ook one look at er, and broug so muc o say to uatioy mucself.

        By time en forty-five, and raigo Jamies. I    prayer        a    to o explain to en to Jamie if sold    it, but I    o blame me anyway.

        So I ood outside u. Jamie crossed tle, looking just as if sroll ed ty of the world.

        "Please dont tell your fat t; I said.

        "I ," s on smiling ;I ime tonigakio t;

        ually times.
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