“Continue with High School Days”

Only  and because the “NEWS” is continuing with the story  of what someone had down forty years ago to someone else – – and the possibility of   a   contemptible  and or unforgivable action  and last year’s popular word would be deplorable people doing things that are just not  “Cricket” with the majority, today! 

So if , I go further back in “TIME”  I do not believe that I had ever told a soul   – but , I sure did get the surprise of all,  just for being in “HIGH SCHOOL” and not minding my P & Q’s like a very good little girl, should do.

There I am working after School,  at the “Woolworth Dime Store” and in the “Toy” department,  stacking merchandise into the proper places – and  with a little dusting and cleaning – and moving  in and out of boxes  lots of stuff – – finding a good place to set-up toys for good visibility,  for customers to see – and want to buy!

After a few hours  of work, just standing to see how things are shaping up and my next move – a fairly nice  looking young man is standing there, so I ask if I can help him? This man asks me, “Would you like to have dinner and a movie with me after you get off work, tonight?” I am just a young teenager and could possibly  pass for being “18” so, I said,  “I do not know if I could do that or if the “Store” allows  the employees to go with someone after work?”

While working I continue to clean up the area assigned to me while looking for customers to help – and just wondering what kind of a joke,  “this is”  – – to be asked to go to dinner and a movie – nothing    like this has ever happened – and can not remember anyone  else  that I know, telling any stories of this type of thing happening – and all kinds of stuff –  such as – what kind of trouble will I get into – – by not going straight home after work?

After all of these years can not remember, if I even got this man’s name – or if I even wrote it down – or even if I asked him for some identification to see where he was from or anything else of any real importance? Time was going by, and I was not saying YES or NO and so this young man said, “When you get off work, I’ll be waiting outside for you,  and you can decide then, okay?” So he left the “Toy” area and was I ever glad – – all  I could think of – Is there  a “BOSS” watching this guy – – and will I get fired for letting someone waste my time – – just talking too much – – instead of  doing my work?

When the “STORE” closed and we, employees were all going out the side entrance onto “Olive Street” and as I was walking toward “Grand Avenue” – there was this young man. He just came over to me, just as if we were the best of friends, walking to the corner. So, standing there he pointed to a restaurant across the street and ask me if I decided to go and have dinner with him? I said, “I guess so?” and we just crossed the street and into the restaurant we went. 

 He did the ordering , enough food for a ‘Thanksgiving dinner’ and a “Drambuie” for me in a very small  fancy  type shot size glass and I was not even near being eighteen! No one ask me for identification for age ! So after all of that we walked across the street and there was the “Fox Theater”  – we saw a good movie, because as we rode the “Streetcar”  headed for my home – – that is what we were talking about. After getting  off  the ‘streetcar’ the bus for the next connection was not there, so we walked up the maybe eight blocks to my house.

So, now we are standing on  the steps to the front porch, and I am guessing this “guy” in wanting a “KISS” for the wonderful evening – – and since, this is not something that I am in the habit of doing – have no  way of not being nice… when all of a sudden,  the front door opens – and my “MOTHER” in a rather loud voice that could be heard all the way to  “Grand Avenue”  yells, “Familiarity  breeds Evil” – I start into the open  door – – and this young man takes off like he was  given direct orders from the “Almighty, himself!”

Never heard form this young man – never saw him at the store – -and all I could think of  were  “those words” as I got the third degree interrogation for being late coming home that night! 

“Live and Learn”    D.V.


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