What I Wore to Save the World
What I Wore to Save the World
“Sarah ran off to find Dylan, who’d been stuck playing the cymbal part in “Pomp and Circumstance” all morning in the concert band. I stood in the sun and watched as the workers tried to fold each tent into a nice, neat, obedient square, while a gust of welcome breeze made the white fabric billow and fight back.
Okay, fine: What color was my parachute?
Was it the sparkling cornflower blue of Colin’s eyes? Or the soft red-gold of his strawberry-blond hair?
Was it the cream of his fair skin, or the... tawny peach of his freckles?
Maybe it was the lush velvet green of Ireland, as seen from the window of an Aer Lingus jet.
Maybe I should go find out. All I had to do was buy a ticket.
Yeah, right. As if my parents would pay for me to go to Ireland just to see Colin. My parents had met Colin, and they liked him, but the notion of me being that involved with someone, at my age, was not their idea of wisdom. When Colin’s grandmother had died shortly after he got back from his trip to the States, I’d even hinted around about flying over to Ireland for the funeral, but they wouldn’t bite.MoreLess
Okay, fine: What color was my parachute?
Was it the sparkling cornflower blue of Colin’s eyes? Or the soft red-gold of his strawberry-blond hair?
Was it the cream of his fair skin, or the... tawny peach of his freckles?
Maybe it was the lush velvet green of Ireland, as seen from the window of an Aer Lingus jet.
Maybe I should go find out. All I had to do was buy a ticket.
Yeah, right. As if my parents would pay for me to go to Ireland just to see Colin. My parents had met Colin, and they liked him, but the notion of me being that involved with someone, at my age, was not their idea of wisdom. When Colin’s grandmother had died shortly after he got back from his trip to the States, I’d even hinted around about flying over to Ireland for the funeral, but they wouldn’t bite.MoreLess
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