School Days

The Class Reunion Of Old Friends

They looked at their old friends across the table in the casual restaurant. They weren’t there primarily to eat and drink. The purpose of this dinner for three old friends was to catch up on how their lives had turned out.

Ten years ago, all three had graduated from high-school together and now they were here for the reunion. They knew there wouldn’t be much time for quiet conversation at the party tomorrow night. They were gathered together tonight to talk to each other about old times.

The sports-enthusiast in the trio was Ted. He had played football, basketball and baseball for the school. He was chatting about the day he saved the game by running the football over the finish line just as the buzzer sounded. His basketball expertise had provided similar exciting moments.

Tony was the high achiever when it came to girls. He was elected prom king and homecoming king. He had dated all but one of the cheerleaders. He dated more cheerleaders than Ted who was the football hero. Almost all the girls in school wanted to go out with Tony.

Tim had always been the most easygoing of the trio of friends. He was enjoying himself as they reminisced about long, hot summer days when they hopped on their diamondback bikes and rode over to the local swimming pool. Jumping into the refreshing cool water was always fun after getting all sweaty on the bike trail. After a cool swim and a soda afterwards, they rode back home, joking around all the way.

Tony told a somewhat alarming story about how Jeana, his ex-wife, had cut up his shirts and ties with a knife set they received as a wedding gift. He said she added insult to injury by using a knife they had received as a wedding present. This set all three of them laughing.

Tim and Ted had divorce stories too, but much less drastic than Tony’s. In fact, Tim actually missed his ex-wife. She had been justified in divorcing him since he been involved in an affair with another woman from work. He really regretted losing her.

But, that was awhile ago. Tonight, all three men hoped to meet some old friends of the female variety and maybe hook up. After all, none of them wore those confining men wedding bands any longer. They wondered out loud who was fat and who was bald. They tried to figure out who might have ended up married to each other. The downed their second drinks and turned to the menu to order steak dinners.

School Days – Chuck Berry