You Are a Meany Chapter 9
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The accuracy of a forecast was only good if the right factors were taken
into consideration. A good forecast could be wrong when an unlikely
factor was not taken into account when making the prediction. This was
how the reliable forecast of good time with many laughs was wrong for
Renee and Matt's visit to the Lincoln Way Bike Park. The reason for the
change to miserable filled with regret was the sight of Lori walking
towards them.
Lori's smiling face only meant that she had something she wanted to share
about Luke with them. Their thoughts went to the worst possible outcome.
That Luke was not adapting to live in California. Even with wanting the
chance to see him again, the two remaining members of the Saturday
Morning Bike Club wanted the best for him. Seeing him again was just
selfish on their part. The damage between their bond was huge and
reconciliation could not happen. None of them had the emotional maturity
or the social skills to repair the damage.
The feeling of being at peace with how they treated him would only be
momentary. Without any real and meaningful restitution the apology will
not help towards making Luke whole. It would not fill in the huge space
in the Saturday Morning Bike Club. Matt and Renee did not know the way to
fill the hole to become whole again was to return the missing piece back
where it belonged.
Before Lori could gleefully gloat about whatever perceived victory she
had over Luke. Matt spoke up. Any chance he had to put Lori in her place
he was going to get. Ensuring Lori knew Matt knew who she was gave the
teenage boy a sense of atonement for the kiss of betrayal he gave her.
The price of sharing his first kiss with Lori was not worth the cost of
losing his friendship with Luke. "Lori, stop right now. We don't want to
hear anything you have to say. It was a waste of your time to come here."
Lori understood why Matt said those words, but once again an accurate
forecast said her classmate was wrong. Her coming to the bike park only
so she could cause pain to those two about Luke doing bad was
understandable. She has gone out of her way to deliver bad news about her
brother so many times before.
Her visit to the bike park was not Machiavellian. Lori was there to walk
the bike trail. She wanted to just be in nature. Her seeing Renee and
Matt just gave her a chance to share about how Luke was doing. She was
happy for him. Him being a good surfer and having a great group of
friends was good news. Her brother deserved what he had out on the West
Coast. Lori knew that she made that life impossible for him back here.
She could feel less guilty about her past if she let others know about
how good Luke was doing.
Lori responded, "Matt I just came over quickly to tell you and Rene how
great Luke is doing in California. I am here with my dad to walk the
trail."
Renee: "Oh you are just here to rub it in that Luke is getting along fine
without us."
Lori had to defend herself, she was trying to do the right thing. "No, I
just thought you two would be happy for him."
The response had to be just a spin. A lie to cover up her plan was
revealed before she could start it. Matt called her out again. "Like you
care about Luke or us. You did everything you could to make us hate him.
You almost achieved it. We were starting to believe he was overreacting
to how badly you and your friends treated him."
One of the lessons Lori was in the process of learning was taking
responsibility for your actions. Matt was making an excuse for how those
two turned their back on Luke. Matt was trying to blame her to own how he
and Renee treated Luke got to her. Lori was the leader in all those
attacks but those did follow her. They made the choice to double down on
their bad decisions.
Lori's anger made her come clean. Her personal defenses were down because
she wanted so the truth came out. She was able to admit to others and
more importantly to herself why she was a horrible sister to Luke. "Yes,
I treated Luke bad. I saw him as my rival. I saw him as going after the
same things I wanted. I did not want to share anything with him. I felt
like I could not be my own person around him. I believed that was how a
younger sister treated her older brother.
Those are my reasons and I was wrong. I just wonder what is your excuse."
With those poignant words Lori excused herself from the presence of those
two. She much rather have been with her dad on the trail at that moment.
She could always just talk once again about the good times. No matter how
many times Fred heard Lori sing the praises of Luke and his friends they
brought the same huge smile on his face. Her dad also was engaged and
intrigued in the retelling of the tale as it was the first time hearing
those words.
Matt and Renee were feeling low as Lori was leaving them. The use of
reason for her and excuse for them was telling and exactly why they were
down on themselves. Reasons came when people took ownership of their
actions and excuses were when people did not. Matt and Renee knew they
did wrong, but were still not at the place where they saw it was their
own choice which led them to treat Luke wrong.
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One major hook of a majority of great songs which transcend time share,
was them seeming to be prophetic. The pen and paper with which those
lyrics were written were not by a crystal ball. The appearance of them
predicting fate came from them being a universal truth. These songs had a
connection to the human experience which people want. This was exactly
why Luke felt the Drifters singing "Under the boardwalk, down by the sea,
yeah. On a blanket with my baby is where I'll be" was directed at him.
That was his and Mary's plans for the afternoon.
To be more precise that was part of the two lovebirds' plans for the
afternoon. Mary took the initiative of spending some time alone with Luke
under the boardwalk when she volunteered to clean up by boardwalk's
pillar. Tonight was the night of the carving of the Pillars. This was the
unofficial goodbye to the members of the group which will be leaving them
this summer. The friends who will be moving on to the next part of their
life will carve their name in this year's pillar. The carving was to
memorialize their time in this group which was something bigger than its
part. Making their name a permanent part of the Cove was also a pledge by
them to always remain a member in heart.
During a little break from cleaning under the boardwalk Mary walked over
to the pillar two beyond the one from tonight. This pillar was going to
be the one which Mary will carve her name into. She will leave a little
mark to recognize the huge mark this time in her life left on her. This
mark will be part of the support which will help the Cove Crew stay
strong and true to what the group was. That moment Mary made a big
decision about leaving her mark. It was going to face towards the next
pillar. That placement will be for her looking towards her future by
honoring her past.
Luke joined her and went one past her pillar to his. Just a couple of
months ago not even in Luke's wildest dreams would he have thought about
having a close group of friends. Being unaccepted by others was accepted
by him. Luke also made a decision about where he will leave his mark. It
would be facing towards the last year's pillar. The placement would be a
glance back at the past. Luke wanted his mark to be an acknowledgement of
him honoring the past as he went towards his future.
Then Mary and Luke's eyes met. There was a momentary stare as those two
stopped thinking of the past and the future. Tomorrow and yesterday were
forgotten concepts to them. Right now the couple were in the right now.
The feeling both had was they just wanted to be closer to each other.
Luke and Mary moved towards each other and their lips met. The kiss would
continue long after their lips would become separated. The lovers being
totally in the present and no sign of the other part of time that they
were having an everlasting kiss.
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Being rushed was one of the worst feelings a person can feel. There was
never a good outcome from being rushed. The best outcome of being rushed
was becoming flustered. The worst was people making a huge mistake in
what they were doing. This fact about being rushed did not stop Ms Palone
from feeling so good about being pestered to find the keys faster.
The pestering came from the excitement from the kids in the David Project
wanting into the social hall. Even with them now spending time together
outside of the group, all of them wanted to start the evening right away.
They wanted the group to be whole. They also had a lot of prep to do
before Lori got back. The kids threw together a little welcome back party
for Lori. The prep was putting out a half chocolate half vanilla cake,
putting the two half gallon of chocolate and vanilla ice cream in the
fridge and hanging up the Welcome Back Lori sign they made last week.
Lori had not been at the last two gatherings of the David Project. She
was visiting family out in Cali. They were looking forward to hearing all
about her time. More importantly, they wanted to set up the welcome back
banner they made for her. Even with her officially being a volunteer, the
kids in the David Project saw her as a friend. She was not like the rest
who used the project as a way to do community service. Those kids were
only there physically, they never made a connection with the group. Lori
was one of them. She cared for them and they in turn cared for her.
Lori was looking forward to going to the David Project. How much Lori
liked spending time with Ming and the others made getting out of the
house an added bonus. This perceived small reprieve from the grounding
was actually part of her punishment. Going to be around those kids was a
good influence on her.
Lori was happy because she was going to see her friends. Plus she can
share all about California to them. Well not all about California, she is
going to leave out her bad behavior. One thing she is not going to leave
out is Luke. How good he is on the board and how he made sure she was
getting that VIP treatment at the Boyz +1 concert.
As normal, Fred walked in with his daughter. He wanted to be part of her
growth. Going in also helped him judge Lori's progress. Seeing the
reaction of the other kids and Ms Palone was a sign on how well they were
getting along. Them getting along well was a good sign of progress. Today
the loving father did not need to look at Lori's friends to know how well
she was progressing. The handmade welcome back sign hanging above the
table was sign enough.
As Ms Palone, Ming and the rest of the kids in the David Project came to
greet the guest of honor Lori was nervous. She was rightfully concerned
that her dad would think she had a hand in planning this little party. "I
did not plan this dad."
Fred put his arm around his daughter and with pride in his voice said, "I
know."
All the smiling faces did not feed into Lori's ego. The reason why, was
that the Brat Princess was nowhere to be seen. These kids being so happy
seeing her caused Lori to feel modest. This place was about those kids
yet somehow they were going to make a portion of tonight all about her.
They also came early to do her job of setting up. Sounding as sincere as
a promise uttered alone, Lori said, "You shouldn't have."
One of the kids, Charlie Murphy, said, "We shouldn't have, but we did. We
missed you Lori and wanted to make sure you knew."
Lori then downplayed her role in the group. She saw her as a volunteer
not a member. "I come here to work with you. These nights are about you
guys, not me."
Being surrounded by a support group helped Charlie find his voice. "Lori,
you are one of us."
Those words of inclusiveness made Lori feel like an outsider. How could
these kids who were bullied like her brother be so open to her. They had
to know she bullied someone. She was exactly the same as the people who
put these kids down. They were all bright as their own futures so they
had to know. Yet they are calling and treating her as one of them. "I
wish I was, but trust me. I am not."
Charlie knew why Lori said trust me. He was as bright as Lori thought he
was. "Lori you are one of us. What you did to be forced to come here is
not important. The reason why, becoming a better person is. You are doing
that. You are making amends for why you meet us. You also are enjoying
yourself too much when you are here. You like spending time with us like
we like spending time with you. You are our friend. Now you are stuck
with us as long as you want us around."
Those words of inclusiveness made Lori lose feeling like an outsider.
These kids pardoned her unknown transgressions. They were willing when
they met her to give her a chance to prove her bad decisions were not who
she was. They accepted her for who she could be given a chance to grow.
"Then I am stuck with all of you. I could not ask for better people to be
stuck with."
Ms Palone asked Fred if he would come early to pick up Lori. The founder
of the David Project wanted to show him her appreciation. Him being
around as the kids were just being kids and not part of a social program
would show how much progress his daughter has made. Fred quickly accepted
the invite, who could turn down cake and ice cream along with seeing his
daughter's graduation party from being a helper of this group to a full
fledged member. He asked for a plus one for his wife and got it.
When Fred and his wife arrived at the little get together he noticed a
different vibe at the David Project than when he first came to see about
his daughter's forced volunteering. The kids were more casual, there was
more freeflow between the groups. The emphasis was about them spending
time with each other; not about doing something with someone.
Fred and Alice offered to serve the cake. They were guests but still
wanted the hostess, Ms Palone, to be able to totally enjoy the rest of
the celebration. The kids she was helping were lost in the moment and she
deserved to have that joy also.
Before the serving of the cake Ming excused himself to go to the office.
As he was walking out holding a box, the rest of the kids surrounded
Lori. Ming gently placed the box on the table in front of his friend. The
presentation of this gift was ceremonial.There was also emotion behind
the offering so the ceremony felt authentic and not just following some
sort of tradition for the sake of following it.
Lori's response was also as heartfelt as she said, "Thank you so much
Ming. You shouldn't have."
Ming said, "Lori the gift is from all of us. It is my part in us showing
how happy we are that you are back."
Lori sincerely said, "I am sorry. Thank you everyone. I love it."
One of the other kids, Simone Walton, said, "How can you love it without
seeing it? Open it."
Lori laughed and said, "I love it because it comes from all of you."
Lori's statement of why she loved the unknown present touched Simone.
Being bullied made the young lady always feel like she could do nothing
right. Just knowing the action of the party was right added to the
confidence being in the David Project was giving to her. She hugged Lori
and said, "Thank you for being my friend."
After the embrace which also acted like the official signing of the
social contract between Lori and Simone, the rest of the kids started to
clamor for her to open the gift. The reward of seeing Lori's face was
what they wanted. Giving joy to others doubled the joy. They wanted more
joy.
Lori opened the box and saw those amazing works of paper art Ming made.
The subjects of the statues touched Lori. She recognized them as the
flora and fauna Ming pointed out on their nature hike. Another hike
needed to be put on their agenda. That day was fun and made Lori feel
good about being herself. She gingerly lifted the red-tailed hawk out of
the box and said."Everyone, look at how great this work of origami is."
Lori appreciating the gift made Ming turn as red as the paper used to
make that hawk. Making his friend happy by his gesture of letting her
know how dear she was to him felt good. That feeling was gift enough for
Ming. To make sure people did not make his flushness the topic of
conversation Ming added. "In Mandarin the word for origami is zhe zhi."
The additional fact would have been a huge slight to the Brat Princess.
That part of Lori could have seen that as being corrected instead of
informed. Ming would have had to pay for that slap in the face. Lori took
Ming adding the information as him being helpful to her and others to
better understand the difference between the Chinese and Japanese
culture.
Lori saw her friend being a little uneasy. "Guys let's eat some cake.We
can all look at the zhe zhi later."
The group eagerly turned their attention to the cake. This was a little
celebration for Lori coming back, but also an excuse to just have a good
time with each other. They wanted unstructured and unplanned mingling.
That was when the best laughs, the best conversations and best times were
found. The group got what they wanted but the two people who had the best
time were Fred and Alice seeing the progress in Lori's attitude and
behavior. The reign of the Brat Princess was becoming more and more a
part of the past, for only family historians to be interested in.
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Good online etiquette is to remember that there was someone on the other
side of the screen. This code of conduct was meant so people would
remember that they are interacting with another human when making
comments. This advice for good and polite behavior can cover looking at
any webpage. Other people will see and be affected by your actions so
people need to be empathic. That their actions online was a social
interaction.
Browsing the internet was not a time when most people thought that they
were interacting with others. Luke was alone in his room staring on his
Facebook page looking at his suggested friends, Matt and Renee were the
two top recommendations which the algorithm made. At the same time Matt
and Renee happened to also be on their Facebook page also looking at
their suggested friends, Luke was on top of their lists.
At this moment even with Luke, Renee, and Matt being in different rooms
and over 3,000 miles away they were unknowingly sharing a moment. Each
one of them, was the someone else on the other side of the screen. Their
actions would be seen by the others.
The three teenagers who founded the Saturday Morning Bike Club were
making a decision about the suggestion. The gears in their heads were
cranking as they tried to decide what to do about the friend suggestion.
There were three paths to take. Leave the suggestion open, accept it or
close it.
At that moment all three of them were indecisive so they left the
suggestion open.The inability to take action came from Luke's fear and
Matt and Renee's shame. Luke was scared that his two former friends would
once again reject him. Even with his dad saying they had no part in the
joke present, Luke was not so sure. Those two did change when being in
attendance to the Brat Princess's court. Matt and Renee's shame came from
all the lies they told themselves. Those lies and believing them made it
so they did believe that Luke would accept that they changed their ways.
This time inaction was helpful by keeping things how they were.The status
quo was those three had unfinished business. Them being scared of doing
anything left the door open to reconciliation. At the right place and
right time the reformation of the Saturday Morning Bike Club could still
occur.
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Teenagers had a time honored summer tradition in Western Pa of sitting on
steps with your friends drinking a carton or jug of Turner's iced tea.
Outsiders would see this bonding experience as nothing more than an
elaborate waste of time. The drink had to be Turner's, if anyone showed
up with anything else they would get razzed. Getting a Snapple, AriZona,
and Lipton was just buying a name. The other local dairies iced tea were
just substandard imitations of the real thing. Then most of the talk was
just that talk. A plethora of plans, dreams and aspirations were shared
and quickly thrown away. The past, current and future generation knew
differently.
This time sitting together was a bonding experience for all and also one
of growth for many. This was a time and place where they could open up.
The talk which was not talk was actually the teenagers culling out the
bad ideas. There was no fear of being rejected for saying an idea which
was going to be rejected.
Blake and Tom were partaking in this rite of passage. Tom was talking
about how he was going to get a much better girlfriend than Renee. That
he was fine with them breaking up. That he was not hurt that she picked
defending someone who was not her friend anymore over him. One day he
will find a girl who was loyal and understood humor.
Tom was done filibustering about how he was better off with Renee when he
finally asked Blake what he thought. Even with thinking about his own
issues instead of listening, Tom's friend was able to give a detailed
answer of support and approval. Blake could have verbatim given the rant.
Getting the upper hand in the breakup was Tom's goal and what he shared
on those steps.
Blake then talked about how unfair it was having a girlfriend and not be
able to see her. What good was it to have someone if you could not be
lovin', touchin', squeezin' each other. That he knew that Lori was so
open to it being more than just lovin', touchin', squeezin' each other.
Blake's voice was as strong as granite as he was talking about getting
some for that special someone. The young inexperienced boy thought he
would be great. To him the girls he have been with would start calling
him Fred Flinstone because he would make their bed rock. This notion that
once he did the act which he thought would make him a man he would be
known as a Don Juan was ridiculous. He would be a clumsy lothario. All
about his own pleasure and using sex to prove something which it could
not prove.
Even with Blake telling a tale as tall as a redwood, Tom agreed with him.
That was part of sitting on the steps. Even if the plans, dreams and
aspirations were never going to come true, give your friends the support
to follow them. Then after Tom was done fulfilling his part of after
building up each other's confidence they each took a sip from their
carton of tea and went to the next subject.
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Ming was touched by the curio Lori gave him. It being somewhat of a
secret did hurt him. He understood that Lori did not want the others to
feel left out. That showing it to the other members of the David Project
could come off as being exclusive. The reason why he wanted to show them
as to be inclusive. Ming wanted them to share what best friends did for
each other. He saw other bonds in the group become closer and they
needed an example.
Ming was still new at having a close friend but knew he had to throw away
her advice. Not listening to Lori was scary, and the boy who wanted to be
an example needed to be brave. He had to take the well calculated chance
of alienating a new friend to help his other friends. A true friend would
understand that they cannot tell others what to do.
Once again when Lori showed up at the David Project everyone else was
there. Ming contacted everyone to show up early once more. Having his
friends to agree was as easy as getting a dog to go for a walk. She made
a mental note to tell her dad that they will have to leave earlier. She
wanted to at least help out with the set up.
Then Lori saw the curio cabinet. She tensed up. Right then she felt that
the others knowing about the gift would make them feel left out. That
they were not important and were nowhere near the spotlight she shined on
her friend.
Before Lori go to the phase of getting out of trouble, I can explain,
could come out. All the other kids were clamouring her. Each one of them
could not wait to get their praise out. They said it was so nice she got
Ming that gift. The gesture was so thoughtful.
Lori said, "I am sorry that I did not get all of you something also."
Simone Walton was having none of this. Her newest friend was feeling bad
for doing something good. Simone was too well acquainted with that feel
so she had to give Lori justification. Simone knew how important others
saying what you did was the right thing helped build confidence. "Lori,
no. Ming is your best friend. You two always hang out. I know I would do
the same for my best friend when I get one."
Simone's words were what Lori was afraid of happening. That the kids
would know they do not have a close bond with anyone else yet. She did
not want them to feel excluded.
Then Rachel LeBlanc spoke up. Her and Simone were spending more time
together at the David Project and she was hoping that one day those two
would hang out together. Being rejected was the only reason Rachel never
brought up her desire. Seeing the person she felt closest to in the world
hurting a little made Rachel's fear disappear and she made a clumsy
declaration. "Simone, I am your best friend."
Simone felt the same way. Simone had the same fear about bringing up
hanging out outside of the David Project. The truth of them eased out any
feeling of awkwardness from Rachel's words. With pride in her voice
Simone said, "I would have done it for Rachel."
The other kids started to make their own declarations. They were all the
same as Rachel and Simone's. They opened themselves up and said who they
cared about the most. The best thing about these declarations was they
all matched. The reason why is simple: people become best friends before
they know they were.
As Lori saw her friends become closer she thought about what the wise
words Simone said. Ming was her best friend. Lori never had a best friend
before. She had lackeys who would always jockey for position to be closer
to her. How close the kids were, depended on how much they were in Lori's
fickle favor. She knew her friendship with Ming was different. If Tracy,
Blake, Mandy, or the others would have not listened to her it would have
been off with their heads. Even when Lori thought Ming was wrong, she
understood that he was trying to do the right thing.
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