• tab The bell rung, and Violet-among the many others- charged out of the classroom. Summer was waiting, and it seemed all the more inviting with Nathan. She stuffed all of the year’s worth of junk from her locker into her backpack, and rushed into the hazy summer day. There, sitting on the hood of her 1992 Convertible, was her Romeo. Violet walked over and slid next to Nathan on the hood, exchanging a passionate kiss.
    tab “Mmm,” replied Nathan, “Are you using a new kind of chap-stick?”
    tab Violet playfully punched him, and went along with it.
    tab “Oh, well, now that you mention it, I am wearing a new kind. It’s called Kissable Kandy Kherry, and it was a present.”
    tab “Ooh, from who?”
    tab “Well,” using her imagination, “It’s a secret. But, between you and me, he is a beautiful man with eyes like the sky and a smile so dazzling he makes women swoon just by walking by.”
    tab “Well, that deserves another kiss from this beautiful man.”
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    tab Everything she said made Nathan smile and want to kiss her. Too bad he only had one pair of lips Violet had once joked. But it was only a bit off from what Nathan fantasized about of her. Sometimes they were in fields of grass, standing in each other’s arms, doing nothing but staring into each other’s eyes. Other times- it would seem Nathan read too many romance novels.
    tab Violet hopped into the drivers seat, and they rode off to her house.
    tab “So, are you ready to go yet?”
    tab Nathan chuckled. For weeks now they had been planning to go into a mythology book for a little graduation R&R. Violet had, more than once, asked if they could go earlier, but Nathan said no. What was a vacation without anticipation?
    tab On the way there, Violet stopped to say hi to Julia. As Nathan got out, he could her with Julia discussing her newest boycott: Safe Sex. Violet looked actually interested in it, and after a few minutes, some hugs, and an exchanging of something, Violet jogged back over to Nate. After they had both gotten into the car, Nathan asked what was it Julia had given her. Violet’s whole face turned a bright shade of red, and bit her lips.
    tab “What?” Nathan repeated.
    tab Violet’s face broke into a smile and held up the item at the edges. Nathan’s eyebrows jumped up, and looked at Violet with question.
    tab “She said we might want to have it. ‘You know, for the future’ as she put it. Here,” Violet said handing it to Nathan’s frozen hand, “You keep it.”
    tab For the rest of the drive, they occupied their talk with conversations about their trip, fashion, and politics. But Nathan could help forget the square piece of paper, containing a circular plastic, in his front pant pocket.
    tab Condoms had a way of doing that.