I’ve written almost my “Summer friends” Lucy & Ethel before, but I never talked almost their cousin Chip, except for mayhap in 1 trial - in addition to it was inwards passing, non inwards detail..
I met Chip the summertime earlier I entered sixth grade. Chip was blond in addition to blueish eyed (which ironically is non my normal MO) in addition to he was my historic menses exactly.
He in addition to his sis came to pass 3 weeks amongst his cousins in addition to nosotros played every unmarried twenty-four hr menses together. We’d acquire to the beach all twenty-four hr menses in addition to and therefore come upward dwelling work solid in addition to play flashlight tag all night.
Chip made me express joy in addition to smiling in addition to he was the ground I started wearing my sister’s LipSmackers lip gloss exterior my work solid - fifty-fifty though upward until now, I've never genuinely admitted that.
My friends kept proverb that Chip had a musical rhythm out on me in addition to that I had a musical rhythm out on him in addition to whenever they said that, my human face upward would plough almost vi shades in addition to I’d deny it.
Sure Chip ever grabbed me an H2O ice mutual frigidness diet pepsi out of the refrigerator when I came over his cousins work solid in addition to he ever sat side yesteryear side to me on the couch when nosotros watched videos. And he in addition to I ever went swimming inwards the bounding main together.
And for some ground Chip ever ordered a Cherry Popsicle only similar I did ( because it was the solely H2O ice cream on the beach I was allowed to acquire from the IceCream Man) in addition to and therefore we’d consume it our popsicles inwards the hot sand in addition to verbalise almost life. And yes, we’d both acquire out the beach every twenty-four hr menses at 4pm to acquire dorsum to his aunt’s work solid to spotter reruns of Batman & Robin together - but that didn’t hateful that nosotros liked each other.
I hateful of course of educational activity nosotros liked each other - but yous know what I mean.
Chip would ever sit down amongst me when when I felt depression in addition to would hold off patiently until I felt better. And for some foreign reason, Chip idea that me having own got insulin was cool.
Chip: SO yous own got to own got a shot every fourth dimension yous eat?
Me: Well, only at at breakfast in addition to dinner - Or when my readings are genuinely HIGH.
Chip: Does it hurt?
Me: Sometimes.
Chip: But yous totally own got to because if yous don’t you’d die, right?
Me; Yeah, I totally own got to because I’d exceed if I didn’t.
Chip: That’s cool.
Me: You recollect taking shots is cool?
Chip: Well, I know it stinks in addition to everything - But it’s totally brave..... And I’m glad yous know.. you're non dead!
Me: Yeah, me too.
Chip: Yeah, therefore it’s cool that you’re alive.
Me: Yeah, it totally is!
Anyway,the nighttime earlier Chip left nosotros were playing Flashlight Tag combined amongst Hide-N-Seek with amongst the other neighborhood kids in addition to nosotros decided to function inwards tandem in addition to enshroud from the others. We jumped the ground that divided our friend's dorsum yard amongst the vecino from some the corner in addition to hid inwards the out door shower stall.
SIDEBAR: Growing upward at the beach meant that most houses (and regardless of the size, or lack of) came equipped amongst an outdoor shower stall therefore that no sand was ever tracked into the house. Also, outdoor showers are cool because yous tin shower in addition to await upward at the stars at the same time.
Anyway, nosotros huddled together in addition to hid inwards the stall in addition to stared at 1 some other for what seemed similar hours - but it was solely minutes.
Chip: I acquire out tomorrow.
Me: I know - It’s gonna hold out wearisome without you.
Chip: Yeah, it’s going to hold out wearisome at dwelling work solid without yous too.
Me: Who am I gonna spotter Batman with?
Chip: I don’t know.
And in addition to therefore nosotros didn’t tell anything. We only looked at 1 another...... And in addition to therefore he kissed me quick on the lips in addition to I was shocked. So shocked that I similar a shot kissed him back. And in addition to therefore nosotros heard his Uncle yelling for us.
Kelly in addition to Chip where are yous guys??? It’s fourth dimension to acquire in!
Chip: You run out from the correct side of the ground starting fourth dimension in addition to I’ll run out from the other side similar a infinitesimal after.
So I did. And stammered that I’d hiding betwixt the houses in addition to didn’t know where Chip was.
Chip followed amongst an excuse that was almost equally lame equally mine in addition to nosotros all walked home.
The side yesteryear side morning time Chip in addition to his identify unit of measurement loaded upward their station carriage in addition to all the kids inwards the neighborhood said goodbye.
Neither 1 of us wanted to blow our encompass therefore nosotros kept it brusque in addition to sweet.
Chip: Bye Kel.
Me: Bye Chip.
And that was that, in addition to and therefore Chip in addition to his identify unit of measurement drove off to Pennsylvania in addition to I never saw him again.
Ethel: What are yous going to create without your boyfriend?
Me: You're nuts!
Ethel: Whatever - You guys are inwards L-O-V-E.
Me: You’re C-R-A-Z-Y.
Why I am I writing this? Because the whole Summer of Chip thing showed me that Diabetes didn’t brand me off limits to boys similar Chip - And that's a pretty of import lesson to larn the summertime earlier yous acquire into midpoint school.
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