How Could You!!!!!

Damn!!! I'm stuck in 1987 now ! Went through a whole lotta shit that year. I was struggling with the notion of not going to college and joining the Marines. But my girlfriend at the time Poochie Lee said she would miss me terribly if I joined and would have no choice but to replace me if I stayed away too long. So I nixed the Hoorah idea and decided to attend The School of Visual Arts in NYC . My sweetie was ecstatic. She would be at St. Johns and I would be in the city. Nothing would change. Together forever.

About a month after The Rumble with The Crew. Poochie Lee's and my prom had come and gone. Poochie Lee told me she didn't attend hers. Something about not wanting to be around a whole bunch of white people, the music would be wack, none of her friends were going etc etc etc . That was fine by me. So we went to my prom instead.

Poochie Lee looked beautiful on Prom Night. She wore a cream and gold dress. It fit her perfectly too . Poochie Lee's 36 Ds were screaming squeeze me in the limo Slish!!!! Sqeeeeeuuuze me !!!! I had a wonderful time . As a matter of fact the next day was when I tried to get rid of The Virgin Logo printed on my forehead. But Poochie Lee had that same logo. Making it hard for Danger to squeeze his way into her warm wet climate.

One summer evening Good & Plenty and myself drove over to Poochie Lee's house to chill for a little while before we headed downtown to 42nd street for our usually porn run. We're inside watching television and drinking Poochie Lee's Daddy's beer. Poochie Lee's phone rings. She gets up from the couch and goes into the kitchen to answer it. Poochie Lee is chit chatting away. I notice to the right of me some kodak envelopes. I look inside. Aaaaaw the pictures from my prom. I forgot all about those.

So I start running through the pics. Passing them to Good and Plenty as i'm done looking at each one. Shiiiiiiit. I looked sharp that night. Brown suit with gold Pinstripes, gold bow tie, and some black pointy pimp shoes. I was SLICK I TELL YA SLIIIICK!!!!! SLASHER !!!! can we get back to the story please. Oh Oh sorry. So as i'm going through the pics I notice a picture of Poochie Lee and another guy sitting in what looked like a limo and she's wearing the same exact PROM DRESS!!!!! I wipe my eyes and look at the picture again hoping the guy sitting next to her starts to look like me, but he doesn't. Since Good and Plenty also attended my prom figured he would have some insight. I whisper to Good and Plenty " Yo take a look at this. When did Poochie Lee have time to go and take this picture with this dude on prom night ? " Plenty looks at the picture. All of a sudden he has this OH SHIT!! look on his face and says " You sure thats not you ? " I snatch the picture from his hand and respond " DUMB ASS!!! You know thats not me. Dude is Light Skinned with a straight nose !!!! Good and Plenty " I dont know when she took that picture cause as far as I can remember Poochie Lee didn't leave your side the whole night. " I say " Thats what I'm thinking. When did she have time?" Then it HITS ME!!!!! BITCH WENT TO HER PROM!!!!!!

I put all the pictures back except for the one with Poochie Lee and Mr Straight Nose. I placed it underneath my right leg. Poochie Lee is done with her phone call, comes walking back into the living room with a box of ritz crackers in her hand. She notices I had gone through the pics. Her eyes get reeeeally big. She rushes over to the couch, sits next to me, and starts to pick up the Kodak envelopes. Poochie Lee is going through them now. She can't find what she's looking for. I pull the picture from underneath my leg and say " You looking for this BITCH!!!!!! YOU LOOKING FOR THIS!!!!!!! Poochie Lee" Slishy I I can explain." I respond " EXPLAIN WHAT !!! That you went to your prom with this pretty boy muthfucka and WORE THE SAME DRESS!!! Your prom was 3 weeks before mine !!! Poochie Lee " I didn't want to go. My friends convinced me at the last minute. " I respond " Oh yeah!! So why didn't you ask me to go with you? Poochie " I was, but at the time we weren't getting along and you know how temperamental you are. I didn't want to risk you embarassing me in front of my girls " I say" FUCK YOU!!!!! I'm out!! Come on Good and Plenty!! Lets leave before I choke this chick!!

Good & Plenty and I leave Poochie Lee's house. Poochie Lee comes running out behind me and says " Slishy wait. Don't leave. I'm so sorry" I ignore her and keep walking to my car. Poochie Lee Catches up to me and jumps on my back. I shrug my shoulders, push her off and turn around to face her. With tears in her eyes Poochie Lee says " Slishy I love you. I didn't mean for this to happen. You weren't supposed to find out. I was miserable the whole time I was at my Prom. I didn't dance with straight nose boy at all. All I kept thinking about was how hurt you would be if you knew. I missed you sooo much that night." Then she shows me the picture of her and dude and says" Look at this picture !!! Does it look like I was happy I didn't even smile " Then she shows me a picture of me and her at my prom " Now look at this picture of us at your prom. We look happy and I was so proud to be with you that night. Please forgive me Slishy" Tears welling up in the corners of my eyes. I bend down, kiss Poochie Lee gently on her Forehead, give her the tightest hug and I say " Good Bye "


Good & Plenty and I are in the car . He turns to me and says " You alright Slish ? I respond " I will be. "