Save A Pretty Girl For Me.

When I was a teenager I was terrified of approaching a girl I had a crush on. I would just wait around and hope she noticed . Joke was on me because some other guy would always have the courage I didn't and get the girl. So every night before I went to bed I would pray. " God? Please save a pretty girl for me."

The summer of 1983. I new family had moved onto my block. One day while coming back from the candy store. I passed the family's house. As I'm walking passed their drive way. I see an angel. I swear everything started to move in slow motion. She turns her head and looks at me. I look back. Her hazel eyes had me hypnotized. All of a sudden my heart started to beat really fast, my feet had stopped moving and my palms got all sweaty. Then my boy Chubbs peeps his head out from her door to see what she's looking at. DAMN DAMN DAMN!!! God I thought you were saving a pretty girl for me! Chubbs " Slish come in here. I want you to meet my new friend Casey" I say " New friend ! You mean as in girlfriend ? Chubbs smiles and says " No, but i'm working on it" Casey gives Chubbs an annoyed look then turns around and shakes my hand. I felt a little woozy but kept my composure. I welcomed her to the neighborhood and excused myself quickly.

As i'm walking away I feel this tingle in my belly. It was the first time it had ever happened. Come to find out it wouldn't be the last. Everytime I saw Casey come home from school, walk to the store , or play outside with her brothers. My stomach would tingle. I wanted and needed to get close to her, but whenever she was in my presence the words would never leave my lips. Then I got an idea! Befriend her brothers! They will invite me into their house and get me closer to my goal.

Six months went by and my plan was working. I was constantly at Casey's house hanging out with her brothers. We made eye contact often but I never made a move. I was hoping she would say something but she never did. But I was confident that a higher power had saved this pretty girl for me. So I waited and waited and waited and NOTHING!!!! Okay God are you playing a cruel joke on me. Why haven' t you made Casey my girlfriend! What are you waiting for!

I was getting frustrated. I started kissing my pillow at night pretending it was Casey. My older brother CJ caught me once " Slish what are doing" I say " Practicing" CJ laughing " For what ? I respond " I'm practicing for when I get the chance to finally kiss a girl." CJ still laughing " What girl ? I say " The new girl who lives across the street" CJ" Slishy its not your time. If it was. You would know what to do and say" I'm even more frustrated now and respond " When CJ! When will it be my time! " CJ " When you're able to tell that girl how you feel without any hesitation" I put the pillow over my head because I knew that was not going to happen any time soon. Some other guy was going to come and steal my potential girlfriend away from me.


Summer of 84 came around. I was still admiring Casey from a far. I watched guy after guy vie for her affection, but she never gave them the time of day. It was like she was waiting for something better to come along. Deep down I hoped that something better was me. Then one day I was walking to the candy store and I see Casey sitting on her porch with her sister Jugs . Jugs " Slish come over here Casey wants to talk to you." OH HELL!!!! I slowly walk across the street. Casey walks down her steps and meets me in front of her drive way " I sheepishly say " Hi" Casey smiles and says" Hi Slish. I want you to sign my graduation book. WHAT!!!! Back then if a girl wanted you to sign her graduation book and you didn't go to her school meant SHE LIKED YOU!!! WAIT!!! SHE LIKES ME!!!! SHE LIKES ME!!!! Okay breath Slish, take the book from her hand and act real keeewwl " It would be my honor, but I have to run to the store can I write in it when I come back" Casey says " Take the book with you. I'll wait here. "

I calmly walk around the block and out of Casey's sight. YEEEEEES!!!!!! I run to the candy store. When I get there I see Phantom and Fondu playing video games. " Fellas guess who gave me their graduation book to sign" Fondu looks up at me then back at the video game and responds " Who." I say " CASEY!" Fondu stops playing " You mean Casey with the pretty brown eyes and nice ass CASEY! " I respond " YEAH!!!! Fondu" Your lying ! Gimme that book ! " he looks at it and his eyes light up! I grab the book back and say " I don't know what to write! Fondu" Give me that ! Your soft ass is going to write something corny and mess up your chances. I'll take care of this. I say " What are going to write " Fondu's usual response " Don't you worry about that. "

When Fondu was done. I was so excited didn't even read what he wrote . I ran back to the block and Casey was waiting for me on her porch. I gave the graduation book back to her and quickly excused myself. Didn't want to be there when she read it. No telling what that AFRICAN wrote .

Later that evening the phone in my house is ringing. My mother gets to it before I do. "SLIIIIIISHY telephone. " I pick up '"Hello" Voice says" Hi Slish " I say " Who's this? Voice responds " Its me Casey" YES YES YEEEES! Wait a minute! How did she get my number I never gave her my number! I respond " H How did you get my number? Casey " You wrote it in my book along with that beautiful poem asking me to be your girlfriend" WHOA!!!!! I'm Shook now! What the hell did Fondu write!!! Never mind that! Who cares !Slish its your time! I say " Weeeell will you. Be my girlfriend " Casey responds " Slish do you know how long i've been waiting for you to ask me that. Ofcourse I'll be your girl" I must have blacked out cause I don't remember the rest of that conversation.

That summer I was the man! Casey was my girl. Fondu hated me for it and God had finally answered my prayers.