Wednesday couldn't have come sooner. I was nervous about spending a whole day with my aunt, helping her move boxes into storage. She's paying me for this, from what she told me. I couldn't get any sleep last night. All I could think about was her. She teased me last week, when she dropped me off. Or maybe she was being sympathetic?
I didn't even eat lunch when she showed up. I think she knew I didn't eat anything and drove us to a diner for lunch. She walked in alongside me. It didn't bother me, when people were staring at us. Probably thinking that we were a couple. We practically ordered the same thing. She was her usual self.
We finally got our meals and ate in silence. I couldn't think of anything to say to her.
"How's your mom doing?" she asked suddenly, "I know she doesn't really like me."
"Mom's fine," I replied back, "I don't want to get into trouble for saying false things."
"Oh, I see." Aunt Melody looked down at her plate. "How are you doing though Jack?"
I paused for a bit, confused on how to answer that question she asked.
"Im...okay," I answered back with a little smile, "just been bored at home with nothing to do."
"What do you mean? Don't you have any friends here?"
"I do, in Leavenworth. But I only call them maybe three to four times a week. They're all busy with their own lives."
"What about a...girlfriend? Im not meaning to pry."
"No, no girlfriend. It's hard to find girls I like."
"What type of girls do you like?"
"I like...older girls. Its weird."
She stared at me when I said that. Her cheeks turned red and she resumed eating. A few minutes later, we were on the road again to her friend's house. She didn't say a word to me until we got into her friend's town.
"What did you mean by," she spoke softly "that you like older girls?"
"Well, that's what I meant." I responded, "I can't really describe how or why."
She looked at me and I sighed.
"Girls who are older," I hesitated, "have experienced a lot more stuff in life. They know what they want."
"Okay I see now," she nodded her head, "It's experience that attracts you to older girls.
I nodded and smiled embarrassed.