Chapter 239

“I saw a couple orange coolers under the stage. I climbed up from the back and I slipped and fell. There were two beer coolers under each end of the stage. As soon as this is over, I’m going after a beer. I don’t care who they belong to. It’ll be party time for this high school graduate!”

Just then the principal asked everyone to stand as Gwen and Jordan sang the national anthem. As usual, they did a tremendous job and the audience applauded and cheered loudly. Steve had been given a copy of the program and knew that Gwen wasn’t going to speak for another fifteen minutes or so.

As he listened to the principal drone on about the future and how well the class had done, he tried to decide why he had a nagging feeling of concern. What had happened to upset his balance? He tried to remember everything he had done and said in the last twenty minutes.

Lori suggested that he could help her remove her bra, but that was hardly a reason to feel anxious. Mike had volunteered