Reach around Stories

The following evening, Ethan showed up around eight. My parents greeted him with friendly hellos, and Mom asked if he'd eaten dinner, because we had plenty of leftovers. Ethan politely declined, keeping his eyes locked with mine the entire time. "You boys going out somewhere?" Dad asked from his recliner. "Nah," I hurriedly answered. "We're just gonna hang out here." Once Ethan and I were in my room, I closed the door but...

It was a warm summer night. There wasn't much to do in the small town we lived in. We would usually just drive around town. Killing time. The largest lake in the state was ten minutes from town. So we decided to kill time there and save the gas. I drove through the Sonic to get something to drink and turned up the highway toward the lake. Let me tell you a little bit about us. He is 5'5'' tall and weighs about 145 pounds...