MIchael Smith Club

 

Day 14 of the Flash Fiction Marathon

The prompt: My first year as a member of the Michael Smith Club

I've been a member of the Michael Smith Club for exactly one year. We are a small group, Madison, Sarah and me, Judith.

Michael was a junior. We were Freshman. He was the most beautiful boy in our school and a top football, basketball and baseball player. He already had a girlfriend, the beautiful Cornelia Whitten, Neil as she was called. She was a cheerleader.

We formed the club to see if anyone of us could get Michael as our boyfriend. First we had to take an oath if any of us succeeded, the others would not be jealous. Well maybe a little jealous, but in turn, we'd help them get a great boyfriend, one of Michael's gorgeous friends.

There were assignments:

• Madison was to find out Michael's schedule, including what he did after school and football practice.
• Sarah was to find out Neil's schedule.
• I was to check out the places he hung out and when so we could all arrange to be there.

We met in my bedroom every Saturday morning and strategize. That afternoon during the fall, we went to the school football game, always dressed in the school colors. 

We wore identical clothes, combed our hair the same way so we looked like triplets. We hoped he notice us and be curious enough to ask. He never did.

Our first mission was to put a note in Neil's locker supposedly from Michael, saying he couldn't make it to their weekly Monday coffee at Starbuck's. It was the only afternoon they both had free. Then we showed up looking as cute as we could.

We could see him looking at his watch and tapping the table. We sat at the table next to him. Rather than sound like silly girls, we talked about the Boston Pats loud enough so he could hear, but not so loud to be obnoxious. Maybe he would want to join us to talk about the team.

After a half hour, he took the extra coffee he had bought for Neil and asked if any of us wanted it. Sarah took it asked him if anything were wrong.

"A misunderstanding," he said.

We never knew what happened between him and her about the missed date, but he and Neil went to the victory dance after our school won their game. They danced really close on slow numbers and held hands.

Neil was also on the school newspaper so I joined. While we were writing our stories, I talked about an article I'd read on how to know if your boyfriend is cheating. One of the ways was he never took you to his house. We knew Michael never invited anyone home. Neil said that she wasn't worried about Michael.

"I got him to talk to me," I told the girls. I had managed to stand behind him in the cafeteria line and complained about the food. He'd agreed. I wish the line had been longer. 

None of our schemes worked, although Michael smiled at us and said hello when we passed in the corridor.

The members of the Michael Smith Club are now Sophomores. Michael is Football Captain and Neil is head cheerleader.

Sarah has started dating Phil Burns.

Eddy Boucher has started walking me home from school. I suspect he will ask me to the Sophomore Hop.

As for Madison--she's now in the drama club and has a leading role in their next play. She's really had to be good to win the part because they usually go to seniors. 

We still meet on Saturday morning, but we talk about other things than Michael Smith and Neil like clothes, studies, Madison's play, who is going out with who, good teachers, teachers we hate.

Maybe we should change the name of the club. 

653 words