In 1985 I was a junior in High school. I, like many of us, had my first love in that year. Move ahead to senior year, the first love was cheating on me, making me crazy, not that I wasn't having fun, it was just a shot to my ego I guess. I was 5-10 and 135lb hockey player in an area where no one played hockey. I was a senior at an all boy school (#2 according to Sport Illustrated for athletics) and played baseball during spring. It was still fun. The girl, the C U Next Tuesday, was banging some guy from another public school across town. Actually we think she was probably banging a whole bunch of people, all I know was I was the 1st. Anyway, main guy and I must have fought atleast 20 times my senior year, his junior year. We continued on until around 1988 when I think he went away to school with her. I tell you as God as my witness after my senior year in 1986, we fought atleast 15 more times. We even had mutal friends who would say F*#K you guys,she ain't worth all this. After they were in school she would still call me for visits when she was home. Hell, all I had to do was hit, it not strings. Perfect for a 19 -20 year old at that point. I had started lifting in 88 and became obsesed with getting large. We have all been there. In 1990 I was 5-10 about 220lbs still in the gym everyday and playing semi-pro football. I don't know why it is called semi-pro, it was more a 5th year of high school. In 1991 our team merged with another team and guess who was starting on their defense. That's right the kid who was banging her. Anyway she was out of the picture for both of us, the hatred had left the both of us. Same team no problem. He was a cool cat. We hung out. After I stopped playing, I would see some guys from the team and they always talked about our classic battles. I won as many as I lost. There was never a clear cut winner. Anyway, I am outside of my two year old house working on the damn four wheelers and guess who walks down the street pushing a baby carriage. You never forget someone's eyes. I looked at him and said MotherF#@*@r! This cat lives down the street from me. What are the odds of this! All of this over a girl, when there were so many out there. We drank a couple of beers and laughed about all of the dumb s**t we did. Now we will be raising kids in the same neighborhood! Sorry for the long read.
