The Time Is Now
Nine
“So how’s my favorite college student doing?” Jack Johnson chirps me over the phone.
“I’m good man, I’m good.”
“So any crazy stories yet? No one goes off to college and doesn’t come back with any crazy stories.”
“Nothing too crazy, the usual I guess?” I laugh.
“So, let’s cut to the chase, have you met any rockets at BU yet?”
I laugh shaking my head at his boldness, Jack never was one for subtlety.
“Well there’s this one girl, Mariev-“ I begin...
“Dude, that’s such a hot name, she sounds like a total smoke show already,” Jack interjects.
“You’re impossible man,” I continue. “Anyway, yeah she’s a total rocket. I met her where the guys on the team train, she interns there. And she’s in the class that I’ve been sitting in on.”
“Yeah and, come on Sid, get to the good stuff,” Jack insists.
“Dude, she's fucking hot and her ass is out of control,” I brag. "Fooled around a little at the rink too," I add for good measure.
“Nice! That’s what I’m talking about! Sounds like you’re doing alright for yourself there man.” Jack notes “look, I’ve got to run, but it was good hearing from you man. Make sure to keep me posted on everything, especially you’re little college co- ed,” he teases.
“Alright man, I’ll talk to you soon,” I say ‘ending’ the call.
* * * * *
Mariev’s Point of View
“Hey guys sorry I’m a little late,” I apologize I as I shed my jacket and take my spot in the seat Katie, and Mary had saved for me at our favorite brunch spot, Tavern in the Square, more affectionately known as “TITs” to much of the BU student body.
“No worries, I ordered you a coffee,” Katie piped up.
“Thanks girl, I need it. I’m so ready for this all you can eat brunch, you guys have no idea.”
“Why, did you work up an appetite last night?” Mary asked smirking.
“Yeah where did you go? I didn’t hear you come back last night,” Katie added.
I smirk.
"Wait," Katie starts, "you did come back, right?"
“I was just out to a movie with a friend of mine,” I quickly replied, suddenly becoming overly interested in stirring cream into my coffee, and avoiding eye contact with the girls.
“A friend? This wouldn’t happen to be a certain man friend would it?” Mary pipes up again.
“Yeah, a certain Canadian male friend?”
“I’m sorry I don’t kiss and tell,” I quipped.
“You kissed him?!” Katie said all but spitting her Bloody Mary out on the table.
“It’s an expression?” I attempted to save myself, but it seemed I had already put my foot in my mouth.
“Just spill already!” Mary insisted.
“Okay, okay, but like you guys to keep this quiet, I’m serious!!” I insist.
“Our lips are sealed.”
“Okay well, he texted asking if I could meet him over on Agganis Way by the entrance to the locker room,” I begin.
“Uh oh, do I want to know where this is going?” Katie asked skeptically.
“Shut up! I’m listening!” Mary interjected, “continue!!”
I laugh.
“Anyway, so we go down there and there’s like a cinema room where I guess they watch game footage or whatever, so we ended up watching ‘Miracle’ on the projector in there,” I explain.
“That’s too cute ugh, I can’t take it,” Katie says.
“Anyway after that we walked out into Agganis when it was empty which was pretty sick, but then we’re like sitting in the stands talking a little and, I don’t know, it just happened...” I finish.
“But Mariev,” Mary states, her tone becoming more serious...
“Yeah?” I look up from my plate.
“Just be careful, okay? I don’t want this to turn into another Chase situation, alright?”
Yeah I think, I don’t want this to turn into another Chase situation either....
