I dream I had been walking around the local neighborhood, with some of the old dorky guys from back-in-the-day. It was daytime, and we had shorts and backpacks. I remember somehow we discussed a girl from highschool, and everyone was talking about hot gorgeous she was, and one of my friends was talking about going to see her (or find/pursuit her), so he was asking about dressing up. He was talking guy-outfits, and decided to wear a short, waist-high coat with matching pants & loafers - tres 80's. (Since it seemed to be more of a past event, his outfit in particular, I assumed we'd all graduated from high school.)

As her name was being discussed, one of the guys mentioned she had a small chip/turn in one of her back teeth. I told them she was still gorgeous. I smiled, but never said anything about how I felt or what I had in the way of a relationship with her. Nothing said about her upset me, and shortly thereafter, everyone left. From a spot on my bookcase, I pulled a tiny envelope; in it were some photos wrapped in paper, like a leftover insert from a church bulletin or school announcement. The edges were worn, and inside it held 4 or 5 glossy snapshots from a 110 camera, the kind that were four inches square with rounded tips, and had a date stamped in white or black like 'June 1984'.
* One was her class photo, fom high school photo, looking the way girls looked in 1984 looked, holding their innocence and beaming as they approached a world filled with promise and wanting to reach their dreams.
* On one of the photos she hung off the shoulder of one of my friends, the guys who'd been talking to me about her, striking a teen model pose. She had been a teen model, and always reveled in those 15 minutes of that never took her anywhere.
* One was her and a blonde friend dancing furiously, laughing gaily, enjoying a frenzied moment of fun captured by the second. hair flew everywhere, but her smile was absolutely visible.
* The last was was of her (or her & I) sitting on my bed, posed and relaxed, showing me her absolute beauty.

What you first read was the dream - this is the reality.
It's a little before 7:00 a.m., and I'm having my coffee, scribbling, my dog at my feet, Styx, Great White & the Scorpions playing out of my computer. It's been eons since I thought of my love story to her. She was always "that girl", unattainable, aloof, and dating a jock. One day she was in a car accident, and I rushed in, ordering people back, talking to her, putting my jacket under her head, calling 911 from a nearby home.
I spoke her name, and she reacted, and the ambulance arrived. her family came, the wrecker showed up, and wwithin moments, it was all done. I tried talking to her a few times after that, but her "cool" friends kept me at a distance. I was a Junior, and she was a Senior. They were cool, and I was not. At the last dance of the school year, one of my friends knew her well, and brought her over to me. I wanted to hide, but she knew what I did for her, and she came to me smiling, her eyes twinkling in the strobe lights of the darkened gym, and I asked her to dance. "Still Loving You" by the Scorpions played, and as she wrapped her arms around my neck, I was happy. (THAT was one of the few times I would be happy. High school fuckin' sucked donkey balls for me - I REALLY fuckin' hated it like it hated me!!) She thanked me, smiled and danced close. At that moment, I knew she'd never feel the way I felt for her. I was her hero, her protector, never to be anything more.
She came to me in the dream I am blogging about, not frantic or upset, and bringing me a little joy. She reminded me my life has enjoyed, and enjoys, many love stories. There's no critical mass or hemhoragging of social commentaries. Just a smile.
Nothing but a smile.
And as i write this, that's all I'm wearing.
But I don't think she wants to see that side of me. ~lol!~
Always,
~J~

http://www.flickr.com/photos/djfrantic/sets/72157594505308241/ - reference & inspiration photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/beinder/ - more inspiration from the past
Lyrics - Still Loving You
Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine)
Time, it needs time
To win back your love again
I will be there, I will be there
Love, only love
Can bring back your love someday
I will be there, I will be there
I'll fight, babe, I'll fight
To win back your love again
I will be there, I will be there
Love, only love
Can break down the wall someday
I will be there, I will be there
If we'd go again
All the way from the start
I would try to change
The things that killed our love
Your pride has built a wall, so strong
That I can't get through
Is there really no chance
To start once again
I'm loving you
Try, baby try
To trust in my love again
I will be there, I will be there
Love, our love
Just shouldn't be thrown away
I will be there, I will be there
If we'd go again
All the way from the start
I would try to change
The things that killed our love
Your pride has built a wall, so strong
That I can't get through
Is there really no chance
To start once again
If we'd go again
All the way from the start
I would try to change
The things that killed our love
Yes, I've hurt your pride, and I know
What you've been through
You should give me a chance
This can't be the end
I'm still loving you
I'm still loving you, I need your love
I'm still loving you