Nerd Alert!

I was recently contacted by an old high school classmate who informed me that she's attempting to get everyone together for a 15 year class reunion. We've been going back and forth with "where are they now" stories. I couldn't help it, I had to tell her the story of this kid, we'll call "J". You'll see why I won't name him.

It was graduation ceremony practice and we were all gathered on the football field. We were split up into 2 columns and were instructed to walk onto the field side by side. "Now boys and girls, please remember who you're standing next to, this is very important." To this day, I still remember who I was standing next to. It was "J".

So, there we are, lined up in 2 single-file lines. I look over to make a mental note of who's next to me, when "J" gazes into my eyes through his grease-smeared, dandruff-dusted coke bottle plastic framed glasses and said the following (and I quote with my best Napoleon Dynamite voice):

"Joyce, I've always loved you. You were always so nice to me. Just thought I'd tell you that today."

I've always felt bad for this kid. Everyone was always so mean to him. He was a smart kid, but was lazy, much like myself. He was skinny, had horrible puffy hair, bad dandruff, wore busted up glasses, his mother was a weirdo lunch lady, his teeth were discolored and snaggled, but I've always stood up for the little guy. I've always believed that you should treat everyone with decency and respect, unless it's unreciprocated. Everyone always dismissed him, ignored what he said & teased him. I had actual conversations with him.

Since high school, my sister and I had heard stories of, "this person did this, this person married so & so," etc. No one had heard anything about this guy. My sister is convinced that he's gonna end up a Bill Gates. Wouldn't that be something. I told my friend Lisa the story, and she laughed hysterically. Lisa says if he isn't a Bill Gates, he's gonna come back to the reunion with a list. I probably won't be on the list because he'd always loved me. So, that's when we started talking about this funny skit that Dane Cook did. We almost pissed ourselves. Leave me a comment & let me know what you think. #1) He's wealthier than Bill Gates #2) He's coming back with a list #3) He's filthy rich but I'm on the list regardless