Blankets n Coolers
By Kyler Doss
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A so-called incident of affection, an arm thrown around another boy, jump-starts the universe of a high school boy on the beach. No one is supposed to notice, there is nothing there to see, everyone should go back to their hot dogs and their marshmallows and forget about it. Clark is worried about where he left his shoes; he must have left them in the little-boy universe, the one without love.
Kyler Doss
Kyler Doss has got a pocketful of chocolate milk receipts from the bus depots he has gone through. His note on the reverse side of one of the receipts: Arizona rules. A graduate of the University of Arizona, Kyler writes fiction that is set in a lot of places - the coming-of-age stories boys in love would recognize on any map you can google or unfold.
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Blankets n Coolers - Kyler Doss
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Sunny day
I DON'T know why I did it. I ran toward this guy I know and threw my arm around him.
It was when several of us were walking over to the place on the beach where we had our blankets and coolers and food.
What happened next was, the guy picks me up so that he's got me under the knees and behind the neck. It feels easy in his arms.
He carries me the rest of the way and asks me what I want to drink. When I tell him, he sets me down and gets it for me.
You see, we had been throwing the football around, maybe half a dozen of us, then we went back toward the main group near the coolers. A lot of kids from our high school are here. It's a warm sunny day and everyone is wearing beach shorts and bare feet.
When I threw my arm around him, it wasn't like I had planned it out. It just kind of happened. Then when he picked me up, it was no longer just me acting goofy. I mean, that was his idea and it was fun. I think he carried me about 30 or 40 feet the rest of the way.
The plan for the day, I guess, was a bunch of kids at the beach. The start time was in the afternoon, with a schedule for late into the night and the roasting of hot dogs and marshmallows. I don't know who planned it but somebody asked me if I wanted to go and I said sure.
Most of us are sophomores. The group is made up of boys and girls, half and half. I'm a boy, 16. My name is Clark.
It's springtime and this is one of the nicest days of the year so far. I'm happy that we are doing this. Also, it's been a pretty good school year and this day seems like a nice celebration for us. In a few weeks, I will officially be ready for my junior year.
I don't know why I threw my arm around him. Also, I had to run toward him to do it. His name is Bane. He's a sophomore.
I like him. Maybe that's why I did it. I wonder if I will ever know.
It happened so fast and then he picked me up, which I didn't expect. But it was all over in less than a minute.
The reason for the picnic, other than the weather and the date in our school calendar, is for people to get together. If you want to be specific, it is more of a gathering for the boys and the girls.
One of the girls comes up to me when I am drinking the cola that Bane gave me. Bane has gone off someplace else.
Do you like football?
the girl says.
Yeah, I do.
It's true, I do. I don't play on the school team or anything. I like to watch games on TV and I go to our school games.
I go to a lot of school activities. I feel like I know a lot of people without really being that close to anyone in particular. For instance, I'm not close friends with Bane but it's not like he's a stranger either.
This girl is in one of my classes. I'm not sure if I know her name. I can't tell if she likes me or something. I don't like her. Well, I mean that I would never ask her out. I hope that's not what she wants.
I've never gone on a date. But I suppose this picnic is a date in a way. So I've been on group dates before. That's usually how we go to the football games, and go somewhere afterwards.
Do you like Bane?
the girl says.
Yeah, he's cool.
Bane