Chapter SixI didn’t even want to go on that stupid field trip in the first place.
Well, I did, when I thought Greg would be going, but his grandmother died and he had to go to Lake Charles with his family to attend her funeral. Now I had to take the long bus ride to Austin, stay overnight in a cheap hotel, tour the Capital building, and ride back without my best friend and lover to break up the monotony of the whole thing. I tried to get out of it, but Grandma planned to visit my parents in Beaumont while I was away. She didn’t get to see them very often since they kicked me out. I couldn’t justify depriving her of spending time with them.
Being an over-nighter means I’d have to share a room with someone- not a great situation for the someone who has never been real big on making friends
