My best friend Estrella and I were having a ball in a Palo Alto parking lot when my dad screamed that it was time to go home. My sister was in need of a computer part that could only be bought in Silicon Valley. This was way before the days of online shopping and instant shipping gratification. I convinced my dad that the ride to Palo Alto warranted bringing a friend along for the ride.
I knew that we would be bored so I brought my coveted bright yellow Sony portable tape player. We were preteens at the time and we thought it was so cool. It was the 80's and loud colors were all the rage. We arrived in Palo Alto and Estrella and I made a beeline for the parking lot. Since there was no one in sight we decided to have a little fun. I perched the yellow boom box on my right shoulder and hit play. "Need you tonight" by INXS blared from my shoulders and Estrella and I strutted all over the parking lot with not a care in the world. We sang and danced like we were the only two people in the world.
Just as we were really getting into it my dad was yelling at us to get in the car and stop being so silly. Estrella and I burst into a fit of giggles and got in the car. All the way home we grinned from ear to ear laughing about our parking lot adventure.
Even though it has been more than 20 years, I still smile when I think of this happy memory!
- This is a short story that I submitted to my weekly writing group. It is one of my favorites. I loved it so much that I just had to share here too!
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