College Weekend

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Chris's eyes darted around the Ferris wheel car. He put his hands on the safety bar and began rocking.

“I'll tip this thing over,” he threatened. “You're a tease, aren't you! Admit it, Tina!”

The car tilted forward.

“Chris,” Tina cried. “Stop. We're going to fall out.”

“Then kiss me,” he insisted, moving closer. “Kiss me now!”

“No!” Tina shouted.

Chris used his weight to swing the car.

Back and forth. Back and forth.

“Chris! Are you crazy?” Tina shrieked.

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“
M
iss me?”

“Well, yeah. You know the answer to that.”

“But you could say it, couldn't you?” Tina teased, twisting the phone cord between her slender fingers.

“Which train are you coming on?” Josh changed the subject.

Tina sighed. “I told you three times, Josh. The late one. I have to wait for Holly.”

Josh grunted. Holly and Josh didn't really get along. Nothing too serious. Josh just thought Holly talked too much, mainly about herself.

How did Holly feel about Josh? Tina wasn't
quite sure. Holly was her cousin. Holly would never say anything bad about a boyfriend of Tina's.

“We'll have a lot of time together, Josh,” Tina said. “The whole weekend.”

“Great,” Josh replied. “I can't wait. I think you'll like my friends, Tina. They're good guys. They know all about you already.”

In her dresser mirror Tina caught herself smiling. “You talk about me to your friends?”

“Yeah. Sometimes,” Josh confessed. “I have your pictures in my room. People ask me about them.”

“I can't wait to be there!” Tina exclaimed. “My first college weekend. Living in a dorm. Hanging out with college kids. And you, of course. You'll meet us at the train station?”

“I'll be there,” Josh replied. “No problem.”

No problem.

Strange how sometimes simple plans like Tina's go wrong.

No problem.

Those were Josh's words.

But he was wrong.

There were problems.

More problems than either of them could have imagined.

T
ina Rivers checked her watch for about the millionth time. She wished she could jump out and help pull the train into Patterson Station.

She hadn't seen her boyfriend, Josh Martin, since Christmas. Three long months.

“Wake up, Holly,” Tina demanded, nudging her cousin gently on the arm. “We're almost to the station.”

Holly Phillips sprawled in the seat next to Tina. Her curly brown hair fell across her face. She snored lightly. “Wake up,” Tina coaxed. “Parties are starting, Holly. Parties filled with cute college guys all for you.”

Holly groaned as she stretched out her long legs. Finally she opened her eyes and yawned. “College guys?”

“I knew that would get you.” Tina turned away from her sleepy cousin and peered anxiously out the window.

Someday I'll be able to travel by myself, Tina thought, remembering the argument with her parents.

Tina begged her mom and dad to let her travel alone to visit Josh. But no. Either her cousin went with her, or Tina stayed home. And no way could Tina miss the Spring Fling Weekend with Josh.

“Do you see him yet?” Holly asked, rubbing her eyes.

“No. It's too dark,” Tina answered, reaching into her purse for her makeup bag. “Besides, we're still moving.”

She pulled out her lipstick, a mirror, and a brush.

“My stomach is doing flip-flops,” Tina said as she brushed out her long blond hair. “Do I look okay?”

Holly sighed. “Five hours on a train, and you look terrific. I feel like a sack of oatmeal next to you.”

Tina laughed. “What does a sack of oatmeal feel like?”

“Someday you're going to be a famous model, Tina,” Holly told her. “I just know it.”

Someday Tina
did
want to be on the cover of fashion magazines. She constantly studied the competition, making plans. But right now she couldn't think about anything except Josh. She missed him so much.

Last year, at Shadyside High, they ate lunch together every day. Now she hardly saw him at all.

Tina took one final glance at her makeup and put the mirror away. Then she sprayed her favorite perfume on her wrists and behind her earlobes. She smiled as she imagined her first kiss from Josh.

“I think we're stopping,” Holly said. A screeching sound filled the train car.

The loudspeaker crackled. “We are now arriving at Patterson Station. All passengers please remain seated until the train comes to a complete stop.”

Tina jumped up. She couldn't sit still a minute longer.

The train jerked under her feet as she started to pull her luggage down from the overhead rack. She fell forward and grabbed Holly's shoulder to keep from landing on the floor.

“Hurry up,” Tina urged. “Do you need help?”

“No. I can get everything,” Holly answered,
still sitting. “I'm just stiff. I must have slept funny.”

Tina rolled her eyes. Obviously, Holly planned to take her time getting off the train. But then, Holly wasn't in love. She had no clue how eager Tina was to see Josh.

At the door a gray-uniformed conductor nodded at them. “You girls are the only ones getting off here. So be careful,” he warned. “The station is pretty deserted. Don't hang around too long.”

“We'll be okay,” Tina assured him as she hurried down the steps. “My boyfriend is meeting us.”

But the platform stood empty. Tina searched anxiously up and down the long walkway. Where was Josh?