All too soon, summer was over, and Jason had not heard a word from Katy Lynn. He had received a letter every week from Kathy since she returned to Louisiana. School was going to be a very special milestone. Jason would be entering the tenth grade, which meant he was leaving Vaughan Middle School that he had attended for the last nine years, and would be starting anew at Fries High School. He would also be playing Varsity football.
Jason pulled the ’62 Ford Galaxie in front of the school on the first day. The extra hours at Shepherd’s, combined with not spending much money on dates with Katy Lynn out of the picture, had allowed Jason to save enough money to have the white Ford painted a bright Cherry Red. He shifted the automatic into park. The next thing he wanted to do was to swi
