Lisa and I would bethe only bridesmaids; Rick would have two groomsmen. The ceremony wouldbe relatively brief, followed by a meal at the club for the... dozen-oddinvitees.I waited until we were back in the car before I expressed myreservations to Lisa. "I'm not so sure about this," I said, as Ifastened my seatbelt."About Carrie and Rick?" Lisa asked, as she backed the car out of theparking space. "Why do you say that? I think they were made for eachother." Not about Carrie and Rick," I said. . She was from the “other side of the tracks” and not very attractive, definitely on the pudgy side. Add in a wallflower personality and she was not part of much at school besides classes.Like any normal teen girl, she had romantic dreams and the desire for popularity. Some upperclassmen were good at picking up on that and seducing the naïve and needy ones like her. He and some other guys would use them for a while and then toss aside like an old car. My brother knew about that since these guys. He put the shift the gears as he spedthrough the streets the wind was blowing through my open window. Ichuckled to myself. I think I actually missed this.Typically Tony and Ron would ride to school in silence as dudes tend todo first thing in the morning. It appears Christina and Ron have the sameritual. I took this opportunity to zip open my backpack and pull out myschool binder.I found Christina's class schedule. I scanned it. It looks vaguelyfamiliar. English, Pre-calculus, AP Computer. And it is almost impossible to tell as they are so old, but I think I see things different also.”“You see things differently? Like, what do you mean?”“Well, let’s say colors. I have in my mind what ‘red’ is for example. And for years in my mind, it was this bright color, gave me a hot feeling. But as Dire, red just does not look like the red I remember. It’s like it is more muted. And purple, in my mind it had been cool, dark, relaxing. It was always my favorite color, and I could look at.