Jeanne Hooper

I Wonder if she remembers...

   I wonder if Jeanne Hooper remembers congratulating me on my Graduation day. She also wished me a happy birthday. She's one of the few people who even knew my birthday. I am guessing that is probably a day she would rather forget and that I am probably a boy she would rather forget. I admit that I did not treat Jeanne very well. I knew she liked me, but what made it hard for me was that I liked her best friend, Kathy Drabik, and I didn't want to do anything that might hurt my chances of getting together with Kathy -- although by this time Kathy had probably written me off and had given Jeanne the green light, so to speak.
   There was one day I remember especially well when she came up to me at my locker, but I totally ignored her. She started to yell things outloud, and I actually remember her exact words. Perhaps one day I will put those words here. I know she used to talk to Ken Yonkman about me because Ken lived across the street.
   I wonder if Jeanne remembers calling me one day around Christmas 1972. I had sent her a Christmas card to make up for how I had treated her, saying, "stay as sweet as you are." I told her that I would keep in touch, but I never talked to her again after that, as far as I remember. Jeanne, I am deeply sorry for how I treated you.
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