Pamela's New Adventures

originally written on: August 16, 1995
re-written on: August 18, 1995
edited on: August 18, 1995
re-written and edited on: June 3, 2000
edited on: June 6, 2000
re-written and edited on: March 1, 2014
written by: Pamela

 Pamela’s New Adventures

The first chapter

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n a cool windy morning I was walking Jordan Pumpkin in Paden Park.  Then this guy came walking up. I thought, cute guy at thirty paces.’ This guy said, "Hey what’re you doing?" "Walking my dog around the block." I said as I smiled at him. "What is her

name?" he said. I said that her name is Jordan Pumpkin. Then soon we were walking together and holding hands. Jordan Pumpkin wouldn’t walk any further, so we had to carry him back to my house, which was on Royal Oaks Drive. It was about a mile down
the road from this high school named Will C. Wood.

After we took Jordan Pumpkin back to my house, we went through the bike trail. We talked for a while. I asked him what his name was and he said that his name was Jason. Jason asked me what my name was and I shyly told him. "Are you shy?" Jason asked me. I shyly answered, "Yes." "You don’t have to be shy around me." Jason said.

Jason and I finally walked back to my house. "Are you ok?" Jason asked. "It’s ok you can tell me." He said. Then we went in my house and no one was in. Jordan Pumpkin was there just barking. “Jordan! Quiet!”  "She’s four years old. She barks loud but she’s really a sweet dog. Chi’s have this reputation of being an aggressive dog."   I said quietly. "Like I said before, you don’t have to be shy around me." Jason said as he smiled at me. When the garage door opened, Jordan Pumpkin went crazy barking at the door. The door opened and Jordan Pumpkin as usual started barking. When Jason and glanced down the hall in my room.  I smiled. Then my mom and dad came in the garage door. They had just come in from the store. But then I heard another voice. I peeped down the stairs and I whispered to Jason, "Look what they dragged in."  I ran up the stairs and Jason ran after me. Then my mom yelled from downstairs that somebody was here and he wants to see you. I hesitated a minute but then I finally came downstairs. Jason walked a few paces behind me.  When we finally reached the bottom step I refused to look at him. But then I looked at him and said; "I thought you were rude when you brought over that girl that day." I said as I sat down on the bottom steps. Then Jason sat down beside me and put an arm around me. Manuel then said out loud, "What the heck?" "I met him when I was working at Ross Dept store over on Harbison Drive across from Walmart." I said softly, "And just now I met him while I was walking Jordan Pumpkin on the bike trail." I quickly added. "What the heck is his name?" Manuel yelled. "His name is Jason." I said softly as I managed a smile at Manuel.   

Just then there was a knock at the bedroom door.  Jason said, "Who is it?" This voice cried out, "It’s me Manuel." "Go away." I cried. Then the door swung opened and Manuel came in. I wanted to beat him senseless, but I didn’t.

Then suddenly Manuel said, "I’m sorry I hurt you."  “It’s okay. I forgive you.  Then Manuel started to say something and I said, "I’ll tell you later, ok?" 
From watching out of my window, one night at about eight 0’ clock. I saw a car pull in my driveway. It was a red 1995 mustang convertible. When this guy got out, I opened the garage door and went downstairs. I opened the door and saw Jason. "I was hoping I’d see you again." I said.  Jason put his arms around me and he said, "Can we go somewhere and talk?" "Sure. Where do you want to go?" I asked him. "Lets go to Baker’s Square." Jason said. "Um¼ok." I said as I smiled at him. As Jason was opening the car door for me, we heard something. "What was that?" I whispered to Jason as I was sliding in the front seat of his car. As jason was walking around to the driver’s side to get in, somebody popped up from nowhere. This guy walked up. After a few minutes, it finally dawned on me that it was Manuel. I got out of the car and asked Manuel what he was doing here.
"Never mind what I’m doing here. I’m here to kidnap you." Manuel said. "Oh no you’re not!" Jason yelled.
Then Manuel took out this stolen handgun and fired it up in the sky. "Manuel!" I said, "Put the gun down we have to talk about this." "No." Manuel screamed. Then tears were streaming down my face. Then Robert put his arms around me. Manuel fired the stolen gun up in the sky again. Manuel then pulled out a pair of handcuffs. He then put them on him and I.  Manuel said, "If you want to live you better keep quiet."    Then tears were streaming down my face.
Two cops walked up and asked what was going on.  "Hey. Could you take things off us, please?"  I said as I raised the hand that was hand cuffed to mine. Then I added, "I have go to the restroom!"   The cop chuckled and asked, "Where’s the key for the handcuffs?" "I swallowed it." Manuel said to the cop. “Please tell me he’s joking.” The cop said as he looked over to me. “Yes, he is.” I told the cop.

The next day Manuel’s mom called me. She had asked to speak to to him. I told her that he had just left to go back home. Then the doorbell rang and I went to open the door. It was Manuel. I smiled at him and hugged him. "Hey, Pamela¼ are you ok after what happened last night?" he asked me. "Yeah I’m good. I just thought I’d never see you again after what happened last night." I told him. "You know I never want to lose you." Manuel said. "Awe that’s so sweet I don’t want to lose you either." I said as I smiled, "But I want to talk to you about something." I added sincerely. "I¼" I began saying, (ring, ring) "want to¼." I added again. (ring, ring) Then I said, "Damn it." "Sorry about that." I chuckled.  I answered the phone and said, "Hello?" The person on the other end of the line said, "Hi. Is everything ok?"

"Yeah, mom. Everything is ok." I said as I smiled at Manuel. "In fact I have someone over and I got to go ok." I said, "Bye. Love ya." I said. "love you too. Bye." I hung up the phone and sat down and commenced to talk.  "What was it you wanted to tell me, Pamela?"  Manuel asked. "Um¼ I’m thinking about moving to Boston." I said. "What for? Who’s in Boston that you all of a sudden want to move there?"  Manuel asked. "Um¼ nobody. I just want to get the heck away from Jason." I said.   "Oh ok” Manuel joked. Then we started laughing together. "What do you want to do tonight on your last night here in California?" Manuel asked me. "We can go out to dinner and see a movie and then you are welcome to come back here to help me pack up. How does that sound?" I had said.

As we were getting ready to go out to dinner and a movie afterward, the phone rang. Robert answered it. "OMG!" Robert said, "It’s Jason." Then Manuel slammed the phone down. "Thanks Manuel." I said as I smiled at him. "Anytime, Pamela."  Manuel said as he smiled. Then we went to dinner. We just ordered two Vegetable Pizzas and two coke zeros.

Later on we went to a movie. We went to see The Sixth Sense and Donnie Wahlberg was in the movie. "Hey, now I know why you want to move to New York."  Manuel said, "Because Donnie Wahlberg is in New York."   "Manuel, that is totally not true." I said as I laughed.  We had talked through nearly the whole movie.  When the movie theater was empty, we got up and walked to my Manuel’s car.

When we got to my house, we began packing everything that is except for the couch that mom and dad left. Then we were tired so Manuel slept on the floor and I slept on the couch. We talked until we fell asleep.

          The next morning, we got up and ate something and then we went to the airport.  We said our good byes as I walked on the plane.  Somehow I knew that wouldn’t be the last time I would get to see him again.

I walked on the plane and walked past where I was supposed to sit. My seat was across the aile. “Hi.” I said as I managed to make myself pull out the words and loud enough for them to hear. “Hi.” The two men returned a “Hi. How are you?”  I took a deep breath and said “I’m good and ya’ll.”   “Same here.” The guys said.    “What is your names?” I asked.  “My name is Donnie and this is Jordan.” He said.     "My friend made a stupid move by going out with girl and now he got her pregnant and now they are married. She lives in Massachusetts." This cute guy on left of me said.   "Ok." I told this cute guy, "And what is your name?"  “My name…. is Pamela.”  I told him.   "Yes, my friend’s wife is named Evelyn and my name is Donnie." He told me, "And the guy on the other side of you is my best friend, Jordan." He added.

"Awe I’m sorry, Donnie." I told him. "It’s not your fault." He told me, "Where are you headed?" "I’m headed east." I told Donnie. "Where abouts?" Donnie asked. "To get as far away from California and Texas as I can." I joked.  Then Jordan spoke up and said, "Why? California is warm." "Um¼ Jordan. I hate to burst your bubble, but California is too cold if you ask me. I mean at the beach the water too cold. And I had a swimming pool when I was living in California and it was also cold. My dad would turn on the heat just a little so my mom would get in." I told Jordan.  Then the flight attendant came on and said, "We are in New York and we’ll be landing in about one hour."  I had a smile on my face and Donnie looked over and smiled back at me. "Would you like to go out with me?" Donnie asked. "Ya know, um¼ I’m going to be busy moving into my first new apartment." I told Donnie. "Wait a minute, I could help you move into your new apartment." Donnie added. "Oh ok." I told Donnie.

Then Jordan woke up and turned to me and then he looked at Donnie. "Um¼ Donnie, I don’t think your wife would like it too much if she knew you were hitting on another woman." Jordan commented. "Oh shut up, Jordan! I can do whatever the hell I want." Donnie said. "But if you want to lose your wife, go right ahead." Jordan argued back. "Hey, if you’re going to keep on fighting I’m going to get a new seat on the plane." I said to Jordan and Donnie. That’s when the flight attendant came around to us and heard our arguing. "What’s going on?" the flight attendant said. "These two are fighting." I said as I pointed to Jordan and Donnie. "Um¼ I could get you another seat, but we are going to be landing in about¼" as the flight attendant looks at her watch and says, "In about five minutes. So sit tight, we’ll be there shortly."   "Ok. Thanks anyway." I said to the flight attendant.
The plane was landing and I was relieved. And after the plane landed, I went to go get my suitcase. Donnie followed me and Jordan went his separate way. Jordan was going to meet Evelyn at home where she stayed with their son- Dante Jordan.
Jordan was home and not five minutes after that, Dante came running to Jordan and hugging him. Then Evelyn walked into the room. "Evelyn, I missed you so much." Jordan said, "And I missed you too sweetie." Jordan added picking up Dante. Jordan then asked his son if he had good time with his mom while he was away. "yes, daddy!" he said, "and¼" Dante caught himself. "Shhhh." Evelyn said to Dante.
"Sweetie, why don’t run along and play, so your mom and me can talk? Ok Dante." Jordan said.  Dante said, "Sure." As he went into his room and shut the door. "Ok. Evelyn! Speak now that you’re son gone." Jordan said.
"Nothing happened." Evelyn said, "Look Jordan I’m telling the truth."   Then Dante heard all the yelling and came out and he heard Jordan say, "Evelyn, It is over between you, and me if you don’t tell the truth."  "I am telling you the truth." Evelyn said, "Well some guy was hitting on me." Evelyn and Jordan turned to their son. "Hi sweetie. What are you doing?" Evelyn said. "I’m outta here!" Jordan said, "and I’m taking my son with me."

Jordan and Dante went to Jordan’s car and got in. He just drove around with his son with him to see where he would end up. After about an hour, he ended up at Pamela’s apartment.  Donnie was also there at Pamela’s apartment.  Jordan and Dante climbed the stairs to his friends’ apartment. They knocked on the door and Donnie answered it.  "What are you doing here, Jordan?" Donnie said.