10. Reminiscing On yesterday

"Why do we act like strangers toward one another?" Copeland inquired of me.

"I don't know. It was so long ago when we were friends." 

"Remember when we first met? I do." Copeland proves this by sharing the full account with me.

"Hi, we met Friday. So well sought of, my name is Copeland."

"Copeland? I don't remember meeting anyone Friday."

"I'm the guy you almost killed last Friday with your mop bucket."

"Oh!!! I remember now! You mean, you almost ran me down last Friday. My name is Tameka." 

Yes, the attraction was mutual. In talking with you, I discovered your name was Tameka Latisha Love. But here comes the monkey wrench. When you told me you were sixteen. I had to slam on the brakes! 

"You don't look no sixteen," I tell you, remember? I laughed, recalling all the details as I listened.

"But I am sixteen," I reply.

Just when everything was going so great! Once you told me how old you were, I knew I had to back off. I wasn't trying