1. One Day When We Were Young
Mikey and his two friends, Cecil and Joey have formed a triumvirate, called the three Mesquiteers. ... On his way home he meets Clara, who puts out her tongue and calls him a vulgar name. ... In the evening Mikey is still agitated by visions of one of the girls, Clara and his body is filled with a strange kind of energy that makes him so restless that he escapes into the wild nature. ... The wild nature plays a big part in the story, and Mikey's fight through it towards the ruin is a symbol of his fight, his struggle to reach puberty. On the way he now and then stops to search for wild...
- Word Count: 1199
- Approx Pages: 5
- Grade Level: High School