Gloria had just turned sixteen that summer, although she had been looking the age for some years. She was tall and skinny. A brunette with big dark eyes. She wasn't the prettiest in town, but she was the one who had blossomed before, and the first of her class that had started dating older guys. She had always kept some limits, however, in the end she was still a conservative town girl who wanted to save herself for the one.
Gary appeared back in town after a year away in college. He was kind of a celebrity around there, because he had obtained a sports scholarship. He was short, but well built, his muscles bulking under his t-shirt. He had a crooked nose and piercing blue eyes. Handsome wasn't a word that could describe him, but all the girls went crazy for him anyway. In such a small town, it was inevitable for Gary and Gloria to meet. And they did during a random summer pool party. She was queueing to get some meat at the barbecue and he walked just behind her. When she asked for a particularly large and juicy steak, he couldn't help but comment.
-Wow! You don't usually see a girl eat such a steak!
She turned around, with the plate on her hands.
-In here, we do!- Gloria replied winking.
From that moment they started talking, and, in a way, dating. For her he was the innovation, a cultured and travelled man, something exotic. For him, she was one of many, a way to spend the time before going to the university.
They spent most of the summer together, going to parties. He gave Gloria her first beer. With time, she decided that maybe there was something else, it was not love, at least not yet, but there was definitely something. When the time approached for him to leave, he insisted he wanted a special memory of her. Gloria was doubtful, it was an important step for her, even if he insisted it was nothing. Gary demanded it so much that, in the end, Gloria conceded him that wish.
Despite all the expectation, or mainly because of it, it was a disappointing experience for Gloria. She had expected to feel something, whether it was pain or pleasure, but she felt nothing and it was over almost as soon as it started. Gary was leaving the following day in the morning, so that was their goodbye.
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