Ty & Cinda--A Tale of Forbidden Love-Part 5 - Sex Stories

Ty & Cinda--A Tale of Forbidden Love-Part 5

... and covered with a black cloth was brought out onto the front of the stage. “Ty, you’ve set so many records and were the major force in bringing the school two state championships, the only ones in our brief history. The Board of Education has voted unanimously to retire your number.” The drape was lifted from the easel to reveal my jersey--number 24 with my name in bold red letters--mounted and framed along with all the records and honors printed below. There were three game photos on each side. It was a totally unexpected honor. I stood there red-faced in front of the SRO crowd that gave me a standing ovation. I was pulled to the podium where I thanked my teammates and coaches, and mostly Cinda and my parents for their undying support. I shook Mr. Henderson’s hand again and returned to my seat where Cinda embarrassed me further by kissing me deeply in front of everyone present. The final awards were for Valedictorian and Salutatorian. Both recipients were named Feldner. I beat Cinda by less than a single percentage point—98.7 to 97.9. I could see Mom and Dad beaming. Cinda and I had done nothing but study for the past month and we’d continue until the end of school. Advanced Placement courses can result in college credit, but to get it a student would have to do well on the annual exams. Exam papers were graded from zero to five; only the two highest—four or five—would earn college credit. I’d never received anything lower than five. Cinda had some fours before we were ...

... married, but only fives thereafter. Each of us had enough credits for almost an entire academic year. Finally, after hundreds of hours of study, it was time for graduation. I had tried for weeks to learn what Cinda was going to speak about. However, she refused to give even the slightest hint. “You’ll have to wait just like everyone else,” she commented with more than a giggle. We were seated in the gymnasium, the graduates in folding chairs and the guests in the bleachers. Mom and Dad along with Momma and Monroe had choice seats thanks to our accomplishments. Mr. Henderson had just finished his introductory remarks when Cinda was called to the podium for her speech. “I believe that life is a journey, one that is shaped by the decisions we make. It was almost two years ago that I made a momentous and difficult decision that has changed my life’s journey forever. I was at our local park in Louisiana watching my brother and his friends playing basketball when this white boy with hair like straw came to play. I’m sorry to tell you that my friends assaulted him with racial jibes and insults. I had a choice then to join in, ignore, or step forward against the others—against my friends--for what was right. That was the choice I made. It was a decision that has changed my life completely, leading first to friendship and later to love and marriage to the smartest, most amazing straw-headed young man.” Then she told about the consequences—how we studied together, got to know each other, ...