Last night I dreamed about Lisa my first girlfriend from
second grade
But in the dream I was already a married man and it felt funny
when the little blonde girl hugged me and tugged me to play
with her
I went along
When I got home my wife asked where all day do what you
I told her
She asked girl know you married now
I shook my head
She said go back tell her
I said you right
When I didn’t move she took me by the hand and marched me
back to that school
The sweet girl was excited to see me again but her face cloud-
ed over when she saw my wife
She wrinkled her nose and said who that
I said my wife name Adrean name sign neat neat
My wife smiled and said hello
But Lisa’s face was red and she said John MY John only one
nice me
Next thing I knew we three were in the teachers’ lounge and
Lisa and Adrean were already talking
Lisa was telling her how unhappy she was
Adrean nodded and told her stories about her own childhood
how she had run away and almost killed herself and begged
her mother to let her go to the deaf school
Lisa was rapt and her hair turned a little orange a little fritzy
struggling to be red and curly like my wife’s hair
When Adrean was done Lisa turned to me and said wow your
wife neat
I smiled and said that why her name sign neat neat
When we hugged Lisa goodbye we said to her stay strong OK
Lisa smiled and nodded
We felt bad leaving that sweet girl and all the way home we
kept saying to each other hope she will OK