Blog Post 10/2

Surprisingly enough, Tom Henderson does not get involved with drugs as the previous post may have suggested, but he does have an indirect encounter with it, and it has become a big back story that Tom has dealt a lot with. Tom's only friend Sam Hellerman has old friends from another school in the area who are having a big party and Tom is coerced into going. He wrestles with it for about a week but then decides he will go to the party because he wouldn't be doing anything better, his only friend is going, and the people that would be there wouldn't be anybody he knew so there really was no reason not to go. Once they arrive, Sam essentially leaves Tom to find his own fun while he talks to his friends. Tom wanders around the party for a little, scoping out the people, judging them based on their clothing choices and what they seem to be talking about, and looking for something to occupy his night. He grabs a red cup and a drink so he doesn’t seem too out of place and continues to walk around looking for something to do. He happens upon a door to what looks like a basement, so he checks it out. When he gets down to the basement, he meets Fiona, the seamster from CHS who is sitting alone in the dark basement with a few candles lit and trying to finish a joint. Although somewhat in the dark, Fiona’s attire immediately attracts Tom to her. Her homemade denim jacket doesn’t cover her “sexy stomach” and he can’t focus on anything else. Fiona starts talking to Tom and they strike up a conversation for a while, even though socially awkward Tom only says a total of 22 words. There was something about Tom to Fiona that just made her want Tom, maybe it was just her being really high, but she started kissing Tom and they went at it. Tom, being his socially awkward self had no idea what he was doing, but it seemed enough for Fiona. Tom, not knowing what to do and wanting to explore, started moving his hands around and put his fingers under her underwear strap when she stopped him and said, “no stupid, my tits.” Reluctantly Tom started rubbing her all over her chest and they continued going at it, until suddenly Fiona stopped and said, “I have to go,” and left in a hurry. Tom got up and tried to follow her upstairs, but once he got upstairs and looked around for her, she was out of sight. Tom kept bringing it up with Sam, but Sam had no idea who she was and, when he asked around in his other friend group, neither did any of them.

It is really interesting to me to read something like this because; one, it is certainly a relatable topic, being in high school and enduring all of these weird events and trying your hardest to decode its meaning, and two, it adds a sense of mystery to the story. It is hard for me to believe that this girl can just disappear and not have anyone know who she was in the first place, and it obviously was for Tom too because he can’t think about anything but Fiona. The Fiona mystery has only provoked more mystery for the story, which seems to be beginning to get to the juicy, mystery-filled climax.