Homeschoolers in Highschool, Part Three

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This time Alipang let her keep her distance. "YOU ASKED me what I would feel like if we weren't related. I told you. I wouldn't even say it _theoretically_ if we were related by _blood;_ but since we're not related by blood at all, yes, I couldn't help having the thought in a deep corner of my mind. Even if we _were_ free to marry each other, I didn't mean I would want to get married _while_ we still were underage and in school. As it is, I know that our _legal_ relationship is too well established to be ignored, EVEN THOUGH we're not brother and sister by birth. A can of worms, as they say. But you asked me, so I told you.

"On my word, I have never touched you in any way that I didn't believe was permissible for a real brother to touch his sister. Now that _this_ has been openly brought up between us for the first time, I guess I'll have to reduce physical contact in all forms by at least seventy percent. It would probably always feel different _after_ having had this talk, than it felt up to now.

"See you after you go visit Dan;" and he went out the door. She's glad I'm in love with Kim? She obviously hasn't paid the slightest attention to anything I ever told her about KIM'S attitude toward ME. So now it becomes impossible for me to feel natural anymore about being affectionate with Chilena, but still no girlfriend for me either.
 
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"Until five minutes ago," said Alipang in a soft yet cold voice when she seemed to want to detain him, "I considered myself to BE loving you as a brother loves his sister. Kissing you was kissing my sister, everything cool. But it can't be cool anymore, because now I'll always be thinking--Will you please just go see Dan? Remember that I approved of you starting to date him. And there's no need to 'do anything' with me tonight; I'm behind on my studies anyway." Without waiting for any further word from her, he went back downstairs and out the front door.
 
"Al get back him I'm so sorrry what I said back there!," she told him, running after him " Al wait!," she told him, grabbing his arm " You are my brother and that's it I can't stand seeing my brother like this!," she told him.
 
No one else being there to see, Alipang shook off Chilena's hand. "Then don't look, and you won't see."

And he strode off.
 
Fortunately, Alipang had his phone with him. "Hello?" he said, chasing away his distraught sister with a brushing-off gesture.
 
"Yo, bro!" Alipang tried feebly to sound cheerful. "You going to be at the military recruiter tables at the Monday picnic? I hear Mr. Kramer himself will be assisting the Navy recruiter."
 
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"Yo, bro!" Alipang tried feebly to sound cheerful. "You going to be at the military recruiter tables at the Monday picnic? I hear Mr. Kramer himself will be assisting the Navy recruiter."
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"There's gonna be recruiters there? Then of course I'll be at their table. I'll only be leaving for the bathroom. When it's absolutely necessary." He laughed. "You alright? You don't quite seem your cheerful fireball self?"
 
"I'm not free to tell you what it's about exactly," sighed Alipang--imagining the foul sniggers that would fly if even the tiniest hint of his heart-to-heart with Chilena became known to other kids. "But you remember how burned I was about Kim acting like I didn't know what was in the Bible? It's kind of like that. Maybe it's a sin NOT to like being condescended to, but I don't like it."
 
ELSEWHERE---

Robby Lang, a 22-year-old high-school dropout in Shilohsville, was among the few UN-arrested members of the petty local underground who had Icewolf's confidence in some degree. Hank Borden, Icewolf's lawyer, had gotten word to him of the plan to make it seem that operations were still continuing, to cast doubt on the guilt of Icewolf and his associates behind bars. Robby, therefore, was cruising the county in the white Trans-Am which had been his reward for past services rendered to bigger criminal fish in the Richmond area. He was looking to see who could be rounded up for diversionary raids, nothing worse than arson, but splashy stunts to create an ominous perception. Many of the fringe guys who were still free were scared now, not having the shelter of a really major gang like Mara Salvatrucha; but a few seemed up to cautious mischief.

Who was that goofy kid from Smoky Lake East, who liked to party with the big boys? Ah, yes, Jason Kaitlyn. Maybe he could be brought on board.
 
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"I'm not free to tell you what it's about exactly," sighed Alipang--imagining the foul sniggers that would fly if even the tiniest hint of his heart-to-heart with Chilena became known to other kids. "But you remember how burned I was about Kim acting like I didn't know what was in the Bible? It's kind of like that. Maybe it's a sin NOT to like being condescended to, but I don't like it."
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Kim was walking when she saw Alipang. She didn't know what to talk to him about, but decided she'd keep things lite until she knew she could bring other stuff up. "Hey Al," she said her tone perky, "what's new?"
 
(This assumes phone talk with Brendan to be ended)

It was plain for anyone to see that Alipang was extremely unhappy about something--but also plain that his displeasure was not directed at Kim, since he already had his expression before he could have seen her. When he did see her, he made an attempt to smile. "Good morning, Kim. You'll be at the Pansit soon, serving the church luncheon for the picnic volunteers, right? I hear nothing but good about your work."
 
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It was plain for anyone to see that Alipang was extremely unhappy about something--but also plain that his displeasure was not directed at Kim, since he already had his expression before he could have seen her. When he did see her, he made an attempt to smile. "Good morning, Kim. You'll be at the Pansit soon, serving the church luncheon for the picnic volunteers, right? I hear nothing but good about your work."
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"Thanks yeah I'll be there. Hey umm," she said just desiding to go ahead and get it off her chest, "are you busy, I need to talk to you."
 
There was a bus-stop bench nearby, and Alipang's ribcage was bothering him; he had not yet taken any hydrocodone this morning. "Shall we sit? Talk is okay, talk is doable, as long as it isn't--never mind, go ahead and say anything, it can't be--just say anything." He still was trying to smile, but that one left rib was bothering him.
 
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There was a bus-stop bench nearby, and Alipang's ribcage was bothering him; he had not yet taken any hydrocodone this morning. "Shall we sit? Talk is okay, talk is doable, as long as it isn't--never mind, go ahead and say anything, it can't be--just say anything." He still was trying to smile, but that one left rib was bothering him.
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Kim looked at him weird, "Are you ok?"
 
Alipang stared at her. "Do you actually NOT KNOW anything that's happened to me since the Wednesday afternoon class period when--" (he averted his eyes from her) "--I passed you my letter? I shouldn't be surprised; I don't _know_ what you do the rest of the time, you could have been to Malibu and back without my knowing it. Though there has been talk about my, um, experience."

He noticed that he no longer stammered in her presence.
 
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Alipang stared at her. "Do you actually NOT KNOW anything that's happened to me since the Wednesday afternoon class period when--" (he averted his eyes from her) "--I passed you my letter? I shouldn't be surprised; I don't _know_ what you do the rest of the time, you could have been to Malibu and back without my knowing it. Though there has been talk about my, um, experience."

He noticed that he no longer stammered in her presence.
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"I do, I was just...making sure you were ok. I guess not," she said a little mad, but she supressed it knowing if she had been him she wouldn't even want to talk to her. "I wanted to say Im sorry that I misjudged you about the fight...I was just, concerned. Fighting never got me, or my friends anywhere we wanted to be..." she wanted to say more but decided against it.
 
"I accept your apology," said Alipang, his face brightening more genuinely; "I really do, even if I run off at the mouth _after_ accepting it.

"Kim, there's a lot more I want to say about this week, but first....

"How many times have you heard THE sermon about forgiveness? Don't bother counting, it's a rhetorical question. It seems every pastor everywhere these days thinks he has to give the same sermon: the one which claims that _nothing_ is harder to do than forgiving others who hurt us. But when they preach this endlessly, they're actually _pandering_ in a way to the listeners....because forgiving others IS NOT actually the hardest thing to do. When you forgive others, you get to be the good guy; you get to be noble, even Christlike. * I * get to feel noble, forgiving you right now for being wrong about me (which you were). What's _really_ hard to do is to _confess_ a fault when _you're_ the one who was wrong. Most pastors aren't willing to upset their members by ever saying _they_ might be the guilty parties in something; better to let them keep thinking of themselves as permanently innocent, thus needing to forgive rather than needing to repent.

"So you didn't learn how to apologize by hearing the standard sermons; it came from your heart. It took courage to admit being wrong about me, and I frankly think a lot better of you for just that. I still _would_ like to make sure you know what happened to me, but what happened BETWEEN US is already better."
 
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"I accept your apology," said Alipang, his face brightening more genuinely; "I really do, even if I run off at the mouth _after_ accepting it.

"Kim, there's a lot more I want to say about this week, but first....

"How many times have you heard THE sermon about forgiveness? Don't bother counting, it's a rhetorical question. It seems every pastor everywhere these days thinks he has to give the same sermon: the one which claims that _nothing_ is harder to do than forgiving others who hurt us. But when they preach this endlessly, they're actually _pandering_ in a way to the listeners....because forgiving others IS NOT actually the hardest thing to do. When you forgive others, you get to be the good guy; you get to be noble, even Christlike. * I * get to feel noble, forgiving you right now for being wrong about me (which you were). What's _really_ hard to do is to _confess_ a fault when _you're_ the one who was wrong. Most pastors aren't willing to upset their members by ever saying _they_ might be the guilty parties in something; better to let them keep thinking of themselves as permanently innocent, thus needing to forgive rather than needing to repent.

"So you didn't learn how to apologize by hearing the standard sermons; it came from your heart. It took courage to admit being wrong about me, and I frankly think a lot better of you for just that. I still _would_ like to make sure you know what happened to me, but what happened BETWEEN US is already better."
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As he was talking Kim shrugged, or rolled her eyes with a smile, or just simply smiled. She couldn't help not being complacent as he talked, she was known to be animated. "Yes please I'd like to hear first hand what happened, and Im used to making apologizies, its not that hard for me anymore."
 
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