Pauley (CRW150 - Post #7)

Kathy Cannless and I were walking back from the barber shop, sucking on jolly rancher sticks, when I spotted our classmate.
“There’s Pauley”, I said gesturing with my green candy.
Kathy looked up from her book and nodded, “Oh yeah, hey Pauley”.
Pauley waved and ran up to us, his red hair flapping in the wind.
“He looks like a pirate ship flag, coming in for a landing!”, I chuckled.
Kathy looked up again from her book, “Oh yeah, he does!”
Pauley stops in front of us, eyeing our faces and candy filled grins, “Whatcha laughing about?”
“Oh nothing”, I start to say before Kathy starts talking over me.
“Your hair, flying in the wind”.
“What about it?”, asks Pauley, looking from Kathy to me and back to Kathy.
“Well, Sheena said it…”
“No, I didn’t”, I try to silence Kathy.
Kathy takes her candy out of her mouth and looks directly at me, “Yes, you did”.
“What did Sheena say about my hair?”, asks Pauley looking straight at Kathy.
“Kathy, don’t!”, I plead as I push towards her.
Pauley puts his hand on my shoulder and asks again, “Kathy, tell me about my hair, please?”
Kathy looks serious for a brief moment and then giggles. “She said it looked like the flag on a pirate ship!”, and sticks her candy back into her mouth.
Pauley turns to face me as I try to wriggle free from his hand holding my shoulder.
“Arrgh, Matey, I outta make ye walk the plank for that kinda talk!”
I scream in delight and begin laughing so hard I drop my candy in the grass! Pauley bends over, picks it up, wipes it off and sticks it in his mouth. “Yo ho! A pirate’s life for me!”
“Pauley!” We both gasp at him. Kathy’s laughing and I’m astonished!