I was sitting at work today and we were having a discussion about out first kiss, and thought this would be an interesting story to share on my blog.
This is something I will never forget. It was 1989. I was 8 years old. It was summertime. I have no idea how I got where I was, but I was in an apartment in Little Lehigh (the projects) with a kid name Chris, a girl named Jessica, and a girl named Melanie. Now all of these kids were around 11 and 12, so I felt kind of cool by just being in there presence. There was no parental supervision. We were just hanging out, listening to the record "It Takes Two" by MC Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock over and over and over again.
So all of a sudden the kid Chris decides we should play truth or dare. So I'm like whatever lets do it. We began by doing silly kid stuff and answering stupid questions. So my turn came around and I said dare. So Chris said to me... "Kiss her" while pointing to Melanie. Now even though the music was still playing and everyone was carrying on, everything just stopped for me. I couldn't hear anything, I couldn't speak, and I was just frozen. Melanie was this beautiful light skinned girl with long, wavy black hair, and a pretty smile. Never in my wildest dreams at that point in my life did I think I would have the opportunity to kiss a girl, especially a girl like her. I had never kissed a girl... I saw it on tv... but I didn't really know what to do. So while I am having this frozen moment Chris says to me, "are you going to do it." At that point I could hear the music again. I looked at Melanie and she smiled. So I said "yeah, but I have to go to the bathroom first.”
So I go to the bathroom and close the door. I am all nervous, not sure on what I was going to do. My breath smelled like Fritos, or whatever other bag of 25 cents chips I ate from Chicken’s corner store that day. I'm telling myself there is no way that I can kiss this girl with my breath smelling like this. While thinking about what I am going to do, I see a toothbrush. Yes... I did. I had no idea whose toothbrush it was, but yes I did brush my teeth with it. Desperate times cause for desperate measures. I also washed my face and hands. So now I am standing in the mirror, looking at myself like Eminem in 8 Mile, trying to encourage myself to take on this challenge. I didn't know what I was doing, she was intimidating, but it was now or never.
So I leave the bathroom, go into the bedroom they are all in, and sit on the metal radiator. It was dark, actually more dim than dark, and I swear it seemed like there was mist or smoke or something in the air. The scene was set. Chris looked at me and asked me if I was ready, and I said yea. So while I am sitting on the radiator Melanie walks up on me, and puts her face in my face. At this point "It Takes Two" is still playing in the background, and I will never forget it was at the part where Rob Base breaks it down. All I heard was "it it it it takes two to make... it it it it takes two to make... it it it it takes two to... it takes two to... it takes two to make." So I closed my eyes and I felt her lips. Her mouth was open so I opened mine. I let her kind of take the lead because like I said I didn't know what I was doing. It was slow. Her lips were soft. I felt her tongue, so I kind of gave her a little bit of mine. We developed a flow. I was locked in the moment. I was doing it! That 15 second kiss felt like it lasted forever. It was one of those moments like in the movies where the sun is rising, waves are crashing, birds are flying, people are smiling flying kites, and kids are playing. We came apart, then all of a sudden she gave me this little tap kiss which I now understand kind of validated the first real kiss. It was a success! I remember having this big cheesy smile, and so did she. I then said I had to go. I skipped all the way home from Little Lehigh up Union St, on to 9th. I'll never forget walking in the door and the show "A Different World" was just coming on. I was so excited. My life was changed forever.
So the next day I go outside to the parking lot which was like the hang out for all of the kids. I told some of my friends about the wonderful evening I had the night before, highlighted by the kiss with Melanie. So my friend Jamel I will never forget was like, "didn't you know that Melanie's was Will's girl? As soon as he said that and I mean that very instant, I looked to my right and there was Will walking up the alley. Will was like 12, pretty strong, and athletic. He kind of ran our age group of kids on the block at that time. I was no slouch, but I was young and wasn't ready to challenge him at anything. So as soon as he seen me, he started running towards me. So I got scared and took off, but I didn't get far. After taking a few steps I just felt a punch on my back which dropped me to the ground, and then from there Will proceeded to beat me up. Now while I am taking this beating, he is telling me how Chris told him everything... how I kissed Melanie... not to mess with his girl again... blah blah blah. So his arms must have gotten tired because he stopped beating me, and he just left up the alley. My scared crew then ran over to me and asked me if I was alright. I had some cuts on my knees from the parking lot gravel, some lumps on the back of my head and my back hurt, but all in all I was alright. I stood up, and all I could think about was the fact that I actually kissed Melanie. The beating was worth it.
I never really saw Melanie after that. I guess she moved away or whatever. Me and Will became cool shortly after that like all kids do. For the record, he won't dare test me now that I am grown. The whole situation was a great experience that I don't think I will ever EVER forget.
This is something I will never forget. It was 1989. I was 8 years old. It was summertime. I have no idea how I got where I was, but I was in an apartment in Little Lehigh (the projects) with a kid name Chris, a girl named Jessica, and a girl named Melanie. Now all of these kids were around 11 and 12, so I felt kind of cool by just being in there presence. There was no parental supervision. We were just hanging out, listening to the record "It Takes Two" by MC Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock over and over and over again.
So all of a sudden the kid Chris decides we should play truth or dare. So I'm like whatever lets do it. We began by doing silly kid stuff and answering stupid questions. So my turn came around and I said dare. So Chris said to me... "Kiss her" while pointing to Melanie. Now even though the music was still playing and everyone was carrying on, everything just stopped for me. I couldn't hear anything, I couldn't speak, and I was just frozen. Melanie was this beautiful light skinned girl with long, wavy black hair, and a pretty smile. Never in my wildest dreams at that point in my life did I think I would have the opportunity to kiss a girl, especially a girl like her. I had never kissed a girl... I saw it on tv... but I didn't really know what to do. So while I am having this frozen moment Chris says to me, "are you going to do it." At that point I could hear the music again. I looked at Melanie and she smiled. So I said "yeah, but I have to go to the bathroom first.”
So I go to the bathroom and close the door. I am all nervous, not sure on what I was going to do. My breath smelled like Fritos, or whatever other bag of 25 cents chips I ate from Chicken’s corner store that day. I'm telling myself there is no way that I can kiss this girl with my breath smelling like this. While thinking about what I am going to do, I see a toothbrush. Yes... I did. I had no idea whose toothbrush it was, but yes I did brush my teeth with it. Desperate times cause for desperate measures. I also washed my face and hands. So now I am standing in the mirror, looking at myself like Eminem in 8 Mile, trying to encourage myself to take on this challenge. I didn't know what I was doing, she was intimidating, but it was now or never.
So I leave the bathroom, go into the bedroom they are all in, and sit on the metal radiator. It was dark, actually more dim than dark, and I swear it seemed like there was mist or smoke or something in the air. The scene was set. Chris looked at me and asked me if I was ready, and I said yea. So while I am sitting on the radiator Melanie walks up on me, and puts her face in my face. At this point "It Takes Two" is still playing in the background, and I will never forget it was at the part where Rob Base breaks it down. All I heard was "it it it it takes two to make... it it it it takes two to make... it it it it takes two to... it takes two to... it takes two to make." So I closed my eyes and I felt her lips. Her mouth was open so I opened mine. I let her kind of take the lead because like I said I didn't know what I was doing. It was slow. Her lips were soft. I felt her tongue, so I kind of gave her a little bit of mine. We developed a flow. I was locked in the moment. I was doing it! That 15 second kiss felt like it lasted forever. It was one of those moments like in the movies where the sun is rising, waves are crashing, birds are flying, people are smiling flying kites, and kids are playing. We came apart, then all of a sudden she gave me this little tap kiss which I now understand kind of validated the first real kiss. It was a success! I remember having this big cheesy smile, and so did she. I then said I had to go. I skipped all the way home from Little Lehigh up Union St, on to 9th. I'll never forget walking in the door and the show "A Different World" was just coming on. I was so excited. My life was changed forever.
So the next day I go outside to the parking lot which was like the hang out for all of the kids. I told some of my friends about the wonderful evening I had the night before, highlighted by the kiss with Melanie. So my friend Jamel I will never forget was like, "didn't you know that Melanie's was Will's girl? As soon as he said that and I mean that very instant, I looked to my right and there was Will walking up the alley. Will was like 12, pretty strong, and athletic. He kind of ran our age group of kids on the block at that time. I was no slouch, but I was young and wasn't ready to challenge him at anything. So as soon as he seen me, he started running towards me. So I got scared and took off, but I didn't get far. After taking a few steps I just felt a punch on my back which dropped me to the ground, and then from there Will proceeded to beat me up. Now while I am taking this beating, he is telling me how Chris told him everything... how I kissed Melanie... not to mess with his girl again... blah blah blah. So his arms must have gotten tired because he stopped beating me, and he just left up the alley. My scared crew then ran over to me and asked me if I was alright. I had some cuts on my knees from the parking lot gravel, some lumps on the back of my head and my back hurt, but all in all I was alright. I stood up, and all I could think about was the fact that I actually kissed Melanie. The beating was worth it.
I never really saw Melanie after that. I guess she moved away or whatever. Me and Will became cool shortly after that like all kids do. For the record, he won't dare test me now that I am grown. The whole situation was a great experience that I don't think I will ever EVER forget.
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