Tuesday, February 11, 2025

I was quite unwelcome!

I was a young staff member at a large Boy Scout camp.   Somebody arranged a bus ride for local girls to come to a staff dance at the camp.  I attended and met a pretty girl. We danced and spent the evening together. I knew the town she lived in and somehow I found her address.  Looking to enjoy her company,  I walked there on my next day off, a distance of more than 10 miles.  At the time, I didn't have a driver's license or a car.  When I found her house, I rang the front doorbell.  She came to the door and screamed, "Go away!  You will ruin my life!"


I was quite surprised and asked her what she meant.  She said word would get around that she had a boyfriend and her social life and dating would end.  I thought we had had a good evening together at the dance and I was very surprised at her reaction.  I walked back to the camp.  Of course, that was years ago and I have forgotten all about that now.