When I was in middle school we used to always shop at a wholesale place-
And we would always buy the orange colored Trident Tropical Twist Gum I would chew it while staring at the black scratchiness of the square fire-proof-coating-coated surfaces of the science tables, arranged in square islands around the room. And pop one in my mouth in the locker room before a “fun run”(mile run) in gym class. And chew some while reading a book at Barnes and Noble after buying lunch at Giant. (Maybe that’s how I got so used to the cold- I would eat (cold) lunchables on a bench by Giant on very windy winter days.) And share it in the hot summer mornings (after getting off the bus, sitting/crowded in the cafeteria waiting for school to start) at the end of 7th and 8th grade with my best friends as we sat in our shorts and t-shirts, anticipating the and of the year field trips.
We hadn’t bought the gum in a while, but today I got some again again- and as everyone knows taste would be very bland without smell. So I inadvertently smelled the gum as I was unwrapping it and all the memories flooded back. Ahh carefree middle school. I didn’t like it then but I sure look back at those days wistfully now. Maybe I wouldn’t exchange my life now for my life then, but it sure would be nice to live it again.
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