One Slight Mistake

8/1/2011

Headed out for the night
Hoping to have some fun
Camping and swimming was the plan
But our night can't be undone.

Talking and flirting
Didn't seem that big-a-deal
When it was us two best friends
And a night of something real.

One flicker of the eye
And one small smile
A night of innocence
For only a little while.

Across the water
To the guys next door
Having a lot of fun
And hinting for more.

Not realizing what they wanted
Or what they think we meant
But flirting turned to something more
And down are lives went.

We stayed there until dawn
And woke up to a single thought
"What did we do?"
And prayed we didn't get caught.

Slowing gathering up our things
And loading them in the car
Are hearts were pounding
And our mouths were completely ajar.

Driving back to town
The silence filled the air
Glancing at one another
Wishing we weren't even there.

Too early in the morning
When the sun is just on the horizon
We get to the house
And our body wants to wizen.

About to open the door
And her mom is standing there
We had no idea of what to say
We didn't have time to prepare.

So my friend spoke up
"It was too cold and we were froze
So we came back to the house
To warm up our toes."

Her mom had a look
Of suspicion on her face
Then she seen the hicky on her daughter
And in an instant we were in disgrace.

Not wanting to explain ourselves
My friend quickly spoke
But the words that came out
Made me gasp and choke.

She pointed her finger at me
"Don't judge but she has one too
We were experimenting
But no more, we are through."

She knew we were lying
But was too tired to debate
So she left us be
Until later when she got it straight.

She woke us up
With so much anger in her eyes
And we knew right then
That her trust in us just died.

Somehow she got
The full story about last night
We tried to tell her our lie
But she was no longer polite.

After 10 minutes or so
She got most of the fact
But there were parts we left out
Because of the way she would react.

She turned toward me
And said "You are no longer her friend
You lost all my trust
And you cannot amend.

She told me to get out
And that I was no longer wanted
She said many harsh words
By here I was taunted.

So that was the start
Of the very end
My life went downhill from there
And I started to lose my best friend.

When asked if I have a big regret
I nod my head and think of that night
Wishing I could take it all back
And fix the wrong to make it right.