All day the next day, Camille was busy baking a chocolate cake , making egg nog and milkshakes. My curiosity got the best of me so later on, I asked "her",
"Camille, what are you doing?"
"Making some refreshments!" "She" smiled.
"Really? Why?"
"Well, because I like doing that."
"But you don?t even know these people."
"That?s okay ? I like doing ?nice? things for people, especially your ?friends?."
I looked at "her" perplexed.
"Okay, if you say so."
The day finally turned to the night of the class reunion. Camille, Joe, and I dressed up. Camille took her culinary creations as we headed out to the school. At the school gym, we got inside after waiting in line and Camille set "her" food on the table. There were few other women there at the refreshment area and as Camille put "her" food down, they smiled and nodded at "her". "They let Camille get away with that?" I asked. Well, I guess they don?t mind. I then met some of my former classmates ? jocks and cheerleaders. They all made their rounds of making fun of me despite telling them what I am doing now.
Soon, the gym got crowded and I noticed that people were serving themselves Camille?s cake, milkshakes and egg nog. I even heard good talk about Camille?s food. I couldn?t believe it ? people actually liked it so much, some of them were even fighting for it. "Well, I guess some people never change," I thought to myself.
Camille then comes up to me,
"So, have you eaten my food yet?"
"Actually, I haven?t, but I will try some soon-"
Camille tugs me very hard to a corner.
"Don?t!"
"Why?"
Camille smiles, "Well, it's the food. It's a special recipe of mine."
"Okay, what did you put in it?"
"Well. . . "
"Well, what?"
"I added another ingredient"
"You?re not poisoning them are you?"
"No, I?m just giving them the same shit they gave you when you were in high school. Get it? Same SHIT?"
Then, my jaw just dropped. I couldn't believe it!!!!
"Camille!"
"Shhhhh!"
"I can't believe you did that!" I whispered.
"I can Cliffie baby!" Camille said with a smile.
"What about Joe? Did he-"
"No. I told him just before I told you."
I was still surprised. But later, as I saw the people carrying on and having a good time, I then couldn?t help but to start laughing. These people had absolutely no idea they were unwilling participants in Camille?s scatology. Camille then started laughing followed by Joe who came back to us after going around and reacquainting himself with his friends. Later, Camille and I danced and had fun for the rest of the night.
Then, the next day, it was time to go. As Camille and I got the last of our things on the plane, I then turned to Joe,
"Well, even though I didn't think I would, I did have fun last night.
"I'm glad -- especially with your former classmates eating shit!!"
"I hope you make it through your cancer."
"I hope so too."
"I?ll still keep in touch, and I will safeguard your designs." I assured him.
"That?s cool. Well, you and your girlfriend have a safe flight." Joe then gives me and then Camille a hug.
"I?ll be praying for you, Joe." Camille said.
"Thanks," Joe replied.
We boarded the plane and took off back to Key West. Back in Key West, we got back on the amphibious plane and made it back to my beachhouse home back in Miami. After I called my folks in Virginia, we then spent the rest of the holidays with each other, Camille's family and on the beach.
I also even been thinking about asking the "question"to Camille come next year. . . Stay tuned for that episode!!