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Hamish Spencer has got a dilemma
It is 2015
But he lives in the year 1859
You see Hamish is Amish
And they shun the modern ways
They like to live in the dark ages
But to Hamish it is not dark at all
He wants to see the light
He has the right
Hamish lives in Lancaster County Pennsylvania
He gets around the streets in a Horse and Buggy
And he would do anything to have the chance to drive
a Car
There is no electricity at home
His Mother with a wood fuelled stove
His Father owns no power tools
Everything is done by hand
Sitting at home one night Hamish lays in his bed
dreaming about the outside world
He is reading with the aid of a Candle
It flickers and stirs up his imagination
He finally falls to sleep
But his mind is still wide open
Hamish is Sixteen and his dreams leave him frustrated
and sticky
Don’t get me wrong Hamish loves the Amish ways
But he also dreams about a life outside the Church
Hamish is a Male and his Hormones are flowing
His get up and go is getting up and going
Another day of home schooling and living his life in
the past
History is all well and good but you have to live your
life in the here and now
One day Hamish and his Father ride the Buggy into town
to pick up some supplies
After loading up the Buggy with bags of flour sugar salt
and a whole lot more
His Father tells him that he has some business to attend to
and that it will take him about an hour
Hamish feels self conscience sitting in the Buggy wearing
his white shirt Black pants with suspenders
Amish hair cut and Hat
He sees a group of teenagers approaching and he tries to
disappear but no such luck
They stop and they ask him about the Horse and does it
have a name?
He tells them that it is a working Horse and it hasn’t got a name
Hamish starts to relax as the teenagers talk and ask questions
Billy is Eighteen and the other males are Ethan and Mike and
they are both Sixteen
The Three Females are all Sixteen and their names are Sally
Anne and Bronwyn
Hamish and see that his Father is returning and he tells them
that they should go as his Father doesn’t like him talking to
the townfolk
Sally tells him that they are going to the Drive In on Saturday
night and does he want to go?
Hamish feels his Heart racing but he nods his Head
Sally tells him that they will pick him up at Eight at the corner
of Old Farmers Road
They all say goodbye and Hamish can see that his Father has
seen him talking
His Father Abraham without saying a word clips Hamish behind
the Ear and tells him to stay away from the locals as they will lead
you astray
Hamish tells that they only wanted to know the Horses name
His Father just nods his Head and they head for home
But all Hamish is thinking is ‘What is a Drive In?
Saturday arrives and Hamish is nervous as a Kitten
He tells his Mother that he is going to the Neighbours to visit
some friends
He makes his way to Old Farmers Road and hopes that he isn’t late
Then he sees a Car speeding down the road
And then it skids to a stop
Billy is driving a rusty old Cadillac
But to Hamish it is a brilliant machine
He climbs into the back seat and he sits next to Sally
His skin tingles as their Hips touch
He has never been so close to a girl
He checks out the interior as he says hello to everybody
He cant believe how fast they are going
Everyone is talking at the same time
Then Hamish starts to feel guilty as he thinks about his parents
His Mother will be doing her needlepoint
His Father will be in the Barn making his Furniture
Just then Sally squeezes his thigh and the thoughts of his parents
disappear
They have arrived at the Drive In and Hamish cant believe the size
of the screen
Sallys hand starts to wander and Hamish says the Lords name
But not in the way that he normally does
But the moment is lost when Ethan asks him if he would like a Beer
Hamish has never touched alcohol and he thought that he never
would
But he finds himself reaching for the Beer
He has a little taste he doesn’t like it
But he drinks the Beer to fit in with the others
The Beer goes straight to his Head
But Hamish is relaxed and talks with the others while he watches
his first ever Drive In Movie
He isn’t quite ready to go past first base with Sally
He is still a Virgin
He isn’t quite sure what to do next
Sally squeezes his hand and tells him that it is alright that
there is plenty of time
After the Movie Billy drives towards home
But then he pulls off to the side of the road and Mike and Anne
ask Hamish if he would like to smoke some weed
Again to fit in Hamish has a little drag and then another
He is feeling a little stoned as he climbs out of the Car to walk home
Sally asks him for his mobile phone so that she can send him a text
Hamish explains that because he is Amish he doesn’t own a mobile
phone
They all agree to meet at the same place and time next Saturday night
And then Hamish says goodbye and starts to walk home
He cant believe that he rode in a Car and went to a Drive In
Drank some Beer and smoked some weed
He sneaks in the back door and goes straight to bed
But he cant sleep he is starting to have second thoughts
Again he thinks of his parents and all of the lies that he has been
telling them
Hamish spends the next week doing his chores around the Farm
Milking Cows mending fences just helping his Dad
He has also reshod the Horse with no name
Saturday night is here and Hamish is looking forward to seeing his
new friends again
But when it is time to leave he finds his Mother and Father sitting at
the Kitchen table
He tells them that he is going over to the neighbours again
His Mother gets to her feet and tells Hamish not to lie that they know
that he isn’t going next door
Hamish has been caught in a lie
He tells his Parents that he has made some friends in town and that he
wants to drive a Car and see the outside world
Then without a good bye Hamish leaves the house of his upbringing
Perhaps for the last time
Once again he meets Sally and the others on Old Farmers Road
This time they just go to the local park to hang out and talk and
maybe get a little high
But this time Hamish doesn’t touch the drugs
Sally and him decide to move away from the rest for a little privacy
Just as things are starting to get heavy Hamish starts to think of his parents
and how he has deceived them
Hamish tells Sally that he is going home
He is Amish and he is proud to be Amish
Sally says that she understands and with a kiss they sat goodbye
About an hour later Hamish arrives home and walks through the front
door
His parents are still at the Kitchen table looking worried and fretful
Hamish just walks up to them and gives them a hug and he tells them
that he is home for good
He has had a taste of the outside world and he can wait a while before he has another
So Hamish and his Parents celebrate with Chocolate Cake and a reading of the Bible
Hamish is Amish and he always will be
He is glad that he is home
Never again will he roam
It just goes to show that the Grass is not always Greener on the other side of the
street
It all could be just a clump of weeds
Just stay where you are safe to satisfy your needs.
THE END.
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