I jumped, he didn't...... Point proven

Growing up I was a tomboy. I wanted to do everything that the boys would do. I loved climbing trees. I loved riding skateboards down the steepest hill. I loved playing kick ball, basketball,tag, you name it. I did not like it if someone said I couldn't do something. I would love to prove them wrong.

One of my best friends was a boy. We were insepeable and would play all over the neighborhood until the street lights came on. We had no fear. We would ride our bikes all the way to the Piggly Wiggly( we were maybe, 8 years old) by ourselves. We would challenge the big kids( 11-12 yr olds, including my big sis .. who was also a tomboy) to football and foot races.

But the bravest thing we ever did was hang out at the "haunted house" at the end of our street. You see there was one of those huge white colonial southern plantation house in a cul-de-sac at the end of our street. There was a rumor around the neighborhood kids that the place was haunted with the demon attack dogs that lived in the attic. But it was also known that they had a trampoline that they let kids jump on. This added another level of excitement because my mom didn't allow us to jump on trampolines( of course that didnt stop us). Well one day we were there and we went into the house( I can;t rememember why but I will say to use the bathroom). WEll curiosity got the better of us and we made the long climb up the stairs to the door at the top. Just as we were leaning in to open it... we heard the most ferious barking. I have never ran down a flight of stairs as fast as I did that day.

We may have been best friends and did everything together but we fought like brother and sister. And most of our fights had to do with who ran faster, play harder, or was most daring. And no matter how many times I beat him he still teased me about being a girl and how boys are stronger and braver. Well one day I had enough and wanted to settle the argument once and for all. I bet him that I was brave enough to jump out of my second story window( ok... now I see that I was stupid enough) . ANnyways we made a bet to prove a point that girls can do anything that guys can do, My friend finally said I will if you will..But you go first. So I did.. I jumped and he didn;t.. Point proven. From that day on he never teased me about being a girl again.