Ergo, the Ogre

Welcome to the daily Three Things Challenge.
Use your imagination and creativity using one, two or all three words that may or may not be related. There are no restrictions regarding length, style, or genre, though please keep it family friendly.

Tag your responses with 3TC, #threethingschallenge or TTC, and you can add Di’s logo if you wish.

Looking forward to reading your responses.

Your three words today are:
NEUTRAL
NAVIGATE
NUANCE

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Jeremy wanted to ask Sheila to be his date for the Junior Prom in the worst way. He’d had a crush on her since the 7th grade but was too afraid to let his feelings be known.

What if she laughs?

What if she doesn’t like me?

What if she does like me?

Navigating the daunting world of teenage romance and nuance is seemingly impossible without some sort of manual and a map.

You’d think someone would’ve written one by now. The Book of Clues or All About Girls or Something!

The prom was next weekend so Jeremy needed to get his butt in gear before someone else asks Sheila. She’s so pretty and nice, somebody probably already has.

“Jeremy! Hey, Jeremy!”

He turned around to see Sheila walking quickly to catch up with him. “Sheila?”

“Hey, Jeremy.” Sheila was out of breath. “Glad I caught you.”

Me too!

“What’s going on?” Jeremy asked with what he hoped was a neutral tone of voice.

“You going to the prom?”

Jeremy was afraid his heart might burst. “Umm, well. Um, yeah. I mean I was thinking about it.” His pulse was racing. He hoped he wouldn’t pass out and ruin everything. Whatever “everything” might entail.

“Wanna go with me?” Sheila asked fearlessly but with a shy smile. “I mean if you aren’t already going with someone.” She looked down at her feet.

“Um, no. No. “Jeremy began. “I’m not going with anyone, but I’d love to go with you.” His armpits were clammy.

“Good.” Sheila said. “You know my address, right?”

“Sure.” Jeremy knew it by heart. For five years he’d known it by heart.

“K, pick me up around 7:00?”

Oh, crap! “Sure, I’ll be there at seven sharp.” How could I be so stupid?

If my dad lets me borrow the car, if I get my driver’s license…

Jeremy decided to skip the rest of his classes that day and beat it over to Motor Vehicle.