The dirtiest word ever

Recently, through the wonders of Facebook, I've reconnected with an old friend from elementary school. We went to school together through 5th grade and then she moved away....far away to another state. All the way from Virginia to Tennessee. Not really that far but when you're a kid that has rarely ever left your own hometown she might as well have moved to a different continent. It's been a real joy to chat with her again after all these years and I was thrilled to get to see her again a few weeks ago.

A couple weeks ago I remembered when she introduced me to a bad word. I guess I was marked for life because I've never forgotten that conversation!

We were standing in line in the hall one day. I don't know why we were standing in line but it now seems like that was a regular occurrence. We stood in line to go outside....to get a drink of water...to go to the lunch room...to go to the bathroom. No idea why we were always in lines but we were.

Anyway...we were standing in line one day when Trina said to me, "I know the dirtiest word ever."

I was intrigued. Well I'm not sure if you can be intrigued at the age of 8 or 9...maybe I was more fascinated. I mean she knew the dirtiest word ever!! What could it be????? I had heard words like shit, damn, hell, and ass. Was it one of those? Did I already know the dirtiest word ever and didn't even realize it?? I HAD TO KNOW!!!!!

"What is it?" I asked.

She leaned over and whispered in my ear, "I can't say it but it's spelled F-U-C-K."

I looked at her and asked, "What does it mean?"

She replied with a shrug, "I don't know."

And that was it....Trina had shared the dirtiest word ever with me! Here I was in 3rd grade with a new wealth of knowledge. I knew the dirtiest word ever but didn't know what the fuck it meant.....

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