We are lying, exhausted, on the hood of Jeff's pale blue Chevrolet Cavalier wagon. Both of us are staring at the mottled blue-white sky, mouths open and gaping for breath. We have been throwing frisbees around the field behind the elementary school, sprinting through the last days of summer. »I'm so damn thirsty. Let's go down to Sunnybrook and buy some soda.« »Yeah, okay.« Jeff is my best friend.