In my old age I sometimes remember things that had long past and all the fun I had in the 1960's mostly listening to the radio and buying and playing records, reading comic code authority approved comic books, and even socializing.The only main problem I really had was doing my homework but not in the summer time.
On a rare cool August evening in 1963 my parents were planning a barbecue at Glen Echo Park located in Columbus,Ohio.We also invited our neighbor Linda , her family, as well as our good friends the German identical twins Allison and Heidi.
Linda, since she is a member of a Catholic church lead us into grace { not favoring one religion over the other here } While we were eating, Linda started to look at me with hands folded as if she was still in prayer and spoke to me: "Stanley, I know you have strong feelings for Allison and Heidi . Now is the time to tell them how you feel !" I had no idea how Linda knew that but okay.
Allison and Heidi have had heard what Linda had just said, walked towards me said to me : "kommen" and we started to walk holding hands while Linda gave me this advice: "Stanley, close the door to your mind and open your heart, let your heart do all the talking"
(After walking a short distance) "What's your heart trying to tell us. Stanley?" asked the twins. "We have an idea ,but we want it to be heard from you and your heart..
Tell us, Stanley, Tell us !"
With a little choke in my voice , my head tilted down with a small tear rolling down my cheek I told them that I love them very much.I told them also that I have no idea, why I feel the way I do.
Knowing I was about to cry Allison and Heidi place their hands on my shoulders to console me: "Stanley, it is all right,you're not the only boy that feels that way about us. We know many more, but we do love you and always will."
"You're one of the few boys we can actually trust.In fact we consider you as our best male friend; But it would be better for all of us if we just remain friends."
"We will be leaving for west Germany very soon and we don't like to see you hurt . Let's consider our good times we had together and maybe going to have, including this day's barbecue as our dates.
I knew they where telling the truth because they responded right away without any delays.
Twins: "Now, let us go back to the barbecue. We will allow you to sit between us" with hands held and me now being thristy for a soda to clear my throat we headed back to the barbecue party.
A few days later Allison and Heidi arrived at my house and asked my parents " hier ist Stanley ?". My mom yelled upstairs: "Stanley? Heidi and Allison are here, they want to talk to you !"
What the twins wanted is to give me something to remember them by, in case I would be unable to see them again.
(After getting my parent's permission) The twins and I carved our names on a tree then carved a heart around our names, beside that heart another heart that has been kissed and carved just by Allison and Heidi themselves including the sentence:
"Beste Freunde für immer"
***END***
See music video below sung by Beatrice Egli
Now And Here For Always title translated from German
See also:
Allison And Heidi Roller Skating German Twins
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