After seeing several friends of mine (other guys) wearing denim overalls at school back in the 90s, I talked my mother into buying some for me.
I felt very nervous, because I didn't know what to expect. It was my first time ever wearing this very different and unique type of clothing.
I put on a tee-shirt and took the new overalls out of my closet, pulling them on, one leg at a time. It felt like I was wearing regular jeans.
I sat down on the edge of my bed. The bib of the overalls laid flat on top of my lap. The back part of the overalls and both of the unfastened straps, laid directly behind me on the bed.
I carefully buttoned both of the side buttons on my left side and then buttoned both of the side buttons on my right side. The sides of the overalls sandwiched my waist like two pieces of bread.
I picked up the bib with my right hand and proudly held it up against my chest.
I reached behind my back with my left hand and grabbed the left strap. I raised the strap over my head and then pulled it over my shoulder. I placed the round, open part of the buckle over the button, near the top of the left side of the bib. I pulled up on the buckle and heard a loud "click" sound.
Then, I grabbed the right strap. I raised the strap over my head and then pulled it over my shoulder. I placed the round, open part of the buckle over the button, near the top of the right side of the bib.
I could hear my heart pounding with excitement. I was finally wearing overalls!
I hurried to the kitchen to have breakfast. As I ran down the stairs, the metal buckle at the end of the right strap, that I had forgotten to fasten, slid behind my shoulder and started to bounce from side to side against my back. The undone side of the bib flapped back and forth against my chest.
Before I sat down at the table my mom told me to come here.
"What?" I replied.
She re-did the undone strap, thinking that I must had forgotten to fasten it by accident.
"Thanks mom!" I told her.
I wondered which of my friends, if any, would be wearing their overalls today at school.
