The Abduction of Julius

By Aaron Buchholz

A father wrestles with his ego and the decision to tell his curious son the scandalous and desperate thing he did to become a high school legend.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Sep 23, 2021
• ISBN: 9781663228864

Aaron Buchholz

Aaron is a captivating storyteller who draws inspiration from his varied life experiences. He is married to Sherry. They have a 17 year old son and a 13 year old daughter which they love to watch play hockey. Aaron currently works as a Wealth Advisor. He also teaches Sunday school and water aerobics. In the past he has worked as a banker, and a restaurant manager.

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ISBN: 978-1-6632-2885-7 (sc)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2021918891

iUniverse rev. date:  12/28/2021

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W hen

my son, Charlie, was little, he thought I was the greatest man alive. Now that he’s a teenager, he no longer thinks so. I changed from a really cool dad to a boring one with a boring job, a conservative man, and a Sunday-school teacher. In fact, I was his Sunday-school teacher.

The other day while we were eating lunch, Charlie asked me about my 1968 Cadillac, my involvement with Julius Cesar, the lawn-mower-repair shop, and catching one of my teachers severely misbehaving. I was thunderstruck. These were all connected to my senior year of high school, and they had made me a high school legend. I was worried. I wondered how much that he knew and how he had learned about it.

Charlie looked at me with curious admiration. He was fishing for facts about events that had happened thirty years earlier, during my senior year of high school. I had forgotten about them until Charlie reminded me about them.

Trying to look innocent, I asked, What are you talking about, Son?

He responded, I found your old yearbook in your office. I was reading what your classmates wrote to you. Dad, how come you never told me you were so cool?

My heart swelled at these words. Perhaps I wasn’t such a boring dad after all. I’m not sure what you’re talking about, I said. "I haven’t looked at my yearbook