Hi. I am looking for the title of a short story which I read years ago. The story is about a young girl who meets a guy late at night at a diner or something. She thinks he us really young and wonderful. I can’t remember the middle section of the story but at the end he arrives at her house in his car and she realizes he is a lot older than what she thought. His hair looks dirty, greasy and unattractive. The girl is home alone and winds up getting to her phone is going to call someone and he calls to her from the porch to put down the phone and to come with him. I believe something about his name was odd too like if you flipped it around it spelled something scary like “I will kill you” or “I am a murderer” although I could be wrong about this last detail. I remember she was standing on her front porch looking off into the distance and the ending line was something about she knew she would wind up in the hills or something ominous like that. I have been looking for the title of this story for years. Thanks so much!
It’s been a long time since I’ve read it, but it sounds a little like “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates. It was made into the 1985 movie, Smooth Talk, with Laura Dern.
Here it is!
OMG! Thats it! You’re amazing! Thanks so much!