My curfew ended two hours earlier so there’s no doubt my mother and stepfather would give me an earful of how disappointed there were if they were s...ill up. I walk up the stairs and freeze as I see my stepfather leaning against my bedroom door. I scan the hallway for a sign of my mother but she’s nowhere to be seen - her bedroom door is shut so she must have tired of waiting for me.“Why are you still up?” My voice quivers as I mount the last step and walk towards my bedroom. “I was worried. We use to greet each others with smiles now and casual topics .The process of capturing her every sight continued.On one such occasions I had to seek help from Mrs Verma as I had left my house keys at friends place. She asked me in and I told her the whole scenario.She said that there is nothing that she can do with the locked house of mine but if I want I can stay here until I have my house keys.This sudden turn of events had me cursing my fate.I called up my friend to ask for the key but he. “But some of us have problems with trying for academic success. Carl and I have the same major, Business Management. I got better grades than he got on two exams, two different courses at almost the same time. And, boy, did I hear about it. Now, you want me to study more and get higher grades, but my boyfriend doesn’t like a woman to outperform him. I’m not going to cram. That’s like trying to lose him.”Marilyn raised her hand at that, and Iris called on her.“Look, if one of you has a boyfriend. On this trip, I only wanted the DVD and toys, so I just went alone.So here I am, nervously walking up to the door, fearing that someone I know might see me walk in (which is dumb b/c I knew no one in the area), but my fear didn't stop me. I walk through the door of the little concrete building and am quickly greeted by the owner, a guy in his 30's. He asks if he can help me find anything in particular, I just let him know I'm looking for a movie and he points me in the right direction. I.