It’s easier, and then we can stay up all night and talk easier.” Jess smiled to herself. “Well, ok. But should I bring any movies, or anything e...se?” Janet asked yet again, hoping she could bring something at least. “No, Janet, it’s ok.” She smiled, and closed her eyes, “When can you come over?” “Um, I can walk over after my shower, so in about 40 minutes or so, ok?” Jessica started to picture her friend in the shower. Her naked body under streams of water. Her body covered in soap. The steamy. " I don't want you to physically hurt him." No I won't lay a finger on him. When is it you have to go?" On the 18th until the 20th that's in two weeks, they didn't give you much notice." Christmas is the next week and my mother will be arriving on the Friday before," Carina said."Your mother, you never said anything about your mother," I said in surprise."Yes, she spends every Christmas, until after the New Year with us. She is a lovely quiet person; you never know she is here. My, isn't she. And sick... She picked herself off the floor and started for the door. She had to escape. They were all insane. Not even in Rome would they have done this, she thought. They were all crazy... all crazy. As she walked, the flashing lights from the screen dimmed. She reached out for something to grab and steady herself in the darkness.The screen flickered a few more times and died. The film clip had ended. Half conscious, Janet felt a strong hand lift her and carry her across the room. She felt. It was the first time he would go skinny-dipping while his parents were in the house and not asleep; but he thought to himself, screw them. I'm going to swim, and I'm going to swim the way I want. If they don't like it, then they can just stay out of the pool area until I'm done. For a very long time he did laps: back and forth ... back and forth ... trying to swim himself into exhaustion.Much later that night he got dressed and picked up his grade slip from the kitchen countertop, right where.