. well ... because I needed the opinion of someone not directly involved." I don't understand." Lissa, remember at Thanksgiving when I said I was goin... to have extra fun at Christmas time? Well, to be honest, I was miserable. I won't say it was the worst Christmas ever, because that honor belongs to the time I had pneumonia through the whole vacation. But this time was a close runner-up." Why were you miserable?" Because I was lonely." Didn't you have your family there?" asked Lissa."Oh yeah,. You look at them and they have this front that they put up and theywanted you to think that is them, but inside they are some of the ugliestpeople I've ever known." They always were," she said. "Just like the two morons who tried to jumpJenny. I'm sure to some people they only put on their best face, but whatthey tried to do to her was who they really were." That was bad," Derek said looking down at his feet."That's right," Amelia said. "You were there weren't you." Yeah," he said, "wish I. So as we left, I looked around and saw that the guy behind me was this ebony giant! Chestnut eyes and magnificent build! Lisa's was a little shorter and white, but handsome. Lisa was talking to them and I made my way over! I was introduced to Bryan(my bookend) and Curt(Lisa's). Lisa and Bryan work together and Curt lives in Bryans building. The other couples were going back to their different houses Lisa's roommate was going back to her guy's apartment. Bryan offered me and Lisa a ride back. " Jarod stands up starting to walk out to leave them alone, but Micheal squeezes his hand that's holding hers, "Can he stay?" "Yes, if you'd like. After we perform the kit the police want to talk with you." She informs Micheal as she adjusts the bed, getting it ready for the GYN exam. The nurse opens a rape kit, then starts to lift the sheet covering the lower half of Micheal's body. Jarod sits down in a chair that's beside her bed looking in her eyes as he strokes her cheek.Micheal squeezes.