It felt nice to have an advantage. He pulled out a deep burgundy slip made of heavy, velvetine rayon. “Much better,” he said. “Almost perfect.�...“You want me to parade around in this?” I asked. The short hemline, spaghetti straps, and deep neckline left a lot exposed. “I might as well be naked.”“You’re right. You need some leather, too.”From the closet Matthew pulled out his brown leather messenger bag. He pulled a black leather coat and a tangle of leather straps.“Here, turn around,” he said,. I graduated and had enough credits that I entered college as a sophomore. Sally took her last required subject, tested out of her senior year and joined me as a freshman at the same college. The little smarty pants then proceeded to test out of all of the freshman required subjects and joined in most of my classes. My major was English Literature and Composition, her’s was Secondary Education and an English minor.I was going to write the ‘Great American Novel’ she wanted to teach ‘momma’s. “Anything ... I’ve been overwhelmed with all of the rumors, innuendos, and bullshit the people in this town put on the web on the various social sites. There are also lists of various functions that are occurring over the next couple of weeks and who is expected to be attending them,” she told me.“Let’s go back to the hotel and change, then go to supper. It’s been warm today, and it’s not supposed to cool down too much tonight. I’ll come back to sneak and peek when it’s dark enough,” I. Refreshed, Anna took us over a stile, looking briefly at her map and then up a track following a long shallow rise on the hillside. As we crested the top, a wave of cold air hit us. The rise out of the sparsely wooded hillside into the face of a strong wind was enough to silence the group again. During the climb I hung back with Dawn who was taking it slowly, conserving her energy. Reaching the top we also felt the blast of the colder air hit us. Anna waited then turned the group through.