I had a great deal of affection for her and did not object to her coming to me with her fears even if it meant sleeping in my bed from time to time.He... father was arraigned and charged with murder in the first degree for killing his wife and assault in the first for attacking Cathy. At the arraignment his public defender entered a plea of not guilty for him and bail was set at half a million cash or bond. He contacted a lawyer who got to work on his case right away. The lawyer pooled all of the. She rolled on her back, and lifted a tube of sun tan lotion.Slowly, sensuously, she rubbed it on herself. Then she slipped on a pairof sunglasses, and leaned back, laying motionless.The angle shifted, showing the girl on her towel from the woods. There wasdeep harsh breathing in the background. Then the camera seemed to scuttletoward her like someone sneaking up on her. She suddenly sat up, lookingtoward the camera."Do you like what you see?" she asked softly. Her arms crossed runningdown her. My mind quietened. The spinning thoughts slowed and died, one by one. I looked for a moment of tranquillity. Resentment crept over me instead, catching me unawares. I suddenly found myself thinking, ‘why me?’ This was soon followed by the old childhood saw ‘it’s not fair!’ No sooner had the phrase formed in my mind, the spell was broken. I could laugh at myself again, mocking the self-pity. After all, I now had Angela. She was coming out of the studio as the dogs and I came in. Magic launched. I nod a yes, and turn to survey the crowd hulking over their glasses, as they ponder their dismal life. Gloria brought my drink, asking how I was doing and where had I been for so long. I don’t get over to this side of town that much, but, I always drop in when I do, was my reply. She leans forward and whispers that Don, one the usual’s, had been kicked out of his apartment a few days ago by his girlfriend of several years, and was bouncing from bar to bar. Don would always try to join me, when.