Jack had sneaked into the back seat while Janet was seeing Sue off. He had a set of the master keys that fit all Toyota products, so he had no trouble...unlocking the door.Janet returned to the car and drove toward home. She drove about two blocks and pulled to the side of the street. "Okay, who are you, and why are you hiding in my car?"Jack was nonplussed that he had been spotted, but he said, "I'm Jack Donner, and I have admired you for months. I just want to get to know you better."Much to. ’ His eyes held mine for slightly longer than necessary and I shivered. He was about my age, I guessed, in his early twenties and his long hair fell about his shoulders. I’d never gone for men with long hair before but with his startlingly blue eyes, I found him enormously attractive. ‘Shall we go back outside?’ I nodded in agreement and we stood at the doorway and watched the crowd surging all around us. The town was alive with colour and noise and I could feel the excitement in the air. The. Barton’s appointment, the school had been known for tough, if somewhat ineffective, discipline. A demerit system was in place by which bad academic performance, infringements of school rules and behavior outside school designed to ‘bring the school into disrepute’ earned the student in question demerits which would then accumulate over the month. 10 demerits had hitherto led to being barred from the next school trip or event (such as a prom), 20 demerits meant exclusion from school for a week. ” Desi kept counting down the days until she turns sixteen.Not to belittle high school, but that pretty much set the tone for the next week. High school, dating, running—they all are like I’m told war is: Moments of abject terror followed by days or weeks of incessant boredom. The routine of the day didn’t allow for huge amounts of flexibility. Up at five to meet Nanette and go running. It seemed she spent a lot more of our runs actually running with me instead of ahead of me. I knew she also.