.." We won't take too long," Janet assured her. "And you need to see The Machine to believe it."'The Machine' turned out to be a silver sports car. It...had real leather seats, and the engine purred to life with an unmistakable feeling of power as John turned the ignition key."It's a Lotus," Janet explained over her shoulder to Beth, who sat in the back seat. "Like James Bond drives." Wow," Beth said. "Do you have, like, machine guns in the headlights?" Well, I could tell you," John said, backing. I know you don't know anything about me, but I swear to God I'd never tease you or anyone like that. Ask anyone who knows me. Ask Brad or Sandi, or... "I felt it happen then. When her eyes glanced into mine, I felt that familiar feeling just like I had felt with Joey or Suzi those first few times. It was like my life had started all over again, for I could love another like I had loved them.But just as I reached a state of euphoria, I found everything crashing down as Jennifer hurried away. Less than twenty-four hours after crossing the city limits, he had a place to live, a decent job, and he'd met some nice people. Sometimes things just went your way.And even working both jobs, he was still going to have plenty of time to himself to explore the town and the surrounding territory. He had no agenda; he just planned to poke around here and there to get the lay of the land. There was probably a municipal library where he could check out some books. He still had three unread books. For about 20 minutes, I was motionless and unable to imagine how to face my mommy the next day. Little did I know this would be the start of a new phase in my life.Next morning when I woke up, I had all the emotions running in my mind. Till yesterday, I was this little kid in front of my parents.All of a sudden, mom had to realize I am not that innocent child of hers anymore. I did not go out of my bedroom until 11’o clock. But for how much longer? I had to find a way to get myself out of this.