He progressed quickly, moving from trainee manager to assistant manager, then finally to restaurant manager, albeit at the smallest restaurant in the ...hain. This did not matter to Greg. He was the master of his own kingdom and he enjoyed the challenges and rewards this brought. He loved working with food and people. His self-confidence began to grow, improving his life as the hurt and anger from the past dwindled. He threw himself into his new career, showing himself to be someone with. Honey, Im going to the gym to work off some steam. Be back in about 2 hrs, she called down the stairs. Uhh, O.K. Hon, is all she heard from the basement. The 2007 NCAA championship game was on, Florida vs. Ohio State, and she could be sure that he wasnt moving from that chair for the duration of the game. Shed tried before to compete against his other interests and resigned herself that though she loved him, and would never leave him, he would never understand the insatiable burning she felt to. We went to high school together, and grew up in the same neighborhood. After high school, Jesse moved to California to pursue her career in design, and I stayed in Montreal to pursue my studies in psychology. She started a small clothing company, and I started working for a local school board as a psychologist. I got tired of waiting for Jesse so I decided to drink alone for awhile. It helped me warm up. After a few drinks I saw a familiar face walk into the bar. But something was. All I had to do was wait until the dark spot hit the glove and then I could spin and tag the runner, completing the universal perfect pickoff play. The dark spot quickly blacked out the sunlight and I closed my glove and began to swing it toward the runner desperately diving back toward the base. Unfortunately I moved a split second too soon and instead of hearing the satisfying thump of the ball in my glove I hear an odd, ‘Whoosh,’ and then a disheartening, ‘Thwock,’ as a swirling star field.