With his finger, he raised my head to meet his. Really looking at him for the first time, I noticed his deep eyes and kind smile. He was studying me a... well, and finally broke our silence to tell me how beautiful I looked in his chair. He tilted his head, the way that artists do, and pursed his lips in a thoughtful way. ‘May I?’ he asked, reaching out to take the dress from my tight grip. ‘May I see you?’ he repeated softly, in response to my hesitance. He leaned forward and his lips softly. I think that you were lucky that you finished when you did; you could have been killed as well.”Adam asked, “Who the hell wanted Sal dead? I mean ~ he’s not what you would call a straight arrow but he’s really not all that bad. I mean for god’s sake anyone who is in bed with him financially makes money.”Karen said, “Come on Adam don’t play games with us you’ve been making money with Sal for over ten years now. We know that you’re from back east we can hear your New York accent.”Adam said,. I put on my Walkman and read until they turned off the lights.The next week was the same as the one before. Mostly doing make-work, like cleaning the parking lots. Then finally it was Friday, and I was glad for one of the friends I had made. Lance Corporal Hanks was one of the “Reclass” students, a grunt who when he reenlisted got a change to a new MOS. And unlike most of us, he was actually allowed to have a car. The prohibition on cars at the school only applied to those that were going to an. Cathy said, “John, Maria was just on the phone and was asking about rescheduling her visit.”John asked, “What visit?”Cathy replied, “Your stud duties to the women that have deep and endearing crushes on you.”John laughed and said, “Oh, that visit. Check with Kelly and see if she is up to it.”“Okay, I’ll do that,” replied Cathy and then she disconnected.John made his telephone calls, contacting the candidates. All of them were surprised at having been contacted. One refused outright. The other.