The upper deck erupted in shouts of joy and hand waves of welcome when Seraina dismounted from the snowmobile. The boisterous display of affection sla...med into a wall of silence as I climbed off the passenger seat. For the most part, the expressions on the faces of the assembled women were neutral displays of puzzlement and curiosity, as opposed to blatant hostility. A few of the ladies gave me tentative waves of greeting. Sheila leaned forward, braced her gloved hands on the icy railing and. " "Hi," she said, very lightly and smiling big when she said it. Her beautiful eyes just gazing at me as we stared at each other for a second. "Well bye" Amber said, then her and Payton disappeared into the crowd of people. Only later on into the night I will see her again.Steven and I were listening to the second band that was on stage when Payton came up to me. She sat by me, and we started to talk about what she likes to do and her favorite music. I tried my hardest to concentrate, but I. Frank was over putting his bedroll down, preparing to turn in, when June Richardson appeared out of the gathering darkness and quietly approached him."That was nice, what you did for the children tonight, Frank," she said. "I'm sure the other parents appreciated your doing it also." We all had fun," Frank, laughed. "It was sort of nice to be doing that little old nonsensical rhyme again. My little daughter Lorrie used to make me sit and do that for an hour sometimes," he said, no longer. “Now I think you have some work to do, don’t you?” I told him, pointing to his school books, “I’ll talk to your mother, don’t worry. But remember, this agreement is just between us, between us men, alright?”He again nodded, picked up his books, and headed toward his room. I said goodbye and headed home. I called Aurelia from a taxi, telling her that I had spoken with Marcus.I told her he had agreed to work harder at his studies, and if he could accomplish a C5 score by next week, I would reward.