" Hartwell replied. "True but..." Derrick started, then an alert was going off from his wrist com. "Yes Shelby, is it time?" "Yes Derrick, she should ...merge any time now. Should I bring you back onboard?" Shelby asked. Looking around Derrick was trying to decide whether right now would be a good time. Finally, "Yes Shelby for a little bit. Mary, watch over everything and advise me if you are in need of me." Mary nodded then sighed, as she thought, the least little thing and he'd be off. It was. The class International Relations had it’s challenges. With the pop quizzes and the grueling testing that took place, many students struggled to even get a C grade. Kendra currently was holding a A. Multiple students raised their hands. “Yes Mr. Duran?” Professor Gunther said. “The Soviet Union Collapsed because of it’s economic structure….right?” Duran said. Gunther chuckled “I don’t know did it collapse because of its economic structure? Can someone please help Mr. Duran out? Kendra had her. She let me pour myheart out to her for which I was very grateful and gaveme the attention I needed most right then, the factsomebody cared about my life. She wrapped her armsaround me and consoled me so that I began to feelbetter about myself and my situation. When I stopped crying she invited me over to her placefor dinner, telling me that her husband traveled onbusiness three to five days a week and she hated to eatalone. I was in no mood to cook but was certainlyhungry, so I accepted without. ‘I don’t know where she is.’ They got up and walked to the door, Butch hanging closer than was comfortable. ‘I’ll be right back,’ she said, opening the door. ‘Do you mind if I use your bathroom?’ She did mind, but ‘I can’t be that rude.’ Relenting, she said, ‘Sure. Go through the kitchen. There’s a bathroom by the backdoor.’ Faith went upstairs and took her time changing her clothes, all the while listening for the front door, signaling Butch’s exit. No such luck. To discourage his advances,.