However, we were moving to different colleges and had to break up. During the first week of college, James, my best friend and I were invited by James...�� older brother, John for a party at his rented house close to the college campus. It was about 10 pm when we arrived at John’s house. There were about 40 – 50 people, inside and out. We were in total shock looking at the hot girls wearing tiny skirts, drinking beer from kegs all over the place.I saw a cute, petite brunette, Kayla who was hitting. She'd arrived on the eve of a big holiday weekend, without calling first. That wasn't like her. And she had an air of having arrived, when they came in the house.After a big hug—always a pleasure with Rachael—I asked, too brightly, "How long can you guys stay?"Wailing, "Oh, Al!" she collapsed into my arms and wept bitterly on my shoulder. Finally, she straightened up, wiped her eyes and said quietly, "Thanks, Al. I really needed that. To answer your question: We've moved in, if you'll have. Not you, you silly bint. HIM!”“So, you’re proposing four regions, with regional governors. Not suggesting yourself as one by any chance?” Ling smiled back; these two understood each other. The general was noble-born, rough, crude and a born army man; Ling was merchant class (which was why he understood the merchants, they were copies of his father), clever, sophisticated, and used to but not in love with army life; but they both understood something many others didn’t seem to. There were. . well, her reputation would be ruined and she might as well slit her wrists open and end it all right now. The other thing that made it difficult was Kristina's aunt's reputation. Everyone was all too willing to believe the worst about Kristina because they already believed it about Rita.To top it off, Trudy was desperate to escape Gloria's clutches. She couldn't believe how easily she'd succumbed to that bitch's threats and intimidation. Now that she was away from that awful girl Trudy.