"But I have been curious t'know where you disappeared to.Yeh never did us." I was just about to, as it pertains to the matter of Susan's learning.Alth...ugh I fear my meager adventures that day pale next to your own. Ididn't hazard far from there, just over the concourse, which I made myway across to a chorus of rude halloos from the operants of thosedamnable steel carriages. Our attire marked us as foreigners to thistime, and I was seeking a place where the thief-takers wouldn't takenotice of me. Eventually, the conversation turned to sex and we talked about our past love lives and the boy troubles we'd both had. I found out that Kelli had such a bad experience with her last boyfriend, she swore off men altogether and became a lesbian. After hearing her horrible story I felt kind of bad telling her about how Aiden and I had come to break up, but she didn't seem to mind hearing about it. "Oh, it's okay honey, it was a long time ago and I'm doing a lot better now," she said, laying a hand. We rode down a couple more miles before he started in on a new subject. ‘So you’re going to the big dance in a couple nights aren’t you? All the guests are going to be there, and I’m sure your family has expressed interest.’ The way he said it, it was as if he’d already decided that I was going. But indeed my family had expressed interest, and last night I had heard Lucy tell me all about it. Apparently every summer, on the first Saturday of August, the Waterman’s had a big formal social at. It came together in a happy coincidence....her; Bethan had had a tiring week at work, always fighting against those in power who continuously tried to push her down, to submit to their every need, even though nowhere in her contract did it say she was to serve endless coffee and run mindless errands for people so pompous they couldn't even remember her name. Him; Tom had just split up with yet another girlfriend and had come round to Bethan's seeking comfort and wine.Tom knew how good looking.