Mr. Marlowe?”“I think Miss Gunderson should write a short essay on the advantage of polite speech to get her started into the school year. The usu...l five pages, Arial 12, 1.5 lines,” Marlowe stated. His glance fell on Danny. “Any excuses for her this time, Mr. Westbrook?”“Only that I can really be a dimwitted appendage at times,” Danny deadpanned.He quickly settled back into school life. Over the course of the first days back, the youngsters were trading stories about their summers and the air. "I'm sure my mouth was still open as the most radiant woman—no, girl—that I had ever seen stood before me brushing the wrinkles from her dress.She turned as if to follow the black shadow."Wait," I said. "Where are you going?" I have to get my car," she stated, as if it were the most logical thing in the world.I grabbed her wrist as she turned back to the darkness."Look," I stammered, "it's dangerous out there. You can stay in my room at the hotel until the morning. I'll even sleep on the floor.. This was a new one for us, no one had ever used that approach when trying to get into my wife's pants. How much would it take? he asked, and we just kind of looked at each other like we didn't know what to say, kind of like an 'Indecent Proposal' moment. We could have ended the conversation right there and said no thanks, but the next thing I know the wife types in "$1000" and hits send. He responds with "LOL your wife is hot but for that much she'd have to be mine for the weekend!" Then he. “Reading that damned article opened my eyes. I learned the hard way that I am responsible for my own happiness. There wasn’t a fact in that article that I didn’t learn through blood, sweat, and tears. I paid for that knowledge with my soul!. It’s too late to help me. I know everything in it.”“I’m sorry,” Dan said.Jimmy shook his head and said, “Don’t be sorry. I called Mr. Derkins last night. He’s sending out someone to take my shifts for me. I’m taking all of the kids in my whole family to.