Of course, that meant that she was now actually touching me. I surprised myself by not freaking out at all or getting nervous. I just smiled and kept ...laying.By now, everyone was getting totally shitfaced. Quite a few joints had been around the circle, and the sixth bottle of Boone's wine was being emptied. I had noticed that Rebecca had passed on most of the tokes (although not all) but had taken plenty of drinks. I was nearly sober by then, because I usually volunteered to drive. I guess I. "A more comfortable silence developed and Elaine could hear herself breathing. Her fingers started typing like they were remotely controlled. She had no idea where they were taking her. Later she thought it was fate... "I feel safer now. Knowing someone who respects you is a great comfort. Having my doubts removed is a feeling I'm not sure I'm comfortable with, but it's a big relief all the same." I'm glad." Me too." I bet you are. So now that you are satisfied, what changes?" Um, it opens the. But John was a friendly good looking guy. They made small talk. He said he had seen her around and would like to get to know her, so could he meet her for lunch?She agreed and went on her way, thinking 'Hmmm a boy, and he's nice.'At lunchtime, they met in the canteen and both got packed lunches and went out and sat on the grass under a tree near the old barn.Over their improvised picnic, they chatted and laughed and Wendy realized she liked this 'John' boy very much. Lunch over, she leaned over. "I ... didn't know! I'm just a kid and I haven't been a real person for a long time ... I don't understand these things! Please don't lose confidence in me. I'll try really hard to understand the human side. I just want to help. Don't unplug me ... Please!" The sobbing came from everywhere and nowhere."Calm down, Melinda. None of us mentioned unplugging you. That was your idea. We still trust you," I said soothingly. The other two nodded agreement."I wish you could hug me and make it all.