Stephen was still feeling groggy from last night so he plonkhimself down on a seat at the table while Emily poured him a cup ofcoffee. Stephen pondere... for a moment about whether he should tell Emilyabout last night and then decided that he should."Hey sweetie?" he asked getting her attention. "You didn't noticeanything going on last night did you?" he asked as he took the coffeefrom her. Emily poured herself some cereal and sat down. "No. Why?" sheasked.Stephen considered her answer for a. It was time to try something different, she decided. Maybe he would make an interesting study partner. She was definitely going to need one for this class. At least there might be one class she wouldn’t fail. It was such a bad semester already. ***** After class, John was just beginning to get up when he saw her walking up to him. He felt like a mouse hypnotized by a snake, he couldn’t move or escape. She stopped just in front of him. ‘So, do you want to be study buddies?’ Even worse, she was. I had a couple of drinks, and I’m fine.” “Really, you’re stumbling.” “Relax, when did you become a police officer? Geeze, weren’t you ever a kid?” “Your mother didn’t say you could drink and drive. That’s against the law you know.” “I’m not drunk though. Why are you making such a big deal over this?” “Did you ever hear of a phone? You’re eighteen years old and you should have called to tell me that you were going to be late.” I couldn’t believe my stepbrother was going off on me. He was. Just then Sheila and John walked in, “Kayla sweetie, the springs in Shawn’s bed is loose, so he will be staying with you till his new bed comes in.” said Sheila, trying to put on the best sympathic look she could. I really didn’t want him in here again, I like having my own privacy. I sat up and said, “I don’t want to have him in here, last time he was in here it was hell. How long till his bed comes?” Sheila put on her one of a kind ‘please, just do it, please’ look and said “That was when.