Now she was as frazzled as any of the other clerks and running terribly behind on setting up for Christmas. Christina would be getting in from her col...ege late tonight, and Joyce wanted her otherwise dreary apartment to be all aglow with Christmas for her daughter. She had jammed the ham in the refrigerator and was heading for the door when her cell phone buzzed. Joyce looked at the caller ID. It was Mrs. Franklin. No way she couldn’t take this call. Mrs. Franklin was one of Joyce’s regulars. Please be advised that violators will be fined. Thank you!"There some boos but mostly everyone complied with the officer's order. People started to shuffle to their dorms.Atlas University has always been known as a party school so things get kind of rowdy on the last day of classes based on the years I have been here. There was a party one time on the last day of classes during my freshman year. Some idiots decided to sneak some fireworks onto campus. As soon as the clock struck 9, they set it. He had. He was nodding his head, like he'd been there. "Why do you do it?" Why do we do it? We enjoy being together. Besides, it's part of the scam. We've got most of the student body believing that we're lovers." I wasn't asking why you pretend. I was asking why you don't try it; you might like it." You astound me. You're the most straight-laced friend I've ever had. You can't be serious," I said, watching him closely, and seeing that he was still nodding his head."If Megan's agreeable, and. "He checked our vehicle," Kayla returned."But he didn't really do anything," Mrs. Kimbrel responded. "He just glanced inside for a second and waved us on." Not aware of the scanners their vehicle had stopped above at the checkpoint or the capabilities of the guard's helmet, she wondered at the quiet chuckles coming from the troopers in the front seats."Let's just say that there was more done than you could see," Kayla said as she smiled at the older woman."But..." Mrs. Kimbrel began just as she.