”He smiled, a pleasant smile, not at all wolfish.I nodded and wondered how he knew what I could do.“It pays twice what you are making, per...aps a bit more,and there is a nice clothing allowance, five hundred amonth, but you will have to do some overtime, workingin the evenings and weekends, going on business trips;that sort of thing.”“Six hundred a week?” I said, my voice breaking.“Seven-fifty actually, and if you do well, I’ll promiseyou a bonus at the. It had sparked off the idea of a little week-end jaunt; a way of rewarding Rachel for being a pleasant niece; and there’s something infectious in a teenager’s enthusiasm that will cast out negative reasons for doing something later considered foolhardy.Although I had little experience of driving, other than the half-dozen driving lesson’s taken some months back, I did managed to make it onto the main highway north in Robert’s 4x4 without causing any harm to other road users.Rachel clearly had. "Let's go on a ride on the lazy river for awhile and you can tell me what's on that pretty mindof yours." Ben said. After a couple of trips around the lazy riverwe found a secluded place so we can talk. "Ben this may come as a shock but I need you tohear me out." I said as tears began forming in myeyes. "Oh sweetie you can me anything. I love you somuch I could never be mad at you." Ben said. He wipedaway my tear and wrapped his arms around me. I took adeep breath and stared into Ben's. ... Bzzzt.... sounded my phone signaling 8 A.M. on Sunday morning. Normally I'd be loathed to get up this early any day, on a weekend especially, but today was different. Today is going to be the best day of my life. Excitedly, I climbed out of bed, careful not to trip and fall flat on my face as I rushed over to my calendar hanging on the wall. I squealed with glee as I marked off today's date, August 18th, with a red sharpie. After 18 long years of waiting, I was finally going to college! For.
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