As she entered the terminal, she was greeted by a familiar face, radiant with the joy of seeing her oldest friend. Nicole grabbed her up and gave her ... huge hug and a brief peck on the cheek for good measure, Mary being a bit more reserved merely smiled and returned the hug. Nicole was a chatter box on the way to baggage claim, and Mary had no opportunity to even say a word, not even one. She was depressed enough without hearing the gushing happiness from her friend, and briefly wished. That is what he wants. He wants us divided so he can do whatever he is going to do easier. As one man he is incredibly powerful, as you saw by him putting me on my ass.” The jock snorted and said under his breath, “it would be easy to put you on your ass.” I pointed at him so suddenly that it startled a couple of students. “Come forward” I growled. He walked forward with a smug look on his face. David then grabbed my arm and whispered in my ear, “Are you sure James? You got hit pretty hard.” I. I was so hoping to have found a nice place to establish some friendships. To feel welcome.The best move in a new place was always to sit at the bar and get to know the bartenders. They knew all the regulars and all the gossip and they were the ones you wanted on your side. You wanted them to like you if at all possible. So I strolled over to the center of the bar running the length of the room and took a stool. Of course there was a mirror behind the bar so one could check out the whole. He looked like he was coming on strong and often leaning too close, she was try me to be polite but her smile became less genuine as the minutes progressed. Cassandra had just brought them another round and now he was making hand gestures for her to drink her drink. But before that, Mike noticed something.“Hey Cassandra “ Mike called the bartender over. He motioned for her to lean closer.“What is it?” Cassandra asked.“I think that guy might have slipped something in that girl’s drink” Mike said.