He was out of the room so fast; he did not hear Heather say "shit." Or see her reach for her cell phone and dial a number. "I almost had him," told He...ther to the person on the other end of the phone. "I did what you told me and he held me in his arms and was about to kiss me, when he got a phone call and was called to the office. What do I do now?" Heather asked the person on the other end of the line. "Oh, that's good, that should work, if it doesn't, nothing will. Let me get ready."Robert. Not at all..."I'm not, as you so aptly put it, 'shittin' you'. The fact of the matteris that I have it on good authority that Ginger has, what you mightcall, a thing for other women, much the way I have been lead to believethat you yourself do..."+++"By any chance, Ginger, are your ears burning?" Janice, in aconspiratorial tone of voice, inquired of her sole tablemate.Taken aback by Janice Meadows' pointed inquiry, Ethan stammered, "Huh?" You do realize that even as we speak, that rather. ’ She saw the anguish in my eyes and said that she would speak to Peter for some advice. I didn’t want this, but she went ahead and spoke to him and he came up with the perfect answer. We would change places! He would run the class with Ann, taking on an active role while I supported Penny in their class. This way, as he would be taking an active part in what had been my class, and it would absolve my conscience in respect of the feelings of Ann that it was Peter and not myself doing it with. I carved out the eyes first. Two symmetrical triangles topped with a thin upturned 'V' for eyebrows. They looked great. Another triangle for the nose. And then, as I cut a slit to start the mouth - you know, the traditional gaping jagged jaws - something stopped me. Yes. Stopped me dead. A thought, a voice in my head. Can't describe it any other way. It spoke to me. No - she spoke to me. 'No, please,' in a little voice just like that, 'Please don't hurt me.' I dropped the knife, stepped back..