Although he hadn't reached the age of thirty-one without a number of sexual encounters, some casual, some of longer duration, all had ended in one f...rm of disappointment or another. Ideals formed in his mind and were pursued but he was never quite able to achieve them. He reached for the shampoo, rubbed it into his scalp and reflected on some of his failures. The litany was well-worn, frequently pondered over in moments of frustration and loneliness. He had no difficulty in calling them. .. A blinding painful flash, then darkness.I must have passed out then as awareness slipped away from me... I came to with pain pounding in my head, colors flashing through my mind, and the loudest damn noise in the world in my ears. As my head slowly cleared, I realized the sound was the alarm klaxon, and the colors were the spinning red emergency lights that were assaulting my senses.I then heard a voice, weakly, in my head, “ ... can you hear me,” it then repeated somewhat stronger and. " We stepped next door and knocked. Jason answered the door and looked Jodi up and down (she was stunning) and then shook my hand as I introduced myself. He invited us in and we headed into the room. I set my camera bag on the table and kept filming with the small video camera I had. Jason introduced us to two more guys, G and Philly (later found out short for Guy and Phillip but G and Philly were cooler). They were in their mid twenties and as tall as I was or taller. All were slender except. He agreed. "Ok, let's get our showers so we can get on the road."My shower didn't take long. Since I would be sitting on my sons lap for five hours, I wanted to wear something real comfortable. My jeans would be too tight. Plus it was too hot to wear them. I looked in my closet. As I was going though my clothes I found a summer dress I brought. It was the short type with sleeveless arms. It buttoned up in the front. I unbuttoned it and put it on. When I finished buttoning it up, I noticed it.