Switching downtown, she boarded the Green Line and disembarked as ordered. It took her a while to find her goal at the University, since she’d never...been there before, but as far as she could tell, she wasn’t being followed. Entering the Union, it took a moment’s work to find Starbuck’s. Neil sat at a table with two young people. He was a large man, about six-two, about as she imagined him. His slender, graceful yet powerful hand was next to a paper cup of iced tea. A dark, slender young man. Paulie started rubbing her forearm, trying to calm her down. No, Alexandra, none of this is your fault. Just because you didnt hang out with him doesnt mean you killed him. No, you dont understand, Alexandra replied. I was supposed to be in the car with him. I was his lucky charm, he told me. Why would he need luck in the car? Al, just try to breathe and relax. Paulie said. We were supposed to go drag racing, Paulie. I didnt tell you that, because then you wouldve never let me go. But I was. The stupidest thing you can do is run right back to the guy saying "so and so said"- in the long run you will have sabatoged the only support network available to you.- if they get you pregnant and want to marry you in a short amount of time, they probably want a visa to your country. most of the girls i know who got pregnant were abandoned by their boyfriend for the next sweet young thing. as for marriage, it doesn't stop most of them from cheating. do some reading on thai culture, visit their. He worries about her to the extent that he started drinking to escape the pain of loosing her. I told her in no uncertain terms that she is playing with his heart. He has loved her unconditionally and she uses guilt to control him. She says marrying him was one of the best things she has done but then there are moments she treats him as if he was a dog. Yet he takes it quietly. She is starting to do the same to me and while he may have to take it, I do not need to participate in her game. The.