But that wasn’t a problem for two reasons. One we weren’t at work and two I had started smoking again to help me over the estrogen roller coaster.... We were gathered around Nick’s kitchen table for a brain storming session. The table was big enough for everyone’s laptop, sketch pad, and whatever else they wanted to use. Almost everyone who mattered from Wild Crescent was there including our promoter Mike. He was the one who recruited me way back when. Mike was there to talk about all the latest. Or maybe this is just a misunderstanding, maybe I didn't hearcorrectly..."No, I've known him for a long time he had that serious face.... Could hebe joking? Could he...? This seems completely surreal, yes that should beit, he's paying me a huge prank, in any moment he will come back andtell me it was a joke, he's just playing hard ball at his job offering,or maybe he knew and arranged all that thing with the union so Iwouldn't have a choice." My mind continued working.But I knew my friend, I. That will be just an unintended mistake.Secondly, we have 2 new teachers, Frank Johnson and Erica Rose. Frank will be taking year 10 and 11 Geography and Erica will be joining our newly formed, combined PE team.Right, that’s it, file out in the usual way and go to your home rooms.”Just about everyone in the hall must have started talking at the same time because the noise suddenly got deafening, but we managed to get out and to our home room.We had a new home room teacher that year, a Harry. He was certain of what he wanted, just ashe was certain that I was going to give it to him. While I had datedwomen in the past, I had never once experienced anything close to thisunadulterated desire. It felt like a switch in my brain flipped. Iunderstood what he wanted from me, and even though I had no choice, Istill wanted to please him. There was something I craved about having thepower to fill such a terrible need.At this realization, I blushed furiously. What the hell was wrong withme?.