Hislaughs continued to mock me. Just before he fired I shut my eyes andmumbled a quick prayer and then, nothing. I opened my eyes wonderingwhat happen...d. I was beyond shocked when I saw that the uni-beam wasstill in the process of being fired. The beam looked like a growing stubof energy, but it was growing little by little. Seizing the bizarremoment I tried moving out of the way only to discover I couldn't move.Wait a minute. I could move just very slowly."Mental faculty processing has been. "i drunkenly nod my head in agreement and lay down on the sofa ." Oh no not there you can sleep in the spare room c'mon ."Penny takes me to her spare room and tells me to get undressed because im not sleeping in my clothes , stick out my tongue in defiance but she gives me this stern look so i undress and she watch's me as i stand there in my bra n pantiesand she points to the bed , as i get into bed i look at penny as if for the first time ." And you can get that look off your face that's just. At least the others, if not exactly paying close attention, were quiet. Why take an elective science class if you weren’t really interested in the subject, especially one as esoteric as oceanography? Each morning, she sat entranced as he spoke about one aspect or another of oceanography and when they went on the whale watch trip, she finally made up her mind. As the bell rang, ending the class, she walked out, smiling. He was the one she wanted, even if he was white and thirty-five. **********. I think your father might look for us if we park in the garage without coming in. What about the parking lot at Jessies school. It should be empty by now. Yeah, that might work! I said, starting to drive towards it. When we pulled into the parking lot, both of us were ecstatic to see that it was empty. I parked the car at the far end of the lot, underneath a tree, giving us as much privacy as I could find. Lets move to the backseat! Chris quickly agreed and we hastily climbed into the.