I was about to have Harold explain the situation to the receptionist when Janice appeared to escort us to Harry’s office. I noticed the receptionist...had motioned to Janice, as she was passing by, and she quickly said something to Janice. Janice replied and a very wide-eyed young lady turned to stare in our direction.“I’m curious, Janice, what did the receptionist tell you and what did you say to her?”“Oh, she is a new employee. She was concerned that there was something wrong about your group. When he had dispatched our henchmen, he turned his attention to Kreugerand I, like a gourmet deliberately saving the best for last. Kreuger layunconscious where he had fallen during my attack on the creature.Lifting Kreuger's head now, he plunged his fangs deep into his neck.Kreuger's life began ebbing away to the rhythmic sound of the creaturesucking him dry. I saw the life leave him, watched Kreuger die. Istaggered to my feet, my shattered arm hanging loosely at my side.Dropping Kreuger's. A girl does have to eat. Besides, she rationalized, they were lowfat.On her way out the door, she saw a bunch of fresh bananas lying on the counter. That was when an idea began to form in her mind — a possible way for her to begin to transform her image, quickly and dramatically. It would require her to be bold and creative, even shockingly so, but she knew it was time. Her fingers wandered over the bunch, touching and inspecting each one, until she finally found the perfect one. She carefully. "Thank you," I said, "This may seem forward, but may I escort you to lunch?"She smiled that deep, friendly smile and said, "I've got plans. I'm sorry."I hadn't tried to ask that many women out in the past because of fear of rejection and this started to feel like one of those times. To my surprise, however, the feeling passed pretty quickly. I realized that she just didn't have the time ... it wasn't me. That was a big step for me.At lunch, I ate alone. Yes, I was with other people at the.