His first day in the office as a junior clerk had been a nightmare. He was only eighteen, fresh out of college and thrown into the melting pot of an o...fice, surrounded by a gang of ten women of various ages, but who exuded a united front when they stripped him bare of any self respect. Mercilessly, they teased him, both overtly and subtly. Making comments about his suit, lack of a girlfriend (was he gay), not quite tying his tie straight or worse, flashing a leg or slightly more, just so that. Lets get out of here."She pulled me out of Jennifers salon quickly and we got in the car. Shedrove me across the town. I could tell that Joan was very upset at whathad just happened. I just sat beside her shaking as she drove. We stoppedat this other beauty salon. It looked like a nice place and she lead mein. We walked in and this kind woman walked up to us. She looked youngerthan Jennifer but she had a nicer look about her. She had this kind lookthat made me relax. Joan said, "My friend,. " You didn't hurt her any," Andy said. "She reminds me a lot of Regan, I guess. Regan's family shielded her from anything that might cause her harm. The problem was that they also shielded her from all the things that interest young girls: boys, fun ... boys. Lupe is in the same boat. You know, Mom always told me that kids are supposed to do stupid things. It's what helps them learn and grow. Lupe hasn't had a chance to make mistakes. She's smart as hell but, emotionally, she's still a little. The closest gunman was on my left and he walked up to us putting himself directly in front of me with his gun held low pointing at my waist.I stopped laughing and looked around as if scared. I noticed that none of the men had their hammers cocked but all of them were jumpy so it wouldn’t take much to set them off. Anna looked at the gun pointed at me, then looked up at me, and back at the gun. She started trembling and tears started pouring out of her eyes. Reaching over, I put my right arm.