I said that I would be their leader and they would all get the opportunity to be officers and leaders. I was going to divide them into temporary squad... of 9 members, each. Some people might be shifted to different squads after we had a little experience with each other, but we would go with this arbitrary arrangement for now. As much as possible, we would keep buddies together, but I couldn't promise anything for the long haul.I gave them 20 minutes to sort themselves out, then I took over.. It was just around the corneras Dorothy had told him. His bravado of thirty seconds earlier hadevaporated away like water vapor. Nervously, he parked the car and wentin through the front door, a tiny bell tinkling in the store somewhere.A tall woman leant out from an office, a phone in her hand. "Be rightthere," she said, smiling.He nodded and looked around. It was bigger inside than he'd haveimagined, though it might have been artful interior decoration usingdifferent levels of lighting to. . At first, it was hard to believe that these were the same as the ones lying flatly, undisturbed and looking new and perfect in their boxes. Her worn nylons looked so different, almost wild and begging to be touched. They seemed to beckon him to come closer to pinch them between his fingers to feel their silky, slippery texture as he gently moved them between his fingertips. They felt soft and he recognized the familiar aroma of his mother's perfume lingering in the invisible fibers. What. It was only after id nearly got rid of the taste in my mouth that I said hey ashlie, sleep okay?, she didnt look up but I think I heard a soft sob from her and I nealt infront of her and lifted her soft chin with my finger.Are you okay? I said. She finally looked into my face and I was once again captivated by her Emerald eyes, even though they shone with tears, No she said, its Sean, he called me and said hes sorry about last night, he wants to get back together. My heart fell, no, plummeted..