He won’t let me get a job to help out. He wants me to focus on my studies and school activities so that I can get into the best possible university.... let myself in. Like I thought, Dad was asleep, or should I say passed out, on the couch in the living room. The empty remains of a twelve-pack of Shiner lay scattered around the table and floor nearby. I didn’t see any evidence of food, so I doubted he had eaten anything. Again. This scene was becoming pretty routine.Dad would come home and hit. I like the tone of his voice, the way he smiles, how I can picture everyone and everything he talks about just by the descriptive words he uses. ‘I’m from a very quiet family. It’s nice to be around someone who doesn’t mind talking.’ Graham throws his head back and laughs. ‘Is that a polite way of saying I don’t shut the fuck up?’ A small cautious laugh bubbles out of my chest. ‘Not atall! I really am enjoying your stories. I’m an only child so I never got to experience any of that. The. "Sounds good." She is on cloud nine as she walks to her next class.Tyler finds her shyness to be so cute. He is intrigued to see what kind of dress she will wear since she never wears anything sexy but, damn, she looks good in jeans. He would give anything to see her in a miniskirtShe is a refreshing change from all the girls who just want to get in his pants because he is the star quarterback. He has a feeling that she isn't interested in a roll in the hay to brag to her friends that she. I’m not running. If the Council believes that I’m a threat, as everyone else has been lead to believe, then they won’t stop until they’ve caught me. Not to mention, they’ll have the help of everyone who believes as they do.”“Well, no one’s attacked you yet,” she said.I nodded. “True, but that’s mostly because I’ve lived under the Lockdown ever since I was awakened and no one’s been able to view my mark without their magic.”“So, the end of the Lockdown could mean ... what?” she asked.I shrugged..