"So if that's true, Heather, what is it? Your little sis again? Teacher giving you a hard time? Another dork trying to get you to go out with him?"Dia...e was sincerely hoping it was one of these. After all, those were the things that Heather always used to complain about, at least before Heather stopped talking to her sometime over the summer.Diane had been thrilled to see Heather again when the semester started. At first it had appeared that her fears had been unfounded. Yet after two more. You look ridiculous and you might scratch your knees."She hastily stood up. "I... haven't been able to sell more than a couple of the stories I wrote. I've had to sell most of my things just to pay for rent and food and clothes. These two suitcases are all I have left. I spent the last of my money buying an outfit I thought you'd like and getting a cab over here." So do you need a loan? I don't have much cash on hand, but you can spend the night and I'll make a withdraw in the morning-" I need. "Well, we have quite the lush here. Just be careful, Marley, that stuff, believe it or not, can kick your ass." Tori laughs as she takes a sip from her glass. She was right. I can feel my head starting to get heavy and wanting to fall back onto the couch. "Hey, I have to go use the bathroom quickly," I say as I stand up. "There is one right upstairs. Second door on the right," Tori says. Walking up the staircase, I can hear the two of them giggling. "Oh man, they are laughing at me. Great!" I. One evening while I was sitting at home watching the tv the door bell rang , I answered the door to find it was the local councillor who lived a few doors up the road. he was in his sixties, and about six foot , balding ,and overweight. He said my parents had asked him to keep an eye on me whilst they were away , and he needed to come in to talk about something important . I did try to put him off as I did not want to be stuck with the guy. He was quite insistent, and said he had brought some.