Man, of all of us, Greg was taking itespecially hard. It was hard to tell him that Laurie was more interestedin Jack's clean crisp cash than in going...steady with some sweaty ranchhand. And, as the first of us to bone her, I think he may actually have hada genuine crush on the bitch. The best Steve and I could do for him wasget him drunk and laid as often as possible. It's just that the prospectsfor the latter hadn't been all that good lately.In a few weeks we'd all be leaving for school. Thankfully, there was no sign of anything that could have belonged tohim in my flat so he couldn't be living here or even stay over veryoften. That should make things easier to deal with.Other photos showed me with the girls, photos of me and Richie andphotos of my parents and two older brothers (I wonder how much ourrelationship has changed now)."Sophie," I heard Becca whisper from the bedroom."You've got used to calling me that quickly haven't you?" I saidsnidely."Sorry, it just slipped out;. The people they passed looked haggard and drawn. The children seemed thin, hungry and ragged.They arrived at the residence. It was a large fortress type place surrounded by a high wall, with a gatehouse protected by a portcullis. The portcullis was raised and they entered. The main house, a three story structure, was in much the same condition as everything else. It looked tired and neglected. The place was a wreck. There was furniture strewn all over, clothing, books and manuscripts were lying. And Elsa fit the type. It didnt take him much to seduce her, though she was resistant to his advances initially, she felt flattered by the attention. He was the one who took her out to dance, not once or twice, the whole night. He took her home: her home. Treated her like a lady. He knew what the deal was: shed go out again and he will know just where to find her. Hector got mom pregnant with me. I never called him dad, he was never around enough for that. Kyle was the only father I ever knew..