"I heard low voices murmuring but I couldn't understand what they weresaying. Some voices were raised and I could make out the occasionalword. "...not...going down...crazy bitch..."The door was closed again and I was left alone with my fears once more.-*-After a short period of time, I heard a lot of commotion above me. Feetwere scurrying around and then I heard what had to be gunshots. I hadno idea what was going on and certainly didn't plan on going up to findout. For all I knew it was a ruse. He was tall, around 6’1″ and was big and hairy and muscular – exactly my type.He listened to me and asked about my interests and hobbies and seemed genuinely interested in everything I said. While texting, he slowly convinced me to come to his place to meet him someday. I liked the idea.One evening after my college ended, he asked me if I was free to come over that evening to his place. I said yes since I was free and had no assignments.So I quickly went to my room, took a quick shower and. The five finalists presented their papers at a meeting of the DAR. The members then voted on the readings and awarded the prize. Gerald’s paper was filled with buzz words that he knew the ultra-patriotic organization would love. That was how he had been chosen as a finalist (the only boy among four girls). His presentation went well, his mellow voice filling the living room of Mrs. Hanes’ house. His persuasiveness made the words, “In God we trust,” and “conceived in liberty,” ring true and. I listened to the message:“Petey, I know you must be angry. This week I didn't have any idea about how much I was ignoring you while I was paying so much attention to Randy. You're right, that wasn't your fantasy. I'm so ashamed. I must have hurt you terribly. Going off on a couples weekend without you is one of the stupidest mistakes I've ever made. Please call me so we can talk.”I was still hurting from our contentious confrontation before Leanne left for the couples weekend with Randy. While.