Cooler weather had driven most of the students who spent their lunch hour outside to join their classmates inside, and the cafeteria was crowded. Jake...had just finished eating when Bonnie bumped his elbow, pointing toward the door. Harvey, who had finished his suspension and was back in school, was leading a group of kids their way. While the bully normally had a half dozen or so followers, today he had over a dozen with him, two of them appeared far older than high school age."Hey Whitman,". It is the end of a long busy week. Mandi and Rick haven’t had much time together because they’ve both been busy getting three apartments ready for new tenants. Mandi works Monday through Thursday from six until four. Fridays, she spends the day at home doing housework. On this Friday, she is at home just finishing cleaning the house when Rick comes in at noon. She greets him at the door with a hug and kiss then asks, ‘How long are you home for?’ Rick hugs her tight and replies, ‘For the rest of. As usual, I stopped outside the Tattoo parlour when the door opened."Hi, there," he said.He looked just like an exile from a motorcycle gang, big with large tattooed arms and even a multi coloured scarf around his head."Hi," I replied, "bit slow today?" Yep, but I don't mind," he said with a smile. "Why don't you come in and have look at my wall of fame?"I hesitated for a second then nodded, my pub lunch could wait."If I can I take a picture of each work," he explained waving at the wall. I approve. It would look well on you. Go back to the changing room and take off these." A gesture at the skirt and blazer and blouse she wore to work. "I will get the dress. Quick quick. We don't have all day."She went back and found a slightly confined area of three walls and a curtain on a rail making the fourth, slipping past and noting a long ornate mirror on one wall and a chair in the corner reducing the space still further. Taking off her clothes one by one and carefully folding and.