"Let's, have them over some evening next week." Who?" Pris and Hal, silly! Maybe Wednesday or Thursday? For a cookout and maybe a swim, if it isn't to... cool that night." Okay," Max mumbled.Pris accepted the invitation when Jackie extended it the next day, taking the Wednesday option. Max frowned for a moment when Jackie told him that evening."It's just that... " he began, hesitating when he tried to give a sound reason for his reaction to the news. "I don't know. I guess there's no good reason.. ." And you think it's your turn," he finished for me."Actually, it should have been my turn a month ago, but that wasn't my idea." Well?" I think we should do a weekly profile on students who make a difference." I see. What do you mean by make a difference?"'Well, Brenda Kelly volunteers at the hospital. Paul Reiser and Susan Sherman help out at the Humane Society. Cindy Brady helps with the girl scouts. Her troop has been tops in cookie sales the last couple years." That's a good idea, Tony.. “I’m confident I can do all that, Gene,” Helene said. “I’d need training in what to look for on the bid forms.”“Yes, we’d have to work quite closely the first few weeks, but you saw the workplace you’ll have in the reception room. There’s one aspect of the job that needs more explanation.”“Yes?” Helene slowly crossed her legs, not tugging at her hemline.“The contractors come here to go over blueprints and contracts. It’s hard to predict how long each conference will be. So sometimes there are. Derek was my best friend. I told him everything. And I still do. Now we're both in college and still hang out regularly.Just last week I caught my boyfriend of two years cheating on me. I loved this man. Derek had told me that he suspected John was cheating; I couldn't believe it though. John was always so convincing. I thought he loved me. Obviously not.I've spent the past few days sobbing about it. I haven't told Derek about it yet, because I know that if I do, I'll start crying. But I need.