At least when you read, anyway."This depressing thought sent a chill up my spine. For days I would stop at every reflective surface I passed and readj...st the frames, to no avail. They hurt my nose. They burned behind my ears. They never seemed to sit neatly on my face. My mother's lack of concern didn't help. Nor did the kids at school, who started calling me "four-eyes" and "spec". Kids who wore glasses on tv and in movies were always portrayed as anemic, brainy misfits. The glasses made me. And don’t you fucking laugh.”“Jeff,” Morales said with a chuckle, despite his trying to hold it back, “if you could see your face right now, you would know I would never seriously laugh at what you said.” I want to keep on living, he didn’t say aloud.The conversation had captured Selina’s rapt attention. She continued shelling peas at the other end of the table, but her mind, now in full extrapolation mode, was way ahead of what the men were discussing. I like Ship. Hmmm, maybe it is even more. "Hey, Tommy, how was your weekend?" Cindy asked with a little leer. Obviously she had an idea what Beth had planned after the party and just as obvious was the fact that they hadn't talked since the party."Gail showed up at our door Friday night." Gail? Has her family moved back?" Cindy asked.I spent a few minutes telling my friends what happened over the weekend. I DIDN'T mention Gail's father, I figured that was private. If Gail wanted people to know, she could tell them."Oh that poor kid,". Eduardo, his sidekick Mario, Gloria, and everybody else at the party could really knock back the adult beverages. Except for me. I’m not much of a drinker. I either drink nothing or maybe go one regular-sized bottle of beer or one drink. I just don’t like to get a buzz. I’m crazy enough without drinking. I do like Cherry Cokes with extra cherries. The first girl to get partially stripped was Bertita. She had the pretty Latina jet black hair and a nice figure with self-supporting breasts. She.