The bank was threatening foreclosure. They were at their wits endtrying to save the farm. It pained me so watching them going throughthis difficult ti...es. I was tempted to call myself from this era forhelp but what could I say. I could not reveal myself or what I knewwithout affecting my existence. At the end, I saw no other solution butto head to the city to seek a job as a secretary with my qualifications.Despite living in the city all my male life, it was intimidating when Igot off the bus.. "This is the sound system control. The lighting is synced into it so all you have to do is hit play and adjust the volume. Ok? " Yes, that sounds fine. I´ll see you later then?" She asked."Yes." He replied and with that he left closing the inner door behind him. The room was silent, utterly silent, and dark. She turned on the sound system and adjusted the volume. The bass was tremendous, thumping through her. The fidelity of the system was fantastic she heard the music in a quality and texture. ‘Happy holidays miss,’ the driver said as he retrieved her bags from the trunk and waited for her to get inside safely. It was late, and darkness filled the interior of the condo, but concern wasn’t an issue as she turned her key and opened the door. The thought of her husband putting the kids to bed early so they could have some quiet time together before the rush Christmas morning to open gifts was a welcomed one. Gloria walked into the den and set her luggage down. It was then she realized. What luck to have been roomed with a rich boy in the dorms. But Luke was not some old money dickhead. He was a genuinely fun guy with whom I'd spent the first Semester of college bonding over long, stoned conversations and late drunken nights. He recognized his privilege and had used it to get the best education possible. Despite how handsome he was, and how naturally cool and gregarious he came off at parties, at heart the guy was a total nerd. When we weren't out tearing up campus we were.