"I wouldn't miss your first day as a star, did you thinkI would?" Of course not," Pete said acidly."I am here to support you and make sure you behave ...ourself appropriately.There's no way I would allow you to be on the set alone with these beautifulwomen," Jackie said smirking.It was Jackie that made him come to Flanders. He felt tears gathering in hiseyes."Don't you start crying now," Jackie said mockingly. "Save it for theleading lady. I am sure you will cry for her." I cant help it, this is. Mialing was usedto this behavior from the men so it no longer bothered her, it was justpart of the job as far as she was concerned. She found her table andwaited for customers to deal.Mark had seen her return and finished his hand at the table where he wasplaying. An attractive girl had wandered over to his table to play. Shewas attracted to Mark and had hoped to have some kind of interaction."How's your luck?" she asked."I guess okay, I'm ahead five hundred, how about you?" I'm down about two,. Emma is a bit of a different case than the other girls, in another way as well, she's a sophomore. This makes her incredibly intimidating to you and you think that she probably doesn't even know that you exist. You know how people describe seeing your true love as time slowing down? Well it's true, that really is what it feels like. Emma had been sitting in the back row of seats in the class, as far away as she could possibly be. All of a sudden, you see her face from behind the person sitting. I’m very proud of you for handling it yourself.”With that, Isobet went off to her room, and I basked in the glow of my superior parenting skills. That lasted just about as long as it took to help Jasmine bring in the groceries.We were putting everything away when Jasmine casually told me about an encounter she had at the market with Isobet’s teacher.“I ran into Mrs. Owens at Stop and Shop today, and asked her how Isobet was dealing with her bully problem.“She said that it was very strange. None.