” “But why me?” “There isn’t anyone else I want to go with,” Still in shock, I looked away. Never before had I been so blindsided as I had...now. “Yes Jessica, I’d love to take you to Prom,” She smiled and hugged my chest tight. “Thank you, Simon.” Her bus arrived and she gave me a kiss on the cheek before she grabbed her things and headed for the bus. Rubbing my cheek where I had just gotten my first kiss at, I walked slowly to where my parents would pick me up. I was terrified…I had no idea how. In a few minutes, the eggs were finished. Once they were, Ava set outtwo plates worth, complete with glasses for juice, on the table for thetwo little girls. While they ate, she grabbed a third plate and glassand headed for the bedroom.?Breakfast?s ready,? Ava announced as she entered, walking over to setthe plate on the nightstand. Laying on the bed, Anton grumbledsomething incomprehensible in response without looking up. That didn?tstop Ava from continuing, however. ?Oh by the way, some. She was booked for at least another two hours. Bob, who had called Frank to get us in asked if there was any way to get in the line without waiting that long. Frank left to see what he could do. When he came back, he told Bob that she normally asked for a minimum fee of $50.00 for a 15-minute lap dance and usually received at least $20-50.00 for a tip. If Bob would pay her $125.00 she would skip her scheduled break and he could have 10-12 minutes alone with her, but the rules applied - NO. Pete: With elastic bands? Oh no! I close my eyes. Gloria: There’s more and more of them about these days. When I was little there were hardly any, now you find them everywhere. It was true, Gloria had become obsessed with elastic bands. Every time she took her daughter Polly out for a walk, she’d return with a pocketful of bands until she had enough to make a ball with them. Polly is not quite one year’s old and she’s already on her third ball, starting a new one every time the bands snapped as.