Her mother and stepfather had separated and it was tense around the house. I always stayed in a nearby hotel when I visited, and Sara spent as much ti...e with me as she did at home.We talked about colleges and although I knew where she wanted to go, I urged her to look around."Find a place that's right for you," I said. "When you dream of something for a long time, it doesn't always meet your expectations. I've had a lot of dreams come true that I wish had just stayed a dream."She told me she. Cursing himself at spilling the water like that he was both terrified and titillated at the obscenesuggestions coming from up and down the block from inside the bars.Also, because he didn't want to offend anyone who might meet him in theexercise yard, he obligingly smiled at the grinning and sometimes enragedblack faces behind the steel bars. Three hours later he was back in his cell reading a prison newspaperwhen he heard hobnailed boots walking down the block on his level.Looking up at. ."Now it was Ruth's turn to object. "Stupid man! Don't you see how much she loves you? That evening, after the Christmas party, she came up to my study and told me about you. She was positively gushing about how nice you were and how much she wanted to see you again."She was? But why hadn't she called earlier? Ruth saw the question, but she tightened her lips."Don't ask me why she waited so long to call. That's something she'll have to tell you when she's ready. Let's just say that she had to. " Nikki looked at the glowing back of her hand, where she'd absentmindedly brushed her forehead. "Dump your uniform and get yourself cleaned up."It didn't take much effort for Nikki to strip off the remains of her coverall and toss them in the large garbage can by the door. After that, she scampered naked down the hall, following the girl ahead of her. Away from the black lights, she just looked wet. The teen passed Liz, who waved a greeting, but her bowels weren't going to wait much longer --.