" Thanks." That's it? No explanation of what's wrong, why you've been off lectures?" No." Oh, fair enough." She took off her coat, laying it over the ...nd of the bed, and sat down on the chair by the desk."What are you doing?" Waiting." For what?" For you to tell me what's going on with you lately." What makes you think anything's been going on?" Well, Shawna's asked me if I'd spoken to you lately. Corrine, Elspeth and Briana. You've not been in lectures this week, and then Tony basically warned. I wore my tightest crop top that I could find in my wardrobe, along with red fishnet stockings and high heels, suspender belt, and a skimpy skirt, which only just covered my bottom, and no knickers to hopefully enhance my prospects of securing the release of money that I needed from him. When I entered his office, he looked me up and down, his facial expression not even showing a glimmer of interest. I can remember thinking to myself at the time that I was going to have my work cut out here. When Mrs. McBrand reached for me, I reached for her.“Joss, Emily has described you to Thomas and me so perfectly. You are just as she told us you were. Please give me a hug. I love getting hugs from my friends, don’t you?”“Ma’am, I’ve only made two women friends in passing, and I learned to love it when they hugged me.”“Then put your arms around me and give me a hug like you hug your other friends. Oh-My, you are such a strong, well built, handsome young man of fourteen. Your arms are so well. Walking nearly without a limp, I went to the adjacent bathroom. After that, I went downstairs. Steven wasn't there. He had left a note on the kitchen table. It said that the front axle is broken but he knows someone who can repair my car. It said also that he had prepared breakfast for me and that he hoped I would like it. I did really like it.I decided to take a walk. The air was cool and pleasant. In the distance, I saw that the car wasn't where I had left it. There were weeds everywhere..