My mother pays for all my tuition and books that aren’t covered by my scholarship. My father is really tight fisted. If I pay for something he think... I didn’t need, I here about it.”“Who pays for the apartment?” he questioned.“Reed paid for that out of his trust fund. I told you we wanted a place he could visit without having to get a motel room every time he visited. Sort of a waste now I guess, but it’s leased and paid for two full years. So I guess it’s mine for the time being,” she. He threw everything back into the suitcase and left the motel, emerginginto the heat of what promised to be a scorcher of a day.*** THE LAKE SWIM ***David drove at random, his windows wide open, his shoulder-lengthchestnut hair flowing in the wind. He had only stopped once, to buysome fruit and water, which served as breakfast. He winced as heremembered it. He had felt very exposed stepping out of the car intothe light of a brand new day. Everything from the slight jiggle in hischest to the. He felt surprisingly disappointed as he stripped and moped into the bathroom. He brushed his teeth and then turned on the hot water in the shower. As he was adjusting the temperature a soft noise at his side caused him to look down. A folded towel with cartoon dogs and cats lay on the toilet lid. He turned in surprise."Hi, Mister Gray," she said in her soft voice, a sweet, demure smile teasing the corners of her mouth."Ay!" he said in pleased surprise. "Where did you come from?" Same as. His hands were large and so very strong yet they wer as gentle as a spring breeze when they caressed my face, my brests, my bldy. How I craved his touch, to taste his lips on mine, to feel his body pressed to mine. As my dreams of my adonis grew more frequent my determination also grew I knew he was out there somewhere. Then as I aproached the crest of a sand dune I saw what I believed to be a mirage for off in the distance I saw an oasis yet it was not on any of my maps nor had anyone told me.