Ned wasn't that bad a fuck. He wasn't the best Eugenie had enjoyed, but he didn't take too long about it and he didn't slap her about. She deliberatel... didn't draw Ned's attention to where she was living in Bardolph Road because if things went badly with him she'd still want somewhere to escape to. He lived in a flat in nearby Bakers Field with a bunch of other teenagers. There were slightly more women than men which alerted Eugenie to a potential threat from jealous girlfriends, but she soon. Then, six pallbearers slowly carried a large casket…HER casket. In the front row, she could see Silver, bawling her eyes out. But something was terribly wrong… ‘I’m not dead’ Her dream began to overlap with reality. ‘I’m not dead!’ I’M NOT’ ‘I’M…’ ‘She’s stirring! She’s coming to!’ Silver jumped up and down in excitement! ‘I’m-I-I’ Rose tried to get some words out. ‘Bawl..fown bawl.’ ‘I found the ball Nonny, it’s right here.’ Silver had brought the brilliant yellow orb along, hoping it would. The girls were foul-mouthed andlewd, and it was common knowledge they were "easy," while it wasrumored that the guys, all long-haired, hippie types, wereinvolved with drug peddling, so I felt somewhat relieved whenHarold politely declined the young man's invitation.When I finally stepped beside the boy, we both took off oursandals to walk barefoot in the warm sand as we made our way southalong the beach toward the boardwalk. The sun felt good, and therewas a warm breeze blowing off the ocean,. ’ ‘If it’s about teasing me all day about me being your secret crush it doesn’t matter. I enjoyed the idea.’ ‘I was teasing you a bit about some things, but not that. Never that. You really were my fantasy guy.’ She smiled earnestly as she turned around. ‘My confession is that I talked to your mate Bill behind your back.’ ‘Well, I wouldn’t believe most of what he told you, Bill is prone to exaggeration.’ I said, my mind reeling from her assertion. ‘He said you don’t date much. If you don’t mind.