At least he didn’t cry.While holding him, I heard some voices inside as Naiya was waking up from her nap. I left the door open and carried little Pa...l inside so that I could check on Naiya.I had no idea how much time had passed when Karen came to me. I was watching Naiya and Paul interacting and playing with the toys that had gradually taken over our living room. When I noticed that Karen had been crying I immediately got worried. Karen saw the look on my face and just shook her head.“No, not. "Putting his glass down, Bruce got up with a milk mustache. He wiped itoff on his shirt sleeve. Catching up with Steve outside the boy?sbathroom, he grabbed hold of the door before it could swing shut. Hestepped up, outside the stall."I don?t really think it?s starting again." said Bruce."You don?t think what?s starting again?" asked Steve."I was only in first grade at the time..." Bruce said. "But this town doeshave a legend. A group of kids killed in a school fire. The bus that causeit ended. There was no trace of love or human affection in that voice.She couldn’t even see me as I stood back in the darkened hall. Not that she ever really did. I was practically invisible to her even at the best of times. And I was so rarely home from boarding school, or from ‘vacations’ – really forced networking visits with the other thoroughbred offspring – that I honestly wasn’t sure she would recognize me on sight if we ran into each other on the street. Not that she’d ever deign to be simply. Even in these heals I was willing to risk abroken ankle versus the humiliation of walking past my dorm mates."I need to use the rest room. It's just down the hall." I pointeddown the short hall, trying to avoid the bulk of the rooms the otherdirection."You cannot go in there that is the men's room Jenna." Haley spokeloud enough to turn the head of any men within ear shot. She tugged myarm nearly tipping me over. I clung to her arm for fear I would fall.Many dorm rooms had open propped.