Not words, per se, but I understood in a general way what Pearl was thinking. Somehow, I had to alter Pearl's attitude about what she'd witnessed."Oka..., now I'll protest loudly," I said forcefully. "I don't appreciate your attitude, Pearl. You've blown what you saw all out of proportion. That kiss was part of a tear-ladened, heartfelt goodbye. That's it, nothing more."Sandy and I are not involved in a romantic relationship, I shouted silently.Hah! Mentally shouting a command won't work. I'm not. Almost from our first meeting there was something there between us. Now I'm getting to explore that aspect of my life. Then too, I have some more important matters to look into – like who hit me and tried to pawn it off as a non event. That was going to be one of my priorities, to find out about that portion of my recent past. Carin was my other priority. Well my number one priority anyway. Number two would be finding the sneaky bastards that put me in the hospital.Somewhere around that time I. "That was my 'I can't wait until tonight' wink," she whispered before squeezing my hand and walking away. I felt something in my hand and looked down to find the key to her dorm room.Most girls dressed casually. Khaki, knee length pants were popular, combined with sleeveless tops to take advantage of the meager air movement under the warm September sun.Not Shirley, she wore the summer dresses Suzanne had chosen, soft cotton, printed patterns that flattered her figure.I knew by the little jaunt. I love the summer sun; it brings to light a woman's best physical features, and they flaunt them shamelessly for all of us to enjoy. The clock struck noon, and I was more than excited to leave. You see, this is my only class of the day, and it's Friday. I meet up with my buddy Mazi for lunch after class. Mazi is a light-skinned brown dude with short curly black hair. Girls seemed drawn to him out of the blue, and he'd often get random compliments from some pretty attractive ones when we went.