'She's missing you already Stan', I smiled as I watched her torture, and together we started to make our way to the door and out into the corridor, ju...t as old Billy entered the corridor.We made our way towards each other, 'Hi Billy', I remarked, which surprised him, as we rarely spoke, Billy always suffered some sort of debilitating problem and stank to high heaven, a bar of soap and a bath might help cure that, his infatuation with me was no secret, hence my avoidance.Stan took his Que and. ”Ingrid and Harriet both looked startled at that, and Derek looked surprised.“What’s the matter?” I asked. I was annoyed, though with whom I don’t know to this day. “What Penny is going through is no concern of mine. It was six months ago. It’s over. Finished. Nothing to do with me.”Harriet brought in the coffee and sat at the opposite end of the coffee table.Derek was silenced. I flippantly wondered to myself if it was the sight of Harriet’s legs that tongue-tied him, but knew that really he. I shrugged, “I’m pre-med, so I’m not going to be your best authority on parties. I’ve heard there are some pretty good ones, and I’ve been to one or two relatively sedate ones, but mostly I study and hang out with my friends. Call me boring, but pre-med is like that. Another thing to remember is that drugs or alcohol of any kind, including beer, aren’t permitted in the dorms.”“That sucks!” several of the guys exclaimed.Clarissa and the girls came up just then and she took them to see her room,. "Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning!" I remembered the rhyme my father had taught me. "What a contrast! Mountains out the front door, and endless miles of grasslands out the back door." I contemplated the dichotomy, afraid to let my mind drift to the bedroom a few dozen steps to my left.Suddenly, I could feel them. I don't know if it was because I was so focused, or because I was so emotionally charged, or simply because I loved them. Whatever it was, I suddenly could hear Anna.