It was pouring rain, and thundering so loudly my entire body shook. We laughed about how soaked we were as we got into his car. After the laughter die... down, he looked at me the same way he had before he kissed me. "That was some kiss back there," he said not looking at me but the road. "Yeah," I replied nervously. Right then his phone rang. He looked at the caller I."It's my mom," he said to me as he flipped his cellphone open."Mom?.... Yeah, Becca's here...... No.......Ok.....Yeah...... I'll. "Well handled Kate, I thought."Hi, this is Yvonne. Are you Dave's wife? Did you leave him at home?" Yes, I wanted to have a girly shopping day, and Dee was happy to comewith me. By the way Dave came home a little down in the dumps the otherday, is something happening in work that we should be worried about?" Oh no, nothing that I know of, but I'll keep my ear to the ground. Thegirls in the office like Dave, he is so much more approachable than theother guys. We were saying how much happier and. Sure, she called everyone that, but Lenny liked to imagine that she actually meant it when she said it to him. It was one of the only bright spots in his lonely life. He felt a sense of relief when she waved at him. He could see her eyes sparkling from across the street. Lenny, like many of his friends, had completed his associate’s degree at Joliet Junior College. His was in literature. That was so… useless, kind of like what that guy in the movie Waiting had said. It was only good for. Her face dropped and tears started welling up in her eyes. The idea that Andrew wouldn't want her was devastating, but she believed they were right. She wanted to run away and cry."What's the matter?" Scarlet asked."Nothing," Raven answered.Cat said, "You sure don't look like nothing is the matter."Raven couldn't take it for another minute and ran off to her room. Once there, she looked around and realized that she didn't want to be there either. She packed a bag and then fled from the.