Fish and chips, how could I resist.I bought my fish and chips and walked over the road to a bench. It was one of those where it has a canopy and faces...in four directions. I of course wanted to face the sea this was too good to miss and with the sun shining on to the bench I plonked myself down. Close to me was a rather pretty looking lady, quite small an petite she smiled as I sat down and answered with an even better smile when I said hello. Being a sucker (oops that was quite apt) for a smile. ”“Okay, since it’s your deal, you get to decide. We’re more your family than they are anyway.”I reached up and squeezed her hand on my shoulder. “Damn right, Sister. I wouldn’t have it any other way.”Brie patted me one more time and went back to her lunch. I made myself a turkey sandwich but even cold cuts were a little too firm for my sore jaw.I shoved my plate away in disgust after one painful bite. I couldn’t deal with anything else so I grabbed my bag off the floor and stomped to my room,. Not to embarrassyou but hopefully to make you feel better about it. I probably wouldn'tsay anything if it weren't that I understand better than you think."With that John pushed his chair out and pulled up his pants leg watchingPaul as he did so. As it rose above his socks Paul saw the sheen from thenylon his dad had on. His eyes grew wide and mouth opened. "So see Paul.I truly do understand because I do the same thing and have for a longtime. And after seeing you I thought maybe you would feel. ”“I wasn’t doing anything after class today, so I decided to come by.”“And if I wasn’t here?”“I was going to wait at the hotel. You gave me your flight information, so I figured I’d find you either now, or when you came back from dinner.”“A long wait if I’d met Ben Jackson tonight!”“Yes, but you told me you were seeing him tomorrow!”“True. How is school going?”“It’s only been about a month, but so far, so good. It’s all basic core stuff right now - English, a writing course, Spanish, an.