“Why did you do that?” I asked after calming down. “I’m not sure, but I remembered you telling me you loved pottery when you were a kid and t...ought this might be a nice gift.” “Wow, you’re amazing—that’s so cool,” I said, looking at it before I went over and pushed the pedal and saw the wheel spin slowly. He invited me upstairs for a glass of wine to celebrate my graduation. He even lit a few candles and we sat on the couch. I looked around his apartment, seeing the shadows on the wall from. Other than taking an initial statement, no one had spoken to either of us. The uniformed HPD cop standing nearby had indicated that the bomb squad had arrived and a homicide detective was on the way. All Lisa could do was nod her head and cry. I pulled the blanket that they provided closer around her and leaned her against me. She turned and threw her arms around me, burying her head against my shoulder. Her tears burned my neck, hot and wet. ‘Why?’ she sobbed. ‘Why, Ted? Why would someone do. As I made my way across campus I noticed I was getting quite a few looks from the boys. I wasn't sure I liked that. But at least none of them were calling me names or pushing me or tripping me up as often happened. I climbed up to the first floor of the maths building and went into my classroom. There were a couple of people in already, but not many. They all turned to stare at me. I wandered over to my usual seat and put my bag on the desk, opening it to play with Kittybot. I didn't get her. He needed to change and still didn't have a car or driver's license. Neither of them wanted him driving the scooter at night. That's how she came to be on his security camera footage at 7pm on a Friday night."Where are we going?" he asked as he climbed into her car."I thought we might try that new Steak house out by the South Mall," she suggested. "All men like steak, don't they?" Of course," he replied. He did enjoy beef now and then, but he really didn't care for big chunks of steak. None the.