I made my excuse to retire for the night and left her alone.The exams gave me the scare of my life; they were much harder than I expected. The maths p...per was almost incomprehensible and I knew that it would expose my weakness in that area. Even subjects where I thought I'd exhibit competence tested my knowledge to the limit. For two weeks, I woke up at odd hours of the night, sweating profusely as the fear of failure fed my worst nightmares. Sir Paul pronounced that I was absolutely useless. The trays camethrough the conveyor belt as Barbara went through the scanner, andChrissy meekly took her purse and sandals from the tray. Again, therewas nowhere to sit, so she sat in a large window sill overlooking therunways, and nervously tried to put her sandals back on. Mia bent downand helped her little sister, this time tying the straps normally.Chrissy felt completely vulnerable in her current state, and she wasn'tabout to refuse Mia's help, even if she might have tied knots. ..” more tears slowly stream down her face.I close my eyes and try my best to remember. I remember being at work. ‘Was Holly there? No, she wasn’t. I locked up, cashed up and all that. Then I walked home.... The memory vivid, I wasn’t sure but Brad?! Was Brad there? “Brad?!” I simply said.Stacey’s eyes grew wide. “We knew it, wait here!”“Like I’m going anywhere” I laugh as Stacey gets up and dashes out of the room. I close my eyes and wait for them to return. I’m re awoken when Stacey comes. Fatigue and the last of my patience was no match for the thoughtful nods and pursed lips that accompanied the fruitless preparation of their impending business trip. I couldn’t help but roll my eyes. These over-educated twenty-somethings were all the same. From what I could make out from the curve of her skirt, however, the young brunette did seem to have a nice ass. I wasn’t quite old enough to be her father, but still too old. I sniffed the smirk off my face as I fished my boarding pass and.