I just laughed at them, the doubters.Lea scolded me, told me I shouldn’t be rubbing their noses in it, said it was bad behavior. But fuck! This was ...rison not high school. Still, now, I was kinda concerned that she hadn’t sent me the letter, let alone shown up yet and it was almost fall.“So, are you going up there or not?’ said Carlton.“Yes, I suppose so,” she said without enthusiasm. It’s just, I don’t know, kinda getting harder. I’m lying to the man and that several times a year. I should try. She glanced at me straight into my eyes and then when I was about to say something she could probably sensed that I am going to say something which could complicate our relationshipNeereza: I have to go?Me: What?Neereza : I have to go and she repeated againMe: why? my voice chockedNeereza : I have to go my daughters are waiting for me!Me : Dumb no wordsNeereza : Ok bye , See youMe : Bye , Take careI reached back home , stunned dumped and lost that night I drank 3 pegs more than my normal intake. “I suppose that means we don’t get to search her for weapons?” said Terry disconsolately, and the others laughed.Gary picked up Angela’s bag and brought it indoors and the four then melted away.“Why?” stammered Victor, “I mean – how?”“Your fame reached the Scottish news,” Angela replied, the smile leaving her face. “I couldn’t believe what they were saying and I knew it couldn’t be true. I thought you might need a friend, but it seems...” She glanced over at the door.“Those four are from my old. Considered junior staff, my salary was low with most of my income from bonuses. I was making more in bonus' from "hosting" clients than from my base pay.I was indecisive at first about leaving the company and unsure of myself until after an evening with Mr. Jerry Franklin and his wife, Audrey. It was soon after that I made the leap to go independent.Jerry was the company's CFO and said to me one afternoon, "My wife and I would like to have you for dinner next Tuesday night. Can you make it?"I.