She carried on looking at the TV, ‘as long as you are close to me then we can do it, but I don’t want to know who it is’ she said quite straight... I couldn’t believe it. I spoke to Justin and we arranged for the following weekend. H went upstairs to get ready. A couple of minutes later he arrived and I took him straight through to the dining room and told him to be quiet. I called up the stairs and asked how she was doing,.H appeared at the top of the stairs with her dressing gown on, but I. When I looked up again, the three men had advanced and surrounded me. Of the two to my left and right, one was blonde with golden skin, I guessed of Dutch or Germananic origin, the other paler with fair brown hair, possibly French. The tallest and most dominant of the three had placed himself directly in front of me. He had tanned olive skin, a muscular stomach and lean body, and dark, short spiky hair. He looked at me expectantly with his deep brown eyes, and without a word dropped his swim. Maxine was moaning about her head hurting. Mom said, "Shut up! When you drink supper and then go party, drinking more, your head will hurt in the morning. If you're going out to get laid, expect a few aches the next morning, particularly if you have been drinking, too."I think Ursula had enough sense to keep her mouth shut and Maxine was hurting too much to say more. That was the toughest I had ever heard mom be on Maxine. She would occasionally admit that Maxine wasn't always nice but never. .History." I said extending my hand. "Tanya Sweerling, Biology." she said with a smile. The smile from Tanya was like some signal of approval. The old guard who had been keeping their distance suddenly came forward to introduce themselves to me. A few months into the year things hit a snag. After school on most days I'd go for a swim to clear my head, after swimming a few laps I moved on to the wave pool to soothe my muscles when I felt a presence. Looking up I saw Ms. Clarke, the young.