He was one of the first people I got dru4k with and smo4ed with him. I enjoyed being cool and the attention that he gave me.One day, a few months afte... we started hanging out, we put on a little buzz and hung out in my room listening to music. I only had the one bed, and he suggested we could both lay on it and listen to the music. I didn't think anything of it and promptly lay down next to him. We both lay there enjoying the buzz and the good tunes. It was a twin bed, so we were up against. Something inside of me told me to speak."Oh, that's okay," I replied, my voice distant to me, "I must have beena million miles away."I saw him smile. I didn't look up at him, not directly into his eyes,but I saw his lips and teeth in my upper periphery."So," he continued, "have you ever had the pleasure? Of the cruise?"I looked back at the brochure in my hands.Men kissing men."No, I've never been on a cruise ship before."He moved to my right, and leaned against the door frame, still about. I didn't respond, but Pete went ahead anyway. "Yeah, she's caught you peekin' at her a couple of weeks ago." When did she tell you?" I had finally found my voice."A couple of days ago. I asked her what the problem was, all she had to do was close her damn curtains. Then she said she kind of liked you lookin' at her. Girls... they're all nuts. So I kinda suggested to her to do a little strip tease, just to drive you crazy. Soooo... you never answered my question, did you like her little show?"I. But….I’m not lying,’ Zoe stammered pitifully. Zoe could see both growing anger and disappointment in her father’s eyes. ‘Zoe, I want you to go to your room and stay there the rest of the night. I’m going to take Vicki and Gabi to the ER. Do NOT come out. And tomorrow is your first day of school and you ARE going. I don’t want to hear anything else about it. . I’m so disappointed in you. I really thought this could work Zoe. I really did. But now I’m starting to wonder maybe you’d be better.