We can move right after school ends; is that okay?" Yes! Yes!" She was already dialing.About a week later, when Kevin returned home, he found a letter...from the State Department; when he opened it, he was amazed. He looked up as Denise came into the house."Denise! Look, I got this letter—it's from State, and see, it's signed by the Secretary of State. She asks me if I would participate in this high school scholar exchange program in South Korea for three months this fall. They selected students. ‘A Firkin,’ she said, her grin continuing and if anything, widening. Was she expecting a firkin risqué response? She didn’t get one. ‘Seventy Two Pints?’ I said knowledgeably, drawing on past experience working in a bar. ‘I hope most of it was drunk – I couldn’t lift a full one.’ She looked impressed. ‘Yes, I’m sure most of it went last night.’ Again the expectant wait. ‘OK,’ I said. ‘You coming as well?’ ‘Yes, of course,’ she said with a hint of the patronising, ‘Tony’s given me the key to. I swallowed hard"yes i agree"i said."good than we may as well start as we mean to go on"he said.i dont want to see you in any clothes at all,there is a hook as you come in the front door.i want you to leave your clothes there."he said."ok ill do that" i said."when did you want me to start"i said.he looked at me and "NOW".he pointed to the front door."go and put your clothes outside and come back here for a punishment"he said."punishment"i said ."well you was late boy,start as we mean to go. ~~~~~~That evening Nathaniel and I were getting ready to go to a party, that was hosted, by none other than, the notorious Lucien, himself. He had shot a quick text to Nathaniel informing him of the event, with explicit instructions that I come as well.“Are they always like that?” I asked, as I pulled on my shirt.“Who, Lucien and Gemma?”“Yeah.”“Most of the time. But you got to see them in rare form today. Don’t let the banter fool you. They’re very close, if you know what I mean?” He said, with.