Marcus watched the car drive through the gates before turning for the door, to return to the party, determined to forget the dark haired beauty who ha... sat on his sofa – crying at silly movies. *** Chapter One ‘Hey you’ll never guess what!’ Peter exclaimed as he walked into the kitchen. Miranda turned from the sink where she was peeling potatoes. ‘Well let’s see,’ she responded dryly. ‘The lottery ticket we never bought has come up on this week’s lottery, making us millionaires, so that I can. Harry was charming, attentive and after our sixth date I found that he was pretty good in bed too. But like I said, my first marriage totally sucked and I was in no hurry to do it again. It took Harry the better part of two years to talk me into marrying him. The honeymoon wasn't even over before I saw the first signs of Harry's insane jealousy and his need to place his stamp of ownership on what was his. He started treating me like a possession, albeit a prized one, instead of a wife. He began. As soon as his car disappeared from view Stacy started squealing and ran into me for a hug.“Oh my god we're finally in college! We can go out and do all the crazy shit like in movies- Partying, drinking, hooking up, i’m so excited”“Yea, and studying too- you don’t want to be kicked out and sent back home do you” i said while holding her. I was equally excited, but with Stacy I always tried to be the level-headed one. As we separated, I took a look at her.She stood at a petite 5’4 with. "I was trained in psychology. I retreated to the realm of the unknowable, to ponder the unsolvable.If you've ever watched TV, or been to an action adventure movie, you have watched, often with glee, as some bad person was blown away, or dropped from a tall building, or whatever. If you had a date with you, she may have clapped when it happened. I remember, in college, a foreign film was screened. It was called "The Bad Seed" and it had subtitles in English. It was also in black and white, so.