I was 24 ½ and she 19y 10m [dob sometime in march]. Since there was only a single bed we took the mattress on the floor which would make the bed a li...tle more wide. I told not to unpack her luggage & offered my pajamas & t-shirt. She was feeling quite shy to sleep on the same bed by my side. I assured her that it is not wrong. It was cold but I was bare bodied with my ½ pant only. [No ug] She put on the dresses of mine and we both slept on the bed. I switched off the room lights but kept the. In addition to Mrs. Sylvia, there was also her fellow classmates. While Alice wasn't the type to make enemies, she did attract a certain number of bullies who loved to torment her. It just so happened that all of her major bullies were in Mrs. Sylvia's class with her!First, there was Rachel. Rachel was the head cheerleader, and most popular girl in school. She was beautiful, confident, and cruel. Alice had always suspected that Rachel's cruelty to her stemmed from jealousy at the amount of. "Tara laughed and said, "If you want, we can tie you up and take care of it. I bet we could even get Brenda to do most of the work."They all seemed to find that amusing. I didn't see the humor in it. And it isn't in my best interest to antagonize her. I've already learned that cruel lesson.What happened next surprised the hell out of me. With everyone watching, including Mr. Kunkle, Tara stood up and began to take off her clothes. She's blushing furiously. But she's obviously determined to go. Time given- all wounds heal. Yet the mask is still there reminding me of what can and cannot be. Destiny it seemed has played a cruel, cruel joke on me. Do not now or forever think I am heartless just because I fear what is behind the mask. We all have our masks, we all have our pretences that never seem to fade away. I am taught by the greatest teacher that has ever played the game and I am proud of this fact. I do not care or take care of you. I heard this before. And there are some friends.