But my mind was restless and couldn't consider any single aspect of my situation for more than a few seconds. The only way to cope was not to let it s...nk in. "Eventually the sun went down and the stars came out. It must have been cold, but somehow I was too numb to feel it. I looked around at the skyscapers towering above me, tiny humans scuttling about in their lit-up windows. Life was moving on without me. But it wasn't really life, it was just meaningless activity. Like ants that don't yet. He dropped the seven cents in his pocket and said that he would drink the beer after he got off duty.Bob and I looked around, but we didn't see any money on the hoof what we recognized, so we ambled to another saloon down the street. There, we saw a $40 prize, but we didn't want to settle fer that, so we just ignored him. There wasn't anything else interesting in that saloon, so we moved on to the next one in line. That's where we ran into a spot of bother.We walked into a saloon what was so. Both were covered from hair to toes in fur-lined leather. Even their faces were covered, with only a narrow slit for their eyes. One held a lantern aloft, naked sword in his other hand. The other, slightly ahead held a long spear with a narrow head and cross-piece to keep it from over-penetrating.He stayed still as they approached, allowing the spear point to hover inches from his chest. After a moment, the lantern-bearer spoke. John was familiar enough with the five languages to know they were. Our very first sexual encounter was based, in part, on a lie. But since then Rachel seemed to be the person I had hoped she was. School went on as normal. My encounter with Rachel and Stacy didn’t seem to make any gossip waves. The only thing going around was just my relationship with Rachel. Which was mostly being questioned if it was exclusive or not. And I had no idea what the answer to that question was. It wasn’t like I could really have additional relationships with my new found schedule..