I’m a bit frightened.”He looks a bit frightened. “Don’t be afraid, I know you’ll do great, plus you probably have everyone routing for you a... home right? Mom, Dad, Girlfriend-“ I say, knowing he’ll answer with a yes or a no. “No, no, no, no girlfriend. I’ve been single for quite a while,” he says sadly. “Me too,” I say. “But sometimes I like it that way. I’m only 18. No strings attached. I do get lonely though.” “A girl as beautiful as you shouldn’t have any problems finding someone to love.. Mama wants me to spend time Friday over at her house. She still wants to bend my ear some more about Brenda. It will be late Thursday when we get in, so we'll probably end up going straight to Mama's and spending the night there. I'll be over at the house, either late on Friday, or else early Saturday morning, depending on how bad it gets when Mama and I get to discussing what I'm doing about Brenda and the children." Brenda is going to be sleeping there too, and Mama already has her sleeping. “I am; how can I help you?”“Do you have a room for rent?”“I do, the cost is two pinches a night includes meals and drink.”“I would like to rent a room.”“Two pinches please.” He said.I laid two pinches down. He grabbed my money and led me up the stairs to a room. There was a single bed, a wash table with a pitcher with water in it and bowl next to the pitcher. There was one chair in the room. This was not the Hilton, but I guess it will do.“Where do I go to relieve myself?” I asked him“There is. The game began in earnest.The early roundsprogressed quickly; we all lost our socks and the serious rounds began with us all barefoot.Despite knowing that Jane was fixing the game, I didn't know what order things would happen, so between the expectation of seeing Nina naked and thatedge of danger, my heart was thumping against my ribcage.I cautiously drew an eight, Nina pulled a ten off the top of the pack, and then Jane tookthe six that turned out to be below that.Nonplussed, she slipped off.