"I am here because I was asked to keep you from waking all the others with your ... and I quote, 'infernal cursing about not having a watch at an ungo...ly hour'." Oh," I replied, already subconsciously raising my left wrist. I really did need to do something about replacing the ruined Rolex that Catherine had given me."You slept through the evening meal," Narvenia continued. "And when you have the opportunity, I'd like you to explain to me, the difference between the terms 'dinner' and. Suppose— well, just suppose.Most days, once I'd waked up enough and had at least one cup of coffee, I'd get on the horn to Lisa, my girlfriend. Sometimes she'd answer, sometimes she was in class—unlike me she'd gone back for her masters—but at least I'd get her voice mail and hear the reassuring sound of her voice. It was the best part of my wake-up routine.Not today. I had to know. It was silly but...I went to the location bar and typed in "Spook2589844640321." No "http://", no "www", nothing. The next day I felt different. Knowing that Joey might have been attracted to me turned me on. On the other hand, the thought that it was a coincidence made me feel stupid. I decided to milk this situation.After school, Joey offered to do our homework in his house today. I agreed and we followed the same routine that we usually do. After we finished our mid-afternoon snack, we went into his room and started our homework.Joey’s mom was the only other person who lived in his house. She worked. Present:Two months ago her daughter got married and now she visits them once or twice in a month. It was one such an occasion that sparked the fire in between us. My uncle was not home and he was on a business trip. It was me, my aunty, grandpa and grandma, my cousin and her husband at home. The house has four bedrooms, two on the ground floor and the other two in the first floor and bedrooms were separated by bathrooms. The couple occupied the room in the first floor and my aunt (and uncle).