I guess he was a very interesting person to talk to, since she started talking to him on the phone more and more often, to the point where it was almo...t every night. Even one time, she was supposed to come and hang out at my place (for more kissing), but instead she stood me up. When I asked her what happened, she told me she was on the phone with Derek and lost track of time.So anyway, one weekend Derek invited us to a party at a club in the city that he was helping promote. Michelle said that. So why was I feeling stuff crawling on me every few seconds? Why was I scratching at imaginary itches on my arms and legs?I was thirsty, too. It hadn't been all that long, I knew, since I'd had a drink of water. But it seemed long.I waited for rescue. After awhile, huddled there, in the perfect darkness, I must have slept.When I awoke, I was astonished to see a dim light at the entrance to the mine shaft, high above. It was daylight! I'd slept through the night, sitting in that cramped space in. Since she's now living in the body of a female schoolteacher in her early thirties it might work out for them, but she thinks she is too old for my sister now.I moved from one room on campus to another, and from a fraternity to a sorority, exchanging a couple of male roommates for three female roommates along the way.My new roommates have been helpful. One girl was unshifted, and has taken great amusement from showing myself and another roommate, also a former guy, the ins and outs of being a. Their arrivals and departures were staggered, with the older two of them (Pauline and Sarah) arriving the day before yesterday — on separate flights — and the youngest, Lila yesterday.Mattie, my wife, was married before to Pauline's dad. Together they had Sarah and Lila, who were virtually grown when they got divorced. According to Mattie, she had practically raised Pauline from the age of five. When Pauline was eight, Sarah came along and Lila four years later. When Mattie and I met, Pauline.