I like it when a guy spends money on me,” Barb said.“High maintenance women attract assholes. You wouldn’t want to date an asshole who treats yo... like dirt, would you?” Max asked.“How is he treating me like dirt when he’s spending money on me?” Barb answered. She had him there.“He’s probably dating another girl, too. Assholes tend to do that,” Max said. “You’ll just be one cow in his herd. Does that make you feel special?”It infuriated her how he always turned things around like that. She. ” “You’re too old to be this boring. Aaaaand, I have all my fingers, the knife goes chop-chop-chop, if I miss the space in between, my fingers will come off!” I sang, stabbing the knife into the table in time with the song, “And if I hit my fingers, blood will soon come out, but all the same I play this game because that’s what it’s all about! Time!” Certiok raised her brows. “Twenty-five seconds.”I leaned over, my nose an inch from Brock’s. “Drink, orc.” Brock grinned, and downed his shot. “I. Is Jennie there?" Hold on and I'll check Mike, okay?" Sure Mr. Taylor, thanks."In the background he could hear Mr. Taylor yelling for Jennie to pick up the phone, and to not talk all night."Hello?" Hi Jennie, it's Mike." Hi Mike. What do you need?" Uh, nothing, I guess. I just called to make sure you got home from school okay. I didn't see you walking, and I had kind of been waiting to walk home with you today." Well, usually, on Friday's, I go to tap and ballet lessons, with Donna and Gail.. They wanted to find out what they could that led to that unusual situation, but preliminary tests did not show anything helpful. So, he left the hospital with his mother and went home.David's first day home was not uneventful. He would have to go shopping, with his mother, for new clothes and shoes. This of course makes for a prolonged shopping trip. Unlike other boys his age, he knew that he wouldn't be buying the type of clothes that his peers would typically choose. No, he wanted to be.