She kissed and held each of her brothers in turn, thanking them. Then she turned and sighed, taking her first step into the desert. Instantly she felt...the caresses of the souls brush her ankles, hands and hair, but she didn’t allow herself to be afraid. —————– She clutched the post, sobbing and breathing hard. Everything was muddled in her head. She pushed her face into the sweet, pale blossoms. The light was wrong, it was too bright. She must have been with her mother for much longer than. Her grades were impeccable and she’d learned even more in the research lab. She knew it was because of her boss that she’d been accepted at the KU Med Center. She didn’t know if he’d finagled something or if the people there just respected his judgment, but that didn’t matter. She was going to medical school and her dream would be realized then.There hadn’t been much time for men. She’d been tempted by a few and a couple of the guys she worked with made her think about it a lot. But they had. He was ruggedly handsome for his age. Still had some of the boyish charm. His dark hair hung just past his collar. His eyes were deep blue pools and he had a bit of a dimple in his left cheek. He noticed me looking at him and he smiled. I looked away for fear that he'd think I was staring but he was too good looking to look away for too long. He noticed me looking at him again and I could feel the blush rising to my cheeks. I looked at my watch to see how much time was left until the bus. Just remember that I was down there for 18 weeks with out having any sex. So any ways I heard a couple come in and I was half asleep and I heard the woman in the room next to me moaning and I got so hard I listened to them and then she said to her hubby you are so drunk. Then I heard the door open and then I got up to see if it was her or him and it was her so I put on my shorts and went out in the hallway and got a soda. When I went out in the hallway she was sitting in the hallway and she.