" There are some things about me you need to know. Some you might already know or suspect, and others that you might not be aware of." That's a rather...confusing thing to say," she said. "What are you trying to tell me?" Okay," I sighed, "here goes. First, until now, I've been very compliant. By that I mean, I've usually compromised or conceded to what others wanted, especially Reese. I think this may have led her to believe I was weak. From here on out, I'm not going to just go along with what. She romanticized that the young man was probably one of the best surfers on the beach. "You know," she said, "I like a young man who is just a little forward with his feelings." Wow,"said the young man. "I wish we'd met a while ago, in that case." Well, we've met now: my name's Susan Bender." Nick." He extended his hand and Susan met it with her own. They shook warmly and looked at each other straight on for the first time. She fell for his cool blue eyes and he for her lovely dark hair and her. It was then that you noticed the Beyond section. Odd that nobody else seemed to notice. Thinking to yourself what the heck why not you head in. This area looks more like a factory then a store, a stark contrast to the rest of the place. So you continue down."Ah good you made it, I was beginning to think you might be late" An elderly man greets you as you round a corner."Late? What am I late for?" Your not late, right on time in fact. I only was getting worried that you might be late. I know why. The CDs probably had a resale value of $10 each. I had almost 300 of them. My computer was a Mac laptop that I paid almost $2,000 for. I was afraid someone would steal it if I took it to school so I left it here and bought a cheaper one. I paid for both of them myself. It adds up.”“I suppose it does,” Beth said.“I’m also missing all my gowns and the shoes that match them,” she continued. “A couple of the gowns cost more than $1,500 and I had two pairs of Jimmy Choo pumps that cost $800.