The lake offered the friends time to explore and discover a completely new universe in the paradise setting.The summer before entering their senior ye...r of H. S. had been a turning point in their relationship. By June, they realized they had fallen in love with each other. Both understood what they now felt towards each other was much deeper and richer than it had ever been before. Their parents were supportive of the relationship when they discovered their kids had become 'an item.' Not one of. "Dianne, I am very disappointed in you. Please take yourself to the library until the end of this period and then you can go on to your next scheduled class. Please see me at the end of school today so we can figure out what we do with your cheating problem." Yes Mrs. Henry. I'll be there."When school ended that day I sheepishly entered Mrs. Henry's class. I stood rigidly at the end of her desk waiting for her pronouncement of my punishment."Please take a seat Dianne. This is a very serious. "Mar...er, Jackie, are you okay? What's going on?" Karen said, her voicefull of concern, as she walked the few steps into the bathroom, to thetoilet, which Jackie was leaning over, one arm across, the other in herlap. One leg bent up next to it, her head resting on the one arm, herother leg straight out. She had obviously been crying, her hair wasunkempt, and by the smell of it, she had vomited more than once. ToKaren, the stench was a bit more pungent, but she was able to block mostof it. .. friends that can get information and not worry about rules. At least they can and will if I ask them nice."My stupid cell phone shocked me awake. The ring tone was like an old fashion alarm clock and very loud. I glanced at the clock beside the bed and saw it was 7 AM. Abby and I had decided that one night of payment for my services at the fund raiser wasn't enough; I hadn't got to sleep until almost 3."What?" I screamed into the phone. "This better be money or good news or I might shoot.