And I'm not.If you thought I didn't do a lot of sports, you're right, I mostly work at getting good grades so I can get a scholarship wherever I want....I'm pretty set right now on majoring in business or finance, my math grades have always been good, and I'm near the top of my class.So, I do get kidded about being a bit of a nerd, though I don't wear glasses and look pretty normal. I'll enter my senior year at the end of summer and then it's a straight shot into college and I'm ready.But,. "It's Esperanza," she said bitterly. Esperanza means hope."What's wrong with that?" I asked."I haven't any hope."Realising that she was going to start crying again, I pulled away and said, "You're a pretty girl. There's always hope."I went for my shower and called out to see if she was ready (i.e. decent).She said yes and so I walked into the main room of the house to be greeted by lying on the bed in a black lacy body. "If I'm very good, can I stay here?" she asked. She patted the bed beside. When will we ever learn? Anyhow, three months after I got to Korea, I stepped on a mine and lost my left leg up to the knee. Of course, that ended my career as a hero.When I got back home, I was pretty miserable and feelin' awful sorry for myself. Well, Beth wouldn't have it. She wasn't about to let me sit around on my butt whinin' about how life had mistreated me. She drove me back n' forth to the V. A. hospital 'til I got my prosthesis fitted and then she drove me to get back on my feet. He said he’d drop everything and come right over. A few minutes after THAT call, Sam and Zeke arrived. I explained that they needed to assist the police, but also keep an eye on them. If they had ANY concerns, they should find me, Jamie, Ted, or when she arrived, Katya. Once they were settled, I called Mario and Barbara, both of whom expressed concern, and promised to pick up any slack from Chicago. I got permission from the detectives to forward the main line to Colorado Springs, then went to.