As always, defensive play picked up in the playoffs and Brody felt like he’d blocked more shots in the last few games than he had in the last month ...f the regular season. It’d be worth it to advance in the playoffs. Bax closed his eyes again and Brody relaxed into his seat as he stared out the window. There wasn’t much to see at this hour, but in his experience it didn’t matter whether it was daytime or not. The New Jersey Turnpike was one of the most god-awful boring roads he’d ever been on. The house wasinfested with rats. I couldn't live here with rats in the house.I started crying. It was all getting a bit too much for me. I had beenthrough hell and back, now this!I sat down in the lounge, clutching my glass, rocking gently and takingsips of water.Then my mood changed. For some reason, I started getting angry. Why wasI being put through all this? I had lost the only two people thatmattered to me. I had to cope with being alone. All the trouble I hadhad in the shopping centre and. They didn't say what for, but everyone knew it was for The Program. I idly wondered if I'd get called. My parents had signed me up this year. Even though I was nervous about being naked in public, I'd heard that guys doing the Program got to jack off in class and even have girls help them.They got to the freshmen, the last names to be called. They called my name, and then Anastasia's. I stood up, trying to hide the massive erection I'd just developed. As we walked down the hallway together, I. I was somewhat depressed knowing that the next year to eighteen months would be a stressful period for the American cause and that General Washington would make more strategic mistakes allowing the British to gain the upper hand in the New York area right up until the end of the war. Of course, I was fortified by the knowledge that losing some of the battles didn’t mean that Washington would not be the winner of the war for independence.We scooped up some volunteer patriots along the way and by.