.. that can't be it," Heather said nervously. "I mean, come on... it's not like Principal Bendon is going to be examining us." No, just this new nurse...is," Jason said. "The one no one has ever met or seen before."The others fell into another uneasy silence that lasted the rest of the assembly."Look, no need to worry about this, guys, okay?" Richie said with a smirk. "I've got it all taken care of."The four of them had emerged from the auditorium and were wandering down the main corridor of the. ‘Well, to tell the truth, it has been a fantasy of mine for a long time but I have always been afraid to mention it.’ I reply. ‘Damn baby, you and another guy doing me just flat out does it for me!’ Like I haven’t known that for years, after all, you aren’t exactly quiet when you dream and you talk during them too sometimes. ‘Well, we’ll have to think about it. I don’t know anyone so it might be a while before we can find someone.’ I’m fishing, casting the bait to see if you take it. Your. We're not going to argue about TV." Really?" Really," I said.She turned her own bed down. We watched and talked. And what I didn't hear was as important as what I did hear. I didn't hear "like" and "ya know" and "He's like" and other contemporary argot. That left me to parse the "high-school dropout" angle.Ten o'clock came around and I noted that we needed to get rolling by 0700."Okay," she said. "Can I set the sleep timer on the TV?" Sure," I said.She set the timer and I reached to turn out. I work from home, so my schedule was clear. My wife on the other hand owns a business, sort of. It was handed down to her from her parents, who handed that down from her grandparents; but that’s a completely different story and one not worth telling now.I am writing this as a way to journal my life experiences. My wife used to be a therapist. But she found it to be contriving. In fact, that’s how we met, and also another time for another story. My wife owns and runs a small hardware store. I.