” I chuckled.Both Jocelyn and Clarissa laughed.“Did you meet your roommate yet, Jos?” I asked.“No.”“Don’t you have orientation, Jos?” ...larissa asked.“Transfer students aren’t required to attend if they have enough credits to be a Junior, which I do.”“Back to the earlier question - what do you think, Lissa?”“It’s not perfect, but the last thing I want is for you to get in trouble. And I know you need the stipend and free room and board.”“I’ve actually thought about taking Doctor Blahnik up on. “I’m Thomas Truit, I’m supposed to work the starboard engine as the general electrician.”I nodded. “Warren, I believe he’s one of yours.”“I remember him,” Warren said. “And the other man is Ronald Hampton. He’s the flow tech for the starboard engine.”“Who’s the lead on that engine?” I asked.“That would be Linus Moore,” Thomas said with a sour look on his face.I sighed. “Linus? The one who was arguing with me during the earlier meeting?”“He’s a bit of a jerk,” Ronald said. “And from what he was. ”“What were the rules?” Amy asked as she bumped into Jeff when the bus made a sharp turn.“Get her off. Don’t get attached. Don’t get her pregnant.”“What about you?”“I was just a means to an end. And she made me feel like a used condom at the end of the summer when she dumped me in front of everyone on the bus ride home.”“Damn, Jeff,” Amy whispered and pressed her lips against his arm.He didn’t want to wallow in the past anymore and decided to lighten the mood. “So when you and I started fooling. He wasn't a pest anymore.The adults had become overly excited when they'd found out about her solution to the situation. She had, of course, confessed. Why not? Honesty was supposed to be the best policy. Apparently not, she learned.She'd spent the rest of that year in a special place for children with special needs. A 'Kiddy Nuthouse' she'd later call it. She learned very quickly two major things while she was there. Nuns have no sense of humor and honesty is never the best policy.Disturbed,.