Rick was walking to his usual spot underneath a tree in the school courtyard. It was still early fall so the leaves were just turning and the temperat...re had not become too cold to sit there. His friends always sat there before school and they would talk about whatever was on their mind. He was only a few feet away from the tree when Kevin Jackson, one of his best friends came running up behind him."Rick! Rick!" Kevin was out of breath from running, Kevin was only a sophomore but was still a. As Nina rounded into the porch, Manuela was opening the door. Nina took in her surroundings, which were mostly the same from when she was here last. There was a load’s worth of laundry swaying in the breeze. Memories rushed back to her of the days she would dry clothes on the line on the sunny days, though she preferred using the machine. Manuela had her arms wrapped around Nina in seconds of getting the door opened. Manuela had tears running down her face, which triggered Nina to laugh and. Even though it was just greasy junk food, she had nicely laid the table for my return.We spent the rest of the day together, really getting to know one another. I learned her favourite colour, food and pet's names; she told me when her birthday was and all her greatest dreams and fears. All the while Emily’s mood and demeanour steadily improved. As night fell, keen not to overstay my welcome, I told her that I should probably head home.“Thanks for everything,” she said hugging me tightly,. When the man woke, Robyn handed him a mug of unwatered wine and told him, “You’re alive because I have something for sale, and I assume Hastert is a customer. You can tell him that I have a treatment for sale. If he wants to buy, I’ll sell him two weeks’ worth for a conch so he can try it out.” She added, “It’s complicated, and he’ll need instructions. I’ll be here tomorrow.”She stuffed the severed hand in the man’s belt and sent him staggering out the door.The common room had been completely.