Mike is an asshole, plain and simple. Hes a drunk, and only works when he needs money for booze, or just bothers my dad for cash when he cant find one... which brings me back to Ashley. Since her dad doesnt take care of her, she does what she can to make money, and that involves having sex with men, as long as theyre paying. I first found out when I caught her giving Thomas a blow job. I didnt tell Tom that I saw them, but I told her about it and she admitted that it had been going on for a. .. and with Wes' three hundred she was easily able to escape the dormitories and sororities and take a couple of rooms of her own, a basement apartment off the beaten track so far as students were concerned, with its own entrance, and beneath a house whose owner used it infrequently.Mike gave her a desultory hand at fixing it up, moving a few sticks of furniture in, knocking nails, helping to hang drapes over one weekend... but otherwise didn't interfere with her life in any way. Remembering. .when do you think you can start?" I can start tomorrow, if you'd like."Alma nodded. "Tomorrow it is, then. Before you leave, today, see Linda,the head secretary, and she'll give you your employment papers, tax formsand direct deposit papers. I hope that everything goes smoothly for you,but if you have any questions, any questions at all, please feel free tocome see me. My door is always open."Once she'd left, Alycia gave me a big hug. "Congratulations! I knew she'dlove you. Your drawing was. “Davey! Are you okay? Where are you? Are you still at the police station? Are they really trying to charge you with assault? Are you able to come home tonight? Cindy’s a wreck!” she said in a ramble as she bombarded me with questions.“Whoa, whoa, Honey Peach! I’m okay, and I’m out of the police station. I’m over at the Dunkin’s using the payphone,” I informed her quickly. “Did you get a hold of Dad?” I asked.“No! I had to leave a message! He was out on a call, and I haven’t heard back from him.