’ ‘I was too, Jenny,’ Louise confirmed. ‘But Tom isn’t an ordinary guy when it comes to defending himself,’ she said cryptically. ‘What ...o you mean, Louise?’ ‘Didn’t he tell you? He has a black belt in Karate. He’s had it for years, when he was in school.’ ‘No, he never said a word about it!’ Jenny exclaimed ‘When Tom was young, he used to be small and not very strong. He wanted to play football, but he was too small. He didn’t weigh enough. He tried out for the wrestling team in junior high. The luscious Latina still lived at home with her parents, but looked at these upcoming six weeks on the island as a way to really branch out in life and explore new possibilities. I was happy to afford her the chance. The dancing queen of Baltimore, Pamela had made quite a nice living for herself in the fast-paced, frenzied world of adult entertainment. More specifically, Pamela (age 30) was a stripper. She certainly did not fit its usual stereotype, however. Pamela was perhaps the smartest,. She leaned over and kissed me on the cheek. Then ourlips met and we snogged with tongues, our bags sat on the floor beside us.A small boy ran up the path towards us. "Karen's got a boyfriend....."The hypnotist continued..... "It's your sixth birthday and your mum isbringing out your birthday cake....."Happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Alex, happy birthday toyou......" I blew the candles out and looked at the Scooby doo cake infront of me.... to my side was a shiny new BMX bike.Again. For five bucks you could cut class, then go the game and no one would know. I guess it worked out but it seemed kind of silly to me at the time.This particular day, being just an introduction of the team and general rah-rah session, they only scheduled it for seventh period. A quick round of attendance and then you were free to go to the rally. Or, if you wanted to risk it, run for the hills.Homework was generally light, as it usually is the first weekend of the new school year. I breezed.