I hate that I was not good enough to deserve his love and have found myself sitting and wondering what was wrong with me. He has turned me into a pers...n that I am not and I can slowly feel more and more of myself slipping away. Still, I pathetically dream of him and the life I so desperately wish to live with him and only him. I think of a life full of unconditional love and happiness. I wish to come home to a house full of our memories together, the hardships we overcame to be together and all. A delicate silver chain held a black spherical jewel, the inside of which seemed to swirl as if a black hole was in the centre. It was perfect.“How much, Miss...?” I let the sentence hang, hoping for a name.“Esmeralda Smoke. But call me Esme.”“£100 for the necklace” Even business-like, her voice sounded seductive.“And for the box ... a kiss,” she finished.“Pardon?” I asked. Surely, I had misheard her.“£100 for the necklace and a kiss for the box.”I just stood there, the gears in my head slowly. Kevin and his aunt went downstairs and took a break while the negatives were drying upstairs. Kevin explained how negatives are printed into positive photographs. Cheryl listened intently and it was obvious that they had found more than one thing in common. Kevin's cameras were 35mm models and Cheryl asked him how they are used. Kevin explained to her the settings. focus and shutter speeds. She was genuinly interested and seemed to understand most of the instruction. He said they could go out. Most people also wore sandals and dark glasses." And you did, too?" Not right away. Girls don't have to go completely bare their first time there. I had to nerve myself up for it. I was only there because I was doing a sales presentation, and I thought I'd look pretty stupid wearing a suit while everyone else was nude." Did you... finally?" By the end of the day. Krissi was there, and we sort of collectively nerved ourselves up to it. We were sitting by the pool, and I think we both had the.