He didn't have that smug, self-centered, arrogant look that was Jamal's constant expression. He actually had a nice smile. There was something in his ...old eyes, though, that scared the hell out of me.He let me stand there and shake in fear for a moment. Then he said, "I hear that you get overheated in here, Alice. I guess you aren't used to being in a school on the poor side of town where we can't get air conditioning. You must have spent all of your school years in schools for rich white kids. You've already got your dad for that. I'd rather just be your friend. And I want you to be open and honest with me. I'm bound to make mistakes, but I hope you'll be willing to help me correct them, okay?" Okay!" said Brit and Jeff enthusiastically, and Lissa nodded."So, since you're just a friend," said Jeff, "do you want to go downstairs and shoot some pool?" I'm afraid I'm not very good at it," she replied."That's okay, Jeff isn't either," Brit giggled."Shut up!" he told her."Kids, let's not. BZZZZTTTHis phone buzzed to life in his hand and the ringtone sounded. Camilo took a deep breath and composed himself. He waited for it to ring a couple times before hitting the “accept” button.“Hello?”“Hello, Camilo” a sultry voice answered. “That is who I’m speaking to, yes?”“Yes! Hello, Mistress Demonica?”“That’s me.”“Wow, it’s a pleasure to hear your voice.”“Likewise. I guess you could say I’m a little old fashion. Instant messages are fine, but this is much more intimate, don’t you. Eventually I was able to fit the necessary missing information into place and could finally explain the economic theory that Anna had been set as a study piece. She grabbed her worksheet and this time I held her book while she filled in the few paragraphs to complete her task."There!" She carelessly dropped her paper on the floor and covered it with the text book."I was going to tell you off for leaving me to go on your silly run but this was a much cosier way to finish my homework." But it was.