The food was excellent and wholesome. There were now twelve suites operational. All the residents circulated together. Paul was busy with the films, w...ich were proving very popular. There were now more than four million yearly subscribers. May had set up her green bracelet, which signified that the wearer was clean. May had told Paul that all the residents were very active, but there was a lot of discretion. Paul had just finished editing today's five films when his phone beeped. He had a. .. what if it wasn'thim but someone to turn down the bed..I looked through the peep hole."Oh my god I hope this is him." Also fully dressed and looking gorgeousin a long dress with high-heeled sandals and a blond wig cut to theneck. I whipped open the door and just stopped myself pulling her in andjumping on top of her. She came over and gave me a peck on the cheek then walk around menodding approvingly .. very nice maybe we should go out on the town andsee how much interest we can attract ... ” The touch had been unexpected, and sent a strange jolt through Joshua’s body. Before he could say anything in response though, Lisa had gotten out of the car and was walking towards her dorm. He watched until she was inside, noting she never looked back. Then he shook his head, ignoring the whole scene, and took off towards home. ‘Yeah,’ Joshua thought to himself as he packed his backpack for the hiking trip. ‘That’s how it started alright. I regret saying some of those things now though.’And. Frankly, I had needed the win, I had counted on it. My future had depended on it, and I had lost it because someone else choked when the pressure was on. I remember Dad saying one more than one occasion, "Don't put all your eggs on one basket." But when you don't have a basket you learn to juggle real well. Well, all my eggs were lying broken on the floor now.I don't blame Dad for not providing college money, the last two years had been bad business, and the hardware store was just barely.