Every time she was forced to get up in front of the class, she would stammer a sentence or two, and either freeze in place, or burst out in tears. Eve... now, in her Senior year of High School, as a legal adult, she is terrified of speaking in front of the class.This morning, Alice was dreading something in particular. She had a presentation due today in her English class. She was the only one left out of all of her classmates that hadn't given their presentation, because she had delayed doing it. .." His voice trailed off as he waited for her to turn her nose up at his home.Ruby did not hear a word Jimmy said as she looked around the room in awe. "Oh lordy, this is so beautiful," she whispered to herself.Everything from the floor model Philco radio with its tuning eye to the hutch credenza in the dining room appeared to be in almost new condition. The table lamps and the shaded overhead ceiling light were beautiful. "Oh my," she whispered.She saw the unlit floor lamps. Their shades were. I walked to the pub and ordered a beer. As I sat in my chair, it finally hit me that Captain's Choice was gone and it didn't look good that I would get it back any time soon. It was the last remaining link to my father and I had no idea how I would deal with its loss, if that's what would turn out to be the case. I thought of the many hundreds of hours I spent restoring it to its former glory. I thought of the pride and pleasure I had being the owner and captain of that beautiful work of marine. And then another ... and then another.Or maybe I just should have picked a less attractive girl. I know I'm not a knockout babe and Melissa IS prettier than me. I'm a size 6 and she's a size 2. It is what it is. I should have known my boyfriend would start fantasizing more about her instead of me. After all, it had happened before. My first boyfriend was now engaged to my ex-roommate, the "hotter roommate". And on top of being the prettier girl, Melissa was "new pussy", always more alluring to.