’ Eamon told him, pointing back in the direction he’d come from. ‘I ha’e a question I need ye tae answer. Think carefully, before ye do. Was t...ere any arras in them?’ Harlan’s question was said in earnest, but a hint of rage was settling in behind it. ‘Arras? No, there were’ne any arras stuck in them, no even any other cuts or marks. Just their feet tied. We thought that tae be strange and no a mishap on the sea. So it was agreed tae ha’e me come and let ye’s know what we foond.’ Eamon’s words. I know,” I sighed.“He’s much better now,” Sofia said. “But he was pretty insecure when he was in Sweden.”“Blame his mom,” Kara said. “She’s the one who conditioned him like this. No matter what he did, no matter how well he did, she refused to accept it as a good thing.”“That’s for damn sure,” my sister agreed. “So he sought his validation in sex, and later, computers.”“I seem to have missed quite a bit of this story,” Jorge said.“Be happy about that, my Puerto Rican teddy bear! You should be. I gotta see when I talk to him. Be right back.” Frankie jumped down and toddled towards the cabin. The door opened before she reached the top of the steps, prompting her to pause for a moment, and then proceed. After a minute, she peeked out and waved Bill to come over, which made him breathe deeply, and exit the comfort of his jeep. When they entered together, there stood Dante – smacking chewing gum –adorned in a black leather jacket and jet-black hair that was slicked back with side-burns.. I had tried to be a part of the conversations but it quickly evolved into inside jokes and "code" that I could hardly follow. I remember the boys jokingly grabbing at Ryan's crotch and the girls making lewd comments and jokes about. They continuously kept singing "Big John" and was honestly, very annoying, as I had no idea what they were getting at.And at this point in time, my life would change forever. The girls invited me to sit between them on a couch, and still naive, I was glad to have.