Eighteen-year-old Karen picked up her duffel bag and shuffled down the highway. Out of one eye she followed the squad car’s progress as it pulled aw...y. The officer hadn’t questioned her on the fake birth certificate she’d produced for identification. It seemed that the local highway patrol men were used to unkempt transients hiking through and were only interested in putting a name to whomever they might have to scrape off the pavement. The adrenaline left from the encounter had momentarily. She had no remorse but onlylaughed at my humiliation.As if all that wasn't enough things got worse, much worse. Thephone ran and I listened to Sue as she started to talk."Well hello, it's great to hear from you. That's great news, Ican't wait so see you," Sue said.My blood froze and it felt as if my heart was going to explodefrom fear. It was a full fledged panic attack. I couldn'tbreathe or move as I listened to Sue talking to my mother. Iwanted to run and hide from embarrassment and the. I figured eventually that I would find the right girl or that she would find me but in the meantime regular masturbation was the only cure for my raging hormones. More than once the my buddies girlfriends had tried coming on to me but they quickly got the old heave ho and I passed the information on to the respective friend letting them know what was going on. I was never interested because it meant that I may have been good for a quick fuck but that a relationship with me was out of the. "Sebastian did as he was told, glad to feel the hot water sluicing off the day's grit and grime from his skin. When the door to the bathroom opened a few minutes later, he held his breath, thinking Michelle was about to join him, but he could see through the crack between the wall and the shower curtain that, after a momentary glance, she hung his robe on the back of the bathroom door and left.Sebastian showered and dressed quickly, knowing he would probably have to hurry Michelle if they were.