Tom had this feeling that he still had to piss even when he was just finished!Prostate!He had put off seeing the doctor while we were having such a wo...derful time with ourselves, and who knows if that delay made the difference? Tom was diagnosed with prostate cancer, one of the fastest killing machines extant!(Don't ever delay seeking medical help at the first sign of trouble!)After the initial shock, we all tried to rally around Tom, but he had already withdrawn into such a morbid state of. She would stop in there everyday to check for mail or messages and then would come over to my place and we would have dinner together even if she didn't spend the night.I was sitting at the kitchen table going over a list of what I would need to do to move to St. Louis when she came in. "Guess what" she said as she came in the door. "I've got a job." It surprised me because as far as I knew she hadn't even been looking. Her plans, at least as far as I knew, were to graduate, get married to. “That’s why the Cartel tried to murder all Stik. Stik are not allowed to speak in public, cannot use flyers and are not allowed to leave on space ships. The old Cartel bosses have seen that danger and wanted to eradicate them all, but the new generations don’t even see the Stik anymore and pay no attention to them. I studied the treaty, and I knew this would be the solution one day. I never dreamed it would happen in my lifetime.”I played with my braids as I always did when I was thinking and. I could look as if I’m snoozing, eyes half closed. She stirs and places the book in her bag, then switches the lamp. Except for a rhythmic glow through the window, as we pass streetlights on the road, we are immersed in darkness. It takes my vision a while to adjust and I can only feel when she settles back down next to me. My sense of touch is heightened even more without light. Our calves are pressed together firmly but it’s comfortable. Our thighs are close but separated with a gap that’s.