Ebima stood slowly and called his lovers name softly. Chris spun around at the whisper, and Ebima felt himself run cold as he watched the boys eyes fi...l with fear. Only to have the circulation return when comprehension emptied it. Ebima… What the fuck?… He stopped speaking when he became aware of the condition of his body. He did hyperventilate then, hands scrambling over his body, attempting to climb off the bed, but yelping in pain when he clenched his ass to do so. Ebima slowly approached. " Who the hell..." Runs a military school in Lawrence. I went through there. I think he'd enjoy having you as a guest for awhile." Inmate, you mean!" Will sounded abruptly alarmed."Tell you what, boy. I've been talking to the colonel this week. He says you sound like a fine, self-reliant young man. Ought to make a real name for yourself at CARVER-LANGHAM." You shit!" But Will's voice was a whisper of awe rather than a belligerent yell."Maybe." Duane didn't even scowl. "We'll see. Anyhow, Gwen. Oh, he was such a gentle lover. From Mom I expected a smile and a big hug. Instead her face never reacted.Did you ever have one of those situations where you knew exactly what someone was going to say, when you had no clue whatsoever and still you knew what it was and that you didn't want to hear it? She began to babble incoherently. I strained to make sense out of her words and then, finally, they sank in."Big C. Three months."Silently I began to curse Mitchell for having given me such. Everyone else at the table were also college students, but we were all seniors, and had been playing this monthly game for over three years now. It's safe to say that we'd been draining inexperienced freshmen of their assets (without cheating) whenever one was foolish enough to sit in.“Can I do a re-buy?”“This isn't Texas Hold 'Em. You can pull out more cash and buy more chips any time. I know you've been close on some hands, but it doesn't seem to be your night. If I were you, I'd walk.