Another aspect that kept nagging him was the disappearance of several round hay bales. He doubted that the horses could have stripped away the weather...d layers to get at the heart of each roll. To do so, they would need hands, tools.Days later, on their annual trek up to the mountain peak, he searched as far as the eye could see for wisps of smoke rising from a carpet of green forests. He especially concentrated his sight in the direction of where Joshua spotted the unusual movement. The summer. "Oh, I'd love to go to medical school, but that's a dream that will never happen. My grades were very good, but without a full scholarship, there is no way my family could ever scrape together that kind of money, and I didn't have the kind of GPA that gets you a full ride."There is a college here in Branson, where I can go to for a four-year degree. Instead of paying tuition, I will work in their hotel and restaurant. I came down and got the job here, so I could start school when the January. “In there. Most of these truck stops have showers. For a few bucks, you get a towel, some soap and a chance to stand as long as you want under some lukewarm water.”“Sounds lovely,” I said sarcastically while making a face.“It’s not so bad,” he replied.Suddenly it hit me. I really did not want to part ways with this man yet. I had an opening to see him again.“How about you come over to my room in the morning and take a shower there? I am sure it will be much nicer, and also much warmer.”“I can’t. So I decided to tell the story of how my crutch-hugging Italian ass came to be at that school. ‘Wow, that is an amazing story’, she finally said after my lecture on the subject. ‘Sometimes I wish that I could have been in a coma for a good portion of my life. It must be good not to be able to remember all of the bad things that happened to you.’ Her eyes left mine and watched the sun setting over the quad. I could not believe what I was hearing from her. ‘Good? I lost my whole life. I lost my.