Twelve percent interest. And that was government subsidized! My tuition waiver was good for one term and renewable at the discretion of the provost. L...ly advised me that I should start saving for tuition for second term because there was no guarantee that the waiver would be renewed. It would depend not only on my need and performance, but on the needs of other students that came to the attention of the provost.We’d met frequently during the summer and she asked how my work was going and. Copper Man was glad that they did not have to worry about feeding draft camels, because that could have become a problem.They arrived at the copper site and found a dismal scene. There was not much copper ready for shipment because the people had other things to worry about. They had been attacked by a band of roving people from up north who had been driven from their homes by the cold weather. They had lived far enough north that the snow had never melted, so the animals had left to move. Well, everyone did, since there were only 20 of us. We'd all have to play at least two positions and sometimes go straight from offense to defense without a break, Coach said, so that meant we had to work extra hard. I guess that's why we did five more laps before he let us go home. I felt exhausted, bruised, and a little embarrassed."What were you guys doin' out there?" I asked, riding my bike close to Matt, but Lance wasn't too far ahead. He could hear me."What?" Lance looked back over his. "Fuck!" He screamed."Shh.It's okay.We're almost done.Don't worry, baby." I said rubbing his knuckles with my thumb.A few more to go.I saw the guys downstairs run through the doorway.As soon as Micheal saw Rory, he flinched.He turned and walked out, his head down.I kept going until I was done.I finished off and put a bandage on his arm.He let go of my hand.I heard him give a sigh of relief.I looked up and smiled at him."Don't move.You lost a lot of blood already.If you want to live, don't move.