Otherwise, I just watched as her new life unfolded, and I learned about why she was so miserable moving away from Astoria."Is she just afraid, or is t...ere something else?" Denise knew exactly the right questions to ask.Well, yes, Raven was afraid of change, but it was much more. She was afraid of anonymity. The hallways here were filled with unfamiliar faces. They didn't know about her. They didn't know how talented she was. Or worse. Maybe they wouldn't care. The years of work she had put into. "Bailey's blue eyes struggled to focus on me. "I don't know him."I snorted before trying to find an empty lunch seat."Don't turn your back on me!" Bailey hissed.It's fine to say getting picked on was a step up in the social ladder but I liked not having to eat shit. I turned to face the Queen of our school and her royal court, "What?"Our town saw a population explosion around the same time of my birth. The high school seniors were outnumbered by every other class year. It gave Bailey the votes. This makeshift building included the Principal’s office, too, so Ronald caught plenty of his wife’s attention as well, even though his own secretary was Annette Howard, formerly Annette Swain. She didn’t wear any clothing, either, not that she minded this fact. In fact, both women were quite content to work in the buff, well aware that students didn’t start classes until the next week, the first full week of August. Nor were they the only naked ladies present. Erin sat on my lap most of the. They hit it off for those four were all about fun on Saturdayafternoon when they get together. They did not have the worry of worknor family. They did not want the same monotonous life which they hadwill be responsible adults. They wanted to laugh, sing, share goodstories and make an ordinary afternoon together extraordinary just bybeing positive.After a couple of round Joe was out of the doldrums. At first he justjoined in the laughter, then he interacted more with the guys. Tellingfunny.