He leaned back against the wooden bench and watched her; he could tell that her old religious guilt was really getting to her, and at this, he smiled ...o himself. The choir began to sing and everyone rose with a hymnal in hand. However, he remained seated and pulled at the back of her dress as she began to automatically stand with the crowd. She took the hint and sat back down quickly, looking at him, confused. He kicked her heels apart with one of his dress shoes and slid his hand along the. Safe. He’d paint the word in sarcasm if he could muster anything more than dull apathy. Roger’s visits were the only real light, the one thing he felt like staying awake for, though the cheery pep-talks he offered didn’t infuse him with strength. “Rest, bro. All you need is time.” Jahn hadn’t been able to help his response, his bleakness spilling over into the room around him. “Why bother? Dad had it right.” Shocked into silence by the suicidal overtones of his brother’s response, Roger only. Cindy was an absolute stunner and I had a hard time keeping my eyes off of her. Matty of course noticed and was a little miffed, but I didn't think much of it at the time because we were just friends. Over the course of the next year Matty and I double dated with Mike and Cindy and the more I saw of Cindy the more I wished something would happen to Mike so I could take a shot at her.The wish god must have heard me because Mike flunked out of school, kissed Cindy goodbye and took off to see the. Since I had just moved to this neighborhood I had failed to notice a small tavern across from my place. It would be a good idea to get there and shop for cigarettes. Once inside the bar I came into a vending machine, next to the door, put some coins in the slut, and out it went what I needed. While I kept pressing buttons to select, I looked around to get familiar with this environment within this place: just old people, mainly constructions workers, many of them gathered at the bar with.