I think his name is Paul. I remember that the first time he cameover I thought he was one of those girls who likes wearing board shorts andtank tops. ...That long hair and his innocent face made his look kind offeminine, but once I saw the way he was as competitive as John, I realizedthat he is 100% boy. Plus, he's pretty tough. One time, when I caught himand John wrestling, he pinned John in less than a minute." I let the video in my mind of John and Paul wrestling play itself overseveral times.. It was much later than Saundra had planned to start packing and she felt agitated about letting time slip past her. However, Anthony was on his way and she would be long gone before Martin arrived home which was usually between 6:30 and 7:00. As she was quickly folding and organizing her clothes in the suitcase she heard the front door open then slam shut. Oh, the wrench thrown into best laid plans! Her heart froze and her breath caught in her throat and time seemed to stand still. She could. After Tina had taken off her layers of clothing she walked over and asked if I minded her starting a fire, before I could answer the fire was started, she was good.Mom came down stairs greeted Tina and asked if she wanted a drink, vodka, scotch, wine or beer? Tina asked for a double vodka on the rocks and then added "if you don't mind?" Mom ignored the statement and filled a glass with vodka. Mom was not a drink maker and had no conception of what a single, double or triple was in regards to. I told Jeremy, my roommate and best friend in college so far about my complaint, and he looked at me with interest. "You should join the Ying-Yang Fraternity," he suggested. "We eat up guys like you." "We?" I asked. "I'm a member," he shrugged. I regarded Jeremy silently. He's a lot like me, average, with nothing he could really do about it. The difference was that he didn't seem to mind. He was a junior, though, while I was just a freshman. His previous roommate had graduated the previous.
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