The snow was one of the biggest reasons he moved away from the city to relocate in Reno. "Isn't it too early in the year to be snowing like this?" He ...asked Charlie.Charlie assumed Rico's name was actually Jerry Jones, not Rico, because Jerry Jones was the name Rico had used to register. Charlie took to calling him Jerry or Jer for short, rather than Mr. Jones. "Yeah, it is a bit early." I hate snow," Rico sneered."Yeah, I hate snow too," Charlie nodded, "I bet some of the local businesses close. I found a quartz outcropping and saw a vein of gold laced quartz at the edge. I tried to pick out as much of the gold as possible but couldn't get to most of the exposed gold without a pickax. Defeated in my attempt to get the gold out, I still managed to fill both front pockets with nuggets and gold-laden quartz that had fallen off the outcropping. I marked the entrance to the stream and returned to camp.I had forgotten about hunting while I was prospecting and got told off by Claire when I. It could have been more romantic if the setting was different, but the company was fine and music wasn’t that bad. A little louder than I liked, but it was okay. We didn’t get a seat in the stands, so our view of the stage was limited. We sat back against the fence and ate our meal with the crowd milling, both in front and behind us. I lapsed into silence, just smiling at her was enough. We talked with our eyes as we ate. She put her hair up into a ponytail to keep it out of the way while she. "Sorry I didn't hear you?The cat got your tongue?"A vague smell of sweet perfume became evident and he felt weak. "YesMiss I understand," he stammered.For the rest of Dave's school days he was a model student, evenachieving four O levels. His parents and teachers, who had all forsakenall hope were amazed at the change and hoped that it all bore well forthe future. But a certain Joanne Witchmore knew things might still needa watchful eye.Upon leaving school Dave took several jobs before deciding.