As I watched the driver get out, I realized it was Rick, the maintenance guy from where I work. He walked back to my car and as I rolled the window do...wn, he said "Looks like you have a flat. Do you have a spare?" I knew I didn't so I answered " No, last time I had a flat, I just got that tire fixed." He smiled and responded " Well that isn't gonna happen this time of night. Pull over in that vacant lot and I'll give you a ride." I started the car up and as he guided me over the curb, I managed. He is taking Computer Science and this is where he met Mary, also a freshman. She took an immediate liking to John and they met continuously in the Library, her house and at Starbucks. As the end of the Freshman year neared both had prepared each other for the finals. Throughout the year Mary had tried to draw close to John and was puzzled why he always kept her at arm's length. It was a beautiful Saturday morning as they made their way to the Library. Mary finally decided to take the direct. ”“Is it any good?”I shook my head. “Honestly, it’s poor lighting, lots of first-person shots, nothing great,” I said.Diana shrugged her shoulders. “That’s all right – sometimes those are the best ones. Can Mark & I watch it?”I hesitated. “Uh…I don’t know about that.”“Come on, we’ll let you watch some of ours!” Diana pleaded.“You have more than one?”“Lots,” Diana said casually. “Mark’s pretty good at making them – he uses tripods, lighting…they look pretty good.”“Have you guys shown them to. She didn't ask how much of our own growing we did, or about what our grain storage capacity was.She did understand our distribution advantage right away, and seemed real interested in my father's hub concept. I was about to give up on her, when she started rattling off facts and figures about our farming operations, my grain trading, and our use of independent grain brokers. She knew more about that side of our business than I did. I realized she'd deliberately set me up with her earlier.
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