You can be such a stubborn thing, when we both know this is the best that has happened to you, isn't it?" Of course it is", I said, and the worst was ...that I knew I was telling the truth.I met Alex online, on IRC. If you haven't heard of it, it's a chat network where lots of computer people talk technology. Of course that's not all there is to it. There are lots of social channels, and IRC friendships can last for many years. We met there when we both were fifteen, and were delighted to find out. I burned out the buzzer part of the door to keep it closed as she looked around like a scared animal.“Hey again. I didn’t think I would ever see you again. Come to say goodbye,” I asked her while everyone else was starting.This jumper was easily more her size than mine. I quickly pulled it off and tossed it to her.It was enough to make her look at me as she grabbed it reflexively, so I said, “At least put it on. You don’t want to be charged with killing the judge or prosecutor by giving them a. "It's Shakespeare," one boy said loudly. Several people groaned."It's a love story and a comedy," the teacher said, smiling and getting the projector ready. How many times have you done this, asked something inside him. He let them read for ten minutes and then told them to stop and killed the lights. "There are two or three movies of 'The Taming of the Shrew' and a musical called 'Kiss Me Kate.' Anybody seen one?"No response."OK, here's a piece of one with Liz Taylor and Richard Burton from. While in both Emily's case and Tami's case I felt justified in my actions, I still felt bad that this seemed to be my go-to move to get things to go my way.Pulling up to their house, I pushed those thoughts aside. The house itself was so vanilla it was shocking. This would be one of those places that, if the story of what was happening ever got out, the neighbors would all talk about how nice and normal the family seemed.I knocked on their front door and waited. I wasn't sure if they would.