“What?” he said as I looked at him in his sunglasses covered eyes. When I pulled them off his face, he said, “What?” again. For an answer I le...aned in and kissed his full lips. When our lips met it ignited my body in flames. It felt amazing to lose my inhibitions and to act on my first instinct for once in my life. He was still a little startled when I pulled back, but after a couple of seconds of eye contact, he stood up. Towering over me, I’m only five foot four; Chris leaned down and kissed. We’re going to watch one of his dumb movies—that’s about it. We could come over there, if you want. What about it?” “Nah, I want to be alone.” “Really? Anything wrong? Why do you want to be alone? That’s weird.” “I just do. I have things on my mind. Just want to lay low, you know, just be alone. What’s wrong with that?” “Nothing’s wrong. It’s just strange, Friday night and all.” “Listen, my dinner’s ready. You guys have fun tonight. Glad you made up.” “Yeah, talk to you later. Call me if you. But that was not what happened. In the end, Mike Sinclair was destined to live out a much quieter, although not necessarily happier, existence. As the semester following his father’s death passed by, Mike’s hatred was tempered by the coins he was stealing every day from the parking meters at DSU. The weeks and months passed and Mike continued raiding his employer’s meters unabated. He had money, and to have money was to have a sense of empowerment. He hated the system, but he had found a way to. “Unfortunately the method I use will not permit you to come with me. Continue to gather data. I will return in due course.”“Yes, Seeker,” came a series of replies as Crnnch activated his own personal independent portal and stepped through into Pock.‘We have a Seeker in the city, ‘ came a warning from Abi.‘Move any of our people out of his way if necessary, but carry on with your tasks, ‘ I replied after a moment’s thought.‘Yes, John.‘“All units, be aware! A Seeker is in the city,” I sent out.