Would you like a soda while we wait?”“Please.” I was feeling hungry after missing out on a proper lunch.I followed Dimitri to the kitchen, where... he grabbed a couple of sodas from seemingly endless supply kept in the fridge.“Why did you stay behind after the Principal kicked us out?” Dimitri asked.“I was asking about Coach Budd and the Tri-State Championships. Apparently Coach Budd suddenly decided to retire and, unless another coach volunteers their time to run the cross-country team, we won’t. We agreed to ride together the next Sunday. I took him to a local bar, introduced him around, and we had a few beers. He played some pool, threw some darts, and had a general good time. It was only after we left when got a glimpse of his wild side. He was riding in front. We were going down a back road home because it had a lot of twists and turns. It had just been repaved and the smooth surface felt like silk under our wheels. A black snake started across the road just in front of us and. Time was running out, too. I was to leave for college in a week.[ One week later …. ]Well, another week had passed, and I was destined to leave for college the very next day. I had wasted away the whole week and still hadn’t gotten any closer to getting my mom. It wasn’t my entire fault, really. My father had been around a lot, and when he wasn’t, there just wasn’t enough time, and the opportunity didn’t really present itself to approach my mom. Not that I had enough courage anyway. There were. Pardon? Jasmine gasped. Those were the last words she thought could possibly be said to her. Although her darkest, pun intended, fantasy was to be seduced and dommed by a student, particularly a black student, these were not desires she felt she remotely revealed in the classroom. No doubt, Bethanys long black legs in those amazingly shiny pantyhose caught her attention every game day, football season and now basketball season, but she didnt think anyone noticed her sly glances. Shes convinced.