At that moment Lauren felt herself getting wet, she was shocked at herself. It had to be the stress of the situation, it couldn't be anything sexual, ...this was a disgusting situation she'd gotten herself into and she wasn't at all turned on by it. Was she?BOOM! BANG! Creeeeak... Was that the door?! Oh my god, was that the door?! Oh fuck! Lauren was beside herself, were they looking in on her right now, wide-eyed ogling her naked body? Oh god this was killing her, this couldn't go on like this. They talk about me as if I'm not here, they look through me as if I'm invisible. Why would you want to look at me now?" I see you," Charlie tells her, "and in my eyes you will always be as beautiful as the first day we met. Let me show you." And with that he leans close to whisper in her ear."Look in the mirror Ellie, tell me what you see." I see an old lady with grey hair and wrinkles, bags under her eyes and a face that's beginning to sag along with her body. How can you love that?"Tears form. Bill was waiting for me when I got to his block. I had already walked Kate to school, and when I turned onto Sycamore, I saw Bill standing on his corner, waiting for me. I was going to tell him something about staying away from Kate, but he jumped me before I even got a chance to say anything to him. He tackled me right there on the sidewalk, and then he just kept punching me, even after I told him I gave up.I'd never seen him so mad. It was only when he started yelling at me to stay away from. I didn’t know him well. Met him and some of his friends, had he done this to them as well? and for what reason? Or had this been reserved for Hugh alone? Selfishness, I would imagine. Not giving a damn, I would imagine. Save about himself. I even tried Scotland Yard, checked school records of some schools I remember hearing him mention. He never mentioned his family to me or in my presence. He was a likeable fellow. Open and witty and charming as well as his ex-friend and ex-partner he had.