“Hey guys, I will be right with you.” She put the lemonade and cups on the picnic table closest to the horseshoe pits.We all gathered at our usual... picnic table, me facing the water and Carol facing me. Brad sat backward next to Carol to watch Barbara on lifeguard duty.I asked, “What’s going on over there?”“They have some kind of tournament going. They all threw in five bucks, and the winner takes all.” Carol explained.Knowing that Steve would be tied up, I jumped right in and gave Carol an. They walked down several hallways until they got to the last room. “This is our sanctum where we have simulated the environment of our planet perfectly. The girls are waiting inside.” The doors opened and Allen felt like he had just entered the gates of heaven. The land was beautiful with lush green plants and a bright sunny sky. It looked like the pictures he had seen of the oases on Earth. Not only was the landscape beautiful but there were lines of girls all appearing to be 16 or 17 and all. "Glad you enjoyed it, sweety" I said as I lean myself against the back of my own chair and close my eyes. I must have dozed off for a moment, because, as my senses returned, I begin to notice Jody's hand rubbing lotion onto my own legs. "Sorry, I must have fallen asleep," I slur as I become more awake. "It's O.K., you haven't been out for more than a couple of minutes." I know that she is telling a little white lie at this point because my chest has a sheen from the lotion already and now show. ”Thinking about it, Jerry realized that the first friends he had made were Abe and Martin. Shaking his head, he thought about how Bill could go about identifying people that might give him a chance.He said, “You know that someone is going to want to fight you in the first week of school.”“Right. I’ll probably have a fight the second day of school.” That had been true last year and the year before.Shaking his head at the very negative assessment, Jerry said, “Maybe you can use that to your.