I guess his parents were not home. I then grabbed a beer and went down stairs to the party. I saw a huddle of girls in the corner. As I walked over ji...m grabbed me hold me not to go over there. When I asked why he said that Kim’s boyfriend just broke up with her. I said with no hesitation “I’m getting it in” he knew what I mean bet me I couldn’t and walked away. I thought for a while. Ten minutes later pizza came. Everyone except me and kim left to eat up stairs. I think jim told them to stay. ” “Little men were singing in the wall.” “I saw a little man in my closet.” Kids will be kids. You know how they are. They have no grasp of what is real and what isn’t. Remember when you were little and when you went to bed you used to worry about a hand reaching up and grabbing your arm in the dark? You didn’t want to risk looking into the closet because you thought the Boogeyman might be looking back at you, licking his lips in hunger? Silly stuff like that. But now, I wonder. Maybe they. “I mean, I’ve known a lot of gay people.”“You’re not from here, then, are you?”I shook my head. “No, why?”Daniel laughed softly. “Gays are all going to hell. At least that’s what the people say here.”“I’ve never heard that,” I said, watching him closely.“It doesn’t matter,” he said as he stood. “Let’s get something to eat. I came here for a hot dog.”My stomach reminded me that we hadn’t eaten. “Me, too.”Daniel and I bought our hotdogs and drinks, and we began to talk about anything and. I was still writing down the important points as class ended. I wanted to get them down first, then ask a couple more questions, so I was hurrying in case the teacher left.A hand on my shoulder distracted me. I looked up and saw that it belonged to one of the prettier girls in the class. She said, "Hello, Mark. I was hoping you would come to one of my classes soon. I was watching the 10k and was amazed when I saw you win it. You're an incredible guy!"I was still writing my notes and keeping an.