He said that when he adopted me, he‘d taken that particular commitment very seriously indeed.For weeks after Mum's death, I was lost and I knew that... Jermaine was struggling in his own way. However, eventually, we managed to get into some kind of daily routine while we dealt privately and individually with our loss. After six months, we were becoming accustomed to life without Mum. Not having her around was still strange and painful, but at the end of the day, death is one thing in the whole. They were two totally different people. Brian was short, fat and had at least three pimples on his face at any given time and only had ONE friend in High School and that was Jennifer. His only other two friends were off in college. He got straight A's in every subject and was almost a prodigy. He was 19 years old and had skipped the eighth grade.Jennifer, on the other hand was just the opposite. She was beautiful and was one of the most popular students in school even though she was only an 18. "Beats me. But you.." he opened my door, brushing against my back "..need to cool off. Now." He gently, but firmly, grabbed my right bicep and held onto my left hip, forcing me to step in as he leaned forward."Dude I'm ok, I swear." my head was spinning, but not because of heat. Well. At least not Only because of the heat. Or the door."Mmhmm" he sounded like a parent listening to a c***d. A lieing c***d."There's a shower right in there" I pointed at the door immediately to the left when you. It gives me energy just to feel it," Joy said."Do you really derive energy from sunlight, or does it just feel good for the warmth?" I asked."I actually get some energy from it. My skin translates the suns light into some basic sugars, if I am getting enough water and minerals," It answered."I have to consume food to derive all of my body's energy," I allowed.We worked together and had a really pleasant time. The stress level was very low for us working as a team.Joy had a big garden, and three.