“So am I being left alone?” Melissa asked, not happy with the idea of her friends leaving the little group of virgins. It was stupid to have a gro...up like that in the first place but no one said anything so they didn’t change. “Only if you want us to leave,” Joanna choked out. Mickey put her arms around her girlfriend’s shoulder. “No, never,” Melissa said quietly. They went into their homeroom . The teacher actually smiled when he saw Mickey and Joanna’s outfits, the whole class looked like they. The white shirt, removed, revealed a t-shirt that did hint at her figure, but she covered that with a baggy hoodie.Removing the hat revealed her dark hair piled up on her head. Mike looked at her and frowned.“I ... you seem familiar, somehow...”She shrugged. “It wouldn’t be surprising if you’d seen my picture ... in an advert, or perhaps a glamour pose...”“Maybe...” Mike didn’t sound convinced, but he knew he’d let his mind free-wheel and it would come up with an answer ... if there was one.She. “Cindy, this is gonna burn when it hits your vein. You’ll probably get really drowsy.”“Yes, ma’’am. Thank you...”It did burn. Bearable. I felt myself drifting off. “I love y’all...”I drifted awake some time later, turned my head, saw Dan.“Baby...” I croaked.“You’re back, sweetness,” he said softly, standing.I relished his touch. He bent over, brushed his lips against mine.“Water?” I wheezed.“Here...” He held the cup to my lips, laying the straw into my reach.Good. One of the ten best drinks. It wasn’t that kind of neighborhood anyway. The streets were too clean.She pocketed the keys and started trudging toward her car. The street lights lit the snow around her like hundreds of little falling stars, and Sam watched them without comment, contemplating the coziness of inclement weather. She hummed quietly to herself. It hadn’t been a great day, but maybe it could still be a good night.She could hope for that, right?Sam collapsed, banging her knees on the sidewalk. Her stomach felt.