I was afraid of who I was, and had yet to understand what my role in life meant. I was only 17. I did not know that my actions at that moment would af...fect my life in such a big way.Over the years you found your way back into my head and now you are all I think about. At first it was very little, then after a while it became everyday, every night, all the time. You are in my dreams as well. I think about the day I met you, when I looked up from the bench I was sitting at to see you standing in. " Donna said withthat same little quiver in her voice. "I don t . . . " Allison started to say. "Be at my house at seven o clock, if you decide you want thecontract. If you don t show, we will award the contract to one of the othertwo competitors." Donna said as she picked up her purse and walkedout of the bar, not waiting for a reply. The whole conversation lasted less than ten minutes. As Allisonsat and watched Donna leave, she could not believe what had just takenplace. Laying a. . . It felt like I should have been mad at him, but I wasn’t. Merely curious. Calmly I asked, ‘Who are you? And when are you going to tell me?’ He sighed and his chest rumbled as he said, ‘Casey . . .’ He paused to think. ‘I’ll reveal myself to you on prom night. That, i will promise you. And if you deny me, I will understand . . .’ Shaking my head in annoyment, I understood. Now I could not wait til prom. He nearly split my mind in two and made my life a wonderful living hell. And I still. ”“I don’t know. Between Ellen, Christine and you, I now have plenty to occupy myself with.”“That’s fine. You can keep on playing. But when you want to get back on your feet, we can help you find something that you’d like to do. There are more connections in this room than you probably realize.”“You all?”“Believe it or not. We know people who know people.”“You’re sweet, and thank you. I think that I’m going to mooch off of my dad for a little longer.” She paused a moment, staring at nothing..