’ His face was expressionless and I didn’t know whether to be offended or flattered. ‘I do,’ I said shortly. ‘Let’s go so I have a shot at... making that happen.’ His jaw tightened for a minute, but he just nodded and grabbed his keys. We went to one of the hotel restaurants down on the bottom floor. It had great reviews and I wasn’t disappointed when I walked in and saw neon lights, chandeliers, and glitz. Even the busty and gorgeous hostess couldn’t dampen my spirits, and I was getting admiring. “I am not feeling well and I was sent home”. He looked at this sister and noticed what she was wearing and his two friends also noticed. He shifted uncomfortably but accepted her response and pushed his friends into the lounge to play the game they had planned on.Faith was feeling a little strange lying to her brother but didn’t think much of it until she heard the phone and then a muffled conversation in the next room. She heard the voices stopped and then her brother’s voice bellowed through. What was unexpected was that the young woman in question had her thumb out.Like always, seeing someone hitchhike reminded me of the stupid law that made such an activity illegal in the province of Quebec—the law may not apply to the other provinces, but if I were you, I would look it up before deciding to hitchhike across Canada. As I approached the young woman, I pondered whether or not to stop. I am usually one to help my fellow human being, but this was not my car. If hitchhiking was. They never minded putting on a show for me.I still had occasional doubts about what was happening, but the angst and guilt had pretty much subsided. There were periodic long talks about what we were doing and where it was all going. The girls decided to go to the same college, which was only about two hours away. They managed to get assigned as roommates in the dorm, which I wasn’t sure was a great idea when it came to focusing on their studies. But they convinced me that I had to at least give.
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