30 minutes later we were still in the same position. I got restless and had some difficulties sitting there. I asked Shalini if we could alter our pos...itions a little. She just nodded. I turned to my left and leaned against the wardrobe wall. I asked Shalini also to turn towards her left and lean against me. I thought she would hesitate but the uncomfortable sitting for the last one hour made her accept it. I spread my legs and she leaned against my bare chest. As soon as her back touched my. ." She continued togiggle, I smiled realizing then that I loved her laugh.I pointed toward the campus coffee shop, "Would you carefor a cup of coffee?" She looked that way, pulling her hairover her shoulder."I really shouldn't..." She glanced back toward me, "Whatwould your friends think if they saw us together?"I replied flatly, "They'd say, wow... look at the beautifulgirl with Duke."She looked as if she wanted to go but, something washolding her from committing. I stood up suddenly. This area was in a separate room and access was restricted to specific personnel. As supervisor, I was one of those persons. Since many of the mixtures came in powdered form, we had to wear masks that included breathing apparatus. Breathing in some of the stuff we used could be fatal, so we all paid strict attention to the safety measures posted clearly on the outside and inside of that room.Accidents happen. You can count on it. They are unplanned events that no one can predict. It was on a. He declined to try again. Second, Mr. Webber was honest enough to know when he was being irrational. Third, he was feeling heat about not already having a good candidate.Eventually, he agreed to meet me in a public place. We literally settled our differences over a pool table. From that point on, it was a matter of whether I would have the amount of freedom I required. In the end, the party caved for lack of viable alternatives. To say I was their last hope would only exaggerate a little. So, I.