After taking off my coat, the sounds from downstairs had stopped and I heard Mom say, "Natalie, is that you?" Yes, Mom. I'm home a little early."A few... minutes later she came upstairs with a stranger close behind. I had never seen the guy before. It wasn't surprising for Mom to be entertaining someone new. She was quite liberal about her choices, and there were many.As for me, I now had an elevated interest in sex and didn't intend to start college next year as a virgin. The problem was that I. Nothing changed. “It doesn’t,” she added.He shrugged and watched. A couple of minutes passed, and just before he was about to speak again, a large, black book fell onto the desk. It looked like the book was bound in leather, and there was a closed eye on the front.Mike swore he saw the eye open for a moment.Emily jumped out of her seat, then reached down to pick it up. She surveyed the room, and then there was a crash out in the living room.“Emily?” It was Yuki’s voice, but it was coming from. When we got home I went up to my room only to find it had been changed since I left in August. My dad had not only painted it, but had it decorated with CBS logos and pictures. And there was a "Congratulations CAPTAIN" banner over my bed. I turned and everyone was smiling. Here, I thought that I had been the first to tell them, but found out that Coach Bazarak had called both them and Brandon's parents to tell them since they weren't able to make the Alumni breakfast. I thanked them all and. The nonchalant comment to "throw them in the truck" as myself and a few other friends were hoisted up off the unfinished floor and carried towards an exit into the darkness of night. Our bodies were lifted and tossed like bags of luggage and before long concealed the wooden palates cushioning us from full impact with the metal bed of the vehicle's interior.We began to move not too long after being loaded inside towards an unknown destination. There were frequent turns and bumps along what I.