‘When I’m on permanent staff I will follow office systems, but until then I work as I wish,’ he said, leaving John speechless with indignation. ...Freddie was in a strange town, supervised by a manager who didn’t want him and no instructions where to find likely suckers – er, possible potential advertisers. In all, a very unpromising start. Outside the newspaper offices Freddie watched contractors reforming one side of Main Street. He phoned the number written on the vehicles after checking that. When he got home, up in his room with the door locked Johnny ran through the pictures. He had over forty but they hadn’t all come out. He screened them and deleted the ones he didn’t like. He still had twenty-seven great shots. He picked the one where Harry’s cum was leaking out of her and jacked off. He needed to get to his game. He’s look at them all more thoroughly later.He transferred them to a flash drive. He wanted his phone with him but he wasn’t ready to share those pictures. He. We could afford it, and besides, if I could prove adultery, I would save tons more in the settlement than the clothes cost.It took a couple days to buy all the accessories Judy felt we needed to be stylish as we suffered. She also changed her food shopping habits. I couldn't find a potato chip in the goddamn house! We had cauliflower, granola bars, and other weird shit for snacks. Meals were smaller and always included salads. Judy didn't starve herself, or me, but she certainly cut our caloric. An above-average grade is not something to get so worked up about.” “I want to do my best, Rachel. Is there something wrong with that?” “Not at all, it’s commendable. But you can’t expect yourself to get an A every time you take a test.” “Yes, I can. I expect myself to always perform at my best.” “Then maybe a B is the best you can do in Biology.” I could tell by the cold glare that I received that I had said exactly the wrong thing and I almost kicked myself at my insensitivity. “I’m sorry.