On a whim, I put down my coffee, took off my jacket and rummaged under the sink. A few minutes later, the plastic setting on the balcony was no longer... dust covered."Dammit, I'm gonna spend some money today," I thought as I sipped coffee and sat watching the city awaken.It wasn't like I couldn't afford it. I was thankful I'd planned for my tuition, and for the reduction in salary I'd suffer while at school and in a lowly position. I planned to make millions when I became a lawyer, but I was a. I was disappointed to see some people leaving around midnight. Ken told me that a few people were going to a classmate's place and asked me to join them. I agreed and off we went.Once we arrived we had some laughs and more wine. I went to get up to leave and realized I was a bit wobbly from the wine. The hosts suggested I spend the night as they have a private bedroom in the basement.The evening wound down and everyone headed off to bed. The room was nice and I got ready for bed. Since I always. ‘Probably not,’ he said, and Gwen’s stomach dropped unhappily before he continued, ‘so it’s a good thing I don’t have one at the moment.’ He looked at her and said, ‘I can take a look at this tomorrow if you’d like. All it will cost you is dinner, and maybe any parts though I don’t think you’ll need any.’ ‘That sounds great,’ Gwen said, smiling her best smile at Steve, ‘but I kind of need to get to the store tonight.’ ‘No problem,’ he said, smiling back at her, ‘I’ll ride along to take care of. The thought kind of crossed my mind in a fleeting way. Dave trying to come back, I guessed.Later, close to dinner time, Evelyn asked if she could talk to me. I shrugged and told her to talk. She grabbed my arm and pulled me into the living room.“I’ve been thinking about what you said. Maybe the problem you’ve got is that you’re not feeling like you’re making a personal gain out of what we’ve been doing. Really, we’re humiliating mom, punishing her, pushing her limits as far as we can bear, and.