Brennan was hesitant to leave his friend. In his mind, Brennan had been protecting Cory all his life. He had also been providing the balance when the ...Irish Wizard became angry and tried to do something unwise. At least, some of the Wizard's actions had been unwise. In Brennan's opinion, some of Cory's actions had been downright stupid."What kind of trouble can I get in here, Bren," Cory had asked in frustration as he waved his hand to take in the mountains around the ranch."Famous last words,". I turned the corner to my street to see my 5 doors away neighbour quickly walking towards her home. I jogged up behind her quietly and grabbed her by the arm. She spun around quickly with a look of shock on her face and immediately began to cry. Without a word she handed back my wallet which she had obviously just been looking through and began to walk away. I once again grabbed hold of her arm and spun her back round. Very quickly she apologised for stealing my wallet and hoped I would not. Some were hard work, but very rewarding.I avoided past regrets by hard work too. My previous abysmal grades inschool gave way to A's and B's. This time around they were good enough toget me into a university and later a sorority.I was so lost in studies and making friends that I nearly missed him. Theone guy who did break through my dedication to studying and into my heart.I was confused at first. In my old life I had been firmly into women andnow I was suddenly pining for a guy. It was the. Something tells me I had better get all the sleep I can.Hearing someone screaming caused Sandy to wake. Her eyes popped open to see Jeanie tangled up tight in her straps, screaming and crying. For a second Sandy tried to get up, then realized she had strapped herself back in. She un-buckled the straps and went to her friend's side. Sandy tried to meet Jeanie's eyes with hers, hoping to calm her, as her hands touched Jeanie and tried to unbuckle her straps. Finally successful, she took Jeanie in.