I was pretty nervous. And excited at the samething. Grad school was almost 8 years ago for me, but that wasn't nearlyas angst inducing as High School ...can be. But there's something excitingabout changing up the routine. After all I wasn't going to work today. Ididn't have to see my boss and listen to him tell me that I'm the bestworker he has but he doesn't have the budget to promote me or give me araise. There's also the added anxiety of returning to MY high school."It's funny," I thought to. He ate, sat down, and he's sound asleep. Arnie'll put him on a bunk for the night." Right. Now, where do I sleep?" Boy, are you dumb!"A light went on in my head. "You sure?" Damn sure." Me too." And I walked over, put my arms around her and gave her a kiss."Lemme put out the lights. We c'n go into my room an' be more comfortable."So we did.It was the dern chickens that woke me.GordyI woke with the rooster's cry. Weena's head was on my shoulder. Today was the day we'd get to see Maddy's station. In 1862 he had recruited the first negro troops in the war, even before the 54th Massachusetts. The 1st Regiment Kansas Volunteer Troops (Colored) had acquitted themselves nobly against a larger contingent of Confederate guerrillas in their first action. But now he was groaning as he pumped his rather small member into his wife's mouth. She was attempting to make him expel his seed as quickly as possible. She loved her husband but she never cared for this wifely duty. He grabbed her hair and. I am not sure why I was crying. I then felt a light hand onmy shoulder as Heather sat on my bed next to me, "What's the matter bigsister?" Heather said looking at me then she began to cry herself.I gave her a hug just for being there, trying to comfort the both of us.I knew the past was going to be hard to forget. The fire had destroyedour home, but seems to have given new life to our family."I'm not sure why I was crying Heather; it must be that I finally havetime to really think about things..
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