These psychological “experts” then had convinced lawmakers to adopt laws which require all high school students to spend a week going to school co...mpletely naked, with a small number of selected students chosen to participate each week while the rest of the students remain clothed. This is the underlying premise of the NiS story genre and each story starts using that background. How each author handles the telling of their story provides immense variety in plot, tone, and approach.My own. Too still.Clutching my cane by its solid gold handle, the round sapphire pressing into my hand, I walked from the room, leaning on it, as I had been doing increasingly for ten years now. I closed the solid Gumwood door with finality, releasing the brass doorknob on the mortise latch. I walked down the hardwood floor, and on the runner rugs, to the bathroom door.My arthritic claw of a hand grasped at the knob, and opened the door. Original to the house, as I shut it, the frosted glass rattled a. ." No, dear, I can tell you right now I won't be able to watch Scotty and Suzie while you go on vacation that week... Bev, that tickles!... I already have other plans..." No, it's not something I can put off. Belinda, you're just going to have to realize that even though your father is dead, I still have a life of my own... " No, I wouldn't even consider moving out there. My friends are here and my life is here. Besides, I don't want Sharon getting into a permanent hissy thinking that I love. I reached down to the back pocket of my pants and did not feel my wallet. I tried the other back pocket and no luck there either. I started to panic and began fumbling in all my pockets, only to discover my wallet was not there. Peaches sat back and watched as I searched frantically. I pulled my boxers and pants back up, and then got out of my car so I could search the floorboards. Peaches was not happy about the light coming on while I looked, and told me to hurry.My wallet was nowhere to be.
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