ADAM'S POINT OF VIEW. After the amazingly perfect day, I went home with a huge smile on my face, and one thousand pounds lifted from my chest. He wants me. I don’t know if he wants me as much as I want him, but I’m happy that he didn’t reject me. As I watched him during class, I realized that I want more. I want dates, I want movies, dinners, and sleepovers. But how should I proceed without scaring him? Invite myself over to his place? But what if he says no? Damn, now I regret not having a relationship before. I’m a f*****g disaster. I get home and go into the kitchen to make myself something to eat. “The girl is awake. She’s a little panicked but too weak to run away.” Angela’s voice startles me, almost making me drop the pan. Angela is 43, but nobody would give her a day over 3

