CHAPTER 10
Weeks later we had a breather from the routine of daily classes during the Easter break. On Saturday afternoon, Abe, Gumps, Rags and I went over to a dormitory that was primarily for first-year female students. It was a large, old mansion converted into a few bedrooms and bathrooms. At the main entrance of the building were a huge den loaded with tables, chairs, sofas and a Motorola television.
During weekends, there were usually a bunch of guys and girls hanging out in the large room playing cards, checkers, watching the television or just plain goofing around. Abe, Rags, and Gumps were sitting in front of the television talking and laughing with Marva and a couple of other girls.
I was sitting on an old brown leather sofa with Monique, and flipping through a recent copy of
