Winter - in early December the cold temperatures hit. No snow yet, but it was cold. The twins had to either scrape the frost from their windshields, or let their cars run a while before leaving for college. Finals were upon them and they couldn't afford to miss. They were finding out that college teachers were not nearly as flexible as high school teachers had been. Excuses weren't readily accepted. They couldn't be late and had been told that exams would occur no matter what the weather was.

Jackson had met a girl and had started dating. She was in one of his classes at school and had flirted with...