74. Charles.

There was no harm in checking it out. Even as he stood on the edge his comfort zone he saw it was a test for him, a new encounter that he had been unprepared for previously. This was his chance to become absorbed into a new social scene and dispel his outsider status. The challenge was too much to fight, he took a deep breath and walked in alone for the first time in his life.

73. Backseat

She swore it would be the last time. She was smooth confidence on the outside, total and utter trepidation on the inside. She walked as a woman who held a secret close to her chest, fooling everyone in her path. But her story crumbled when the right person questioned her. She had no time to decide whether the driver would keep it quiet.