there were other people there , but we formed a cohesive group and entertained ourselves ... kerry was pumping jenny about her university , thinking of switching over because she did not like her college ... jordy and i were talking cars ... carmen and raffi were nuzzling each other ... jordy and shaw got into a friendly dispute over something historical no one else cared about ... the evening ran its course filled with the typical inconsequential interaction that consumed our time whenever a bunch of us got together ... it was the usual , nothing stuck out ... at 8:30 or so jenny said she had something to do and left ... since i had an assignment due the next day , i also packed it in and went home ... mom was already asleep , dad was watching the news , i went upstairs and resumed keying my essay into the computer , a work-in-progress since the week before .