“So far so good,” I said. “You look like a deer in headlights,” Bill offered. “I feel like a deer that’s been hit by a school bus,” I confessed. “It’ll be fine. Just make sure they know you see them.” Okay, that was new advice. “See them?” “Your attention is the best and worst thing you can give them. Either they need to know someone out there sees them. Or they need to know they’re being constantly monitored so they shouldn’t stuff that freshman in their locker.” “Were you the freshman in the locker?” “Sure was,” he said cheerfully. “I was the ‘waiting to be seen’ one.” Bill stuck his hands
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