It’s interesting how our lives can rapidly be changed when a new person enters our social circle. Comfortable daily routines which have long been taken for granted may suddenly fail us, as we are plunged into turmoil and uncertainty. Such was the case when my housemate and best friend, Amy, brought her younger brother over to stay in my home for a week in order to search for an apartment. Jake was enrolling in an undergra...

Katie entered our world a couple years ago when she rented our studio apartment. At the time, she was about to start her sophomore year in college. Bob and I found her to be a bright, cheerful twenty-year-old woman and a diligent, hard-working student, but unfortunately rather naive and immature. We often tried to serve as mentors for her, and over time, she would begin to confide in us, seeking advice on troubling events...