Since he had first become interested in sex, Robert Zheng had reconciled himself to remaining a virgin for the foreseeable future. Sex, to him, was something that happened to other people. And yet here he was, completely naked in front of three others who were also naked. They were his friend Marcus Brooks, the redheaded girl Lara and his long-term crush, Jenny Ng. They had just concluded a game of strip poker and the thr...

“Hey, man. My parents will be away this weekend and I’ll be having a party over at my place. Want to come? There’ll be drinks and everything.” Robert Zheng listened to the invitation of his friend Marcus. He wasn’t really into parties and gatherings of that sort in general. An immigrant from China at the age of twelve, he had initially been self-conscious of his English and thus avoided social interactions. Though his lan...