"When Erica was three, she had an ear infection, and one day she just refused to eat and drink because her ears hurt so badly when she swallowed. We h...d to take her to the ER at Children's Hospital to get her hydrated with an IV. Two bags of saline, two hours on a cot with her, and a blood test. The bill was almost a thousand dollars, and our co-pay was almost half that. And that was just a stupid IV. Can you imagine what they'll charge for this?" Look, Christa, I wouldn't even worry about that. "I need to explain some rules to Timmy." Kelly nodded. Tonya said, "We want everyone to have fun, but in order to do that Kelly and I have to be able to push your limits. We want to be able to take you right to the edge of what you can tolerate. We'll go a little slower today because this is your first time, but I suspect the three of us are going to start playing this game on a regular basis. As we get more comfortable with each other Kelly and I are going to push you harder, but we don't ever. It was a quarter to nine in the morning. “Gee,” I said. “What’s the point in ever going home? You may as well move in you’re so keen on the place.”Erika gave me a rude, scowly look, her usual chirpy self. Funny that we both had marriage problems, although Erika’s were her own doing, totally self-inflicted, half of them were in her head anyway. She treated her husband like trash sometimes, either putting him in the cone of silence or being frosty and cold as hell. He adored my sister though, it. ”Leaning to your right, you take a look behind her further into the village. On the side of the gravel covered road are wooden huts and fences, some front yards with deep green grass and colourful flowers. Some small birds with yellow feathers at their wings are picking seeds out of a giant sunflower. A older man waves at you with an amiable smile and walks slowly down the street, a small white dog with some brown and black spots accompanies him.Something feels odd, but you can’t quite make it.