"Well, Phoebe. I suspect that you've had a very tough time recently, andyou'll need to sort some things out," Pat said."What about Uncle Pete?" she as...ed."Uncle Pete?" asked Pat as she pointed at the man who was stillunconscious against the far wall of the hut."Oh, poor Peter," Phoebe whispered, a tear squeezing from her eye. "Hetried so hard to stop them." Stop who?" asked Danni."Alberto ... " Phoebe started."Estanado," finished Danni to Pat's arched eyebrow."You knew him?" asked Phoebe,. "Mom, that makes me sound old! I'm just trying to help them abide by the rules and stay out of trouble."I grinned. SJ looked thoughtful. "Mom, what would happen if they did jump the gun?"I said, "I'm not sure. Technically, it would be rape and that's a death penalty offense. Until a female reaches the age of consent, any sexual intercourse is a rape. I'm not sure what would happen but it wouldn't be good. There is a reason for the age and I know that your grandpop feels that the age is still. I turn on the light switch and stand in front of the mirror as I begin to admire my rugged features. My chestnut brown hair is of a short length as a layered undercut with faded sides that screams bedhead at the moment, I'll definitely need to fix that before I leave the house. People always tell me that my hazel green eyes are my distinguishing feature, it always seems to grant me the most attention from the ladies, so who am I to complain. I notice that my lips are becoming chapped and faded,. They were getting me ready to live on my own. I guess that day is now."I am just trying to figure out what to do next. I'm not real smart, I know that. I can't read worth a lick, and math is confusing. But I'm not a dummy either. I understand all kinds of stuff. And I'm way good at the CAD program dad was showing me on the computer. I was learning from the college courses he got for me on CD. On top of all that, I don't speak many goodlies." I used the word completely wrong, and I had a little.