" She paused,"You know they are just hurting. They don't know how to deal withit."I shrugged, "I know." They'll come round."I sighed, "I hope so."-*-T...e next few days were dull and dreary. I wasn't sleeping welland I saw many of the long hours of the night go by before sleepvisited me. I got up late at some stage each morning after tryingto make up for lost sleep. My appetite was poor and it was aneffort to eat anything. I usually only forced myself to eat whenJools encouraged me to. I sat. Maybe they can come over together... I'll ask Ura..." Wow, two young girls... We'd be thrilled... You don't know what Earth is like now, no young children at all... The place is so cold and empty... How old are the girls?" Earth-years? Let me think... Sarah turns five and a half in about an Earth-month, just about the time Lynnea will turn four." Wow... Thanks..."Mayoni nodded thoughtfully. "So, you want your old job back?" Huh? Oh, I don't want to supplant you. Everybody I've talked with has. She watches as her legs pull together. !!!! Michael watches in the few seconds before he does the same. Laura watches as her feet begin to melt together, becoming toeless forms. "OH GOD, MICHAEL!" "W-w-whats happening to us?!" "AHHHH GOD!" Their legs melt together becoming just a single appendage right before their eyes. It moves up their bodies, covering them in nylon. Their arms disappear into it. All they can do is watch each other. Each of them looks like a stocking. Their screams become. I went and opened it, taking our meal from motel staff. We then sat at the table and watched TV as we ate.After we cleaned our plates, we each got into our respective beds, while watching TV. I was chatting with Mandy, when the electricity went out, which meant that the heater went out too. I said, my good night to Mandy and she gave me hers and we settled in our beds. It was hard for me to sleep and when I started getting drowsy I felt someone lift the bed clothes up. I looked and saw Mandy.