There have been very few birds in the sky and I haven't seen a single animal since we got here." That's why our 'benefactors' want me to go sightseein...," I stated with a heavy sigh, "so that we do learn what is about us. Eventually, it will be important." We know it's important," Emma acknowledged with her own sigh. "We all realize that we're on borrowed time here and that eventually our 'benefactors' are going to pull the plug and then we'll be on our own. Still we're afraid for you going off. " I know," I said. Being called a girl, or a woman, or anything like thatdidn't even faze me anymore. It'd been almost a month since what I'dstarted to think of as my rebirth, and I'd fully accepted everythingabout my life as it was right now.With my mom back inside, Lexi came over to me and gave me an even biggerhug than my mom had. I thought for a minute that she might not let me go- and thought for a second that I might not want her to."Promise you'll text me every day," she said as she. "Both women burst out laughing."What more do I want?" laughed Frances, "well a beard perhaps?" Oh I'm sure he shaves," replied Sharon, "besides, who wants sandpaper scratching your thighs?"More laughter. Justin rolled his eyes, looked at the floor. He didn't like being made a fool of like this. The situation was weird, he knew he should leave, but curiousity got the better of him. He sat down next to the older woman.Frances had greying hair and pearl earings swinging from her ears. The Travel. She went to the bottom step. A quick glance at the tree brought a frown to her face. She had obviously missed him again. ‘Oh, please,’ the woman said again, her voice cracking as she gave the door a final blow with the side of her fist. Grace decided that the woman’s obvious distress represented an exception to the rule. She walked over and pulled the door open a foot. The woman had turned around to stare at the snowstorm and hadn’t heard the door open. She was wearing a short parka and.