.get home. I can’t wait to watch more Tv.” I made an awkward laugh and tried to keep a smile.“Oh yea!” Her mood instantly changed. I walked up...to checkout with Ani, my hands in my pocket. Ani bolted up to the clerk and slammed down the pink hairbrush and a box of sour candy. “I hope you’re sharing.” I said eyeing the candy.“Duh silly. I got them for both of us for our show.” She turned towards me and tried to look at my pocket again, but I had gone slightly soft from shock walking up to the. “Sorry”, was barely legible, but undeniably correct.Why couldn’t she have been able to interact with me as a normal human being, instead of alienating me in every possible way, when I was clearly her only hope of survival? Why couldn’t I have overlooked her prickly personality and merely helped her non-judgmentally until she had a chance to get her bearings?In any event, kneeling here beside her body wasn’t going to help anything and I certainly couldn’t simply walk away now. I slung her frail. Instead, I got some juice and dug in.“I half-expected us to have to call the three of you off for the day,” Dan admitted, glancing at Lana and Beck. “I think we could have been persuaded to let you sleep in and continue celebrating.”“We have cheer today,” I told him. “I don’t want to miss it.”“No, I suppose you’ve worked too hard to give that up to lounge around in bed,” he agreed.“It’s been a goal,” I admitted. “I like the girls there.”“Not to mention ‘NAOMI’!” Lana smirked, using a sing-song. However, there’s another reason for my call. Have you ever met a DOD type named Simon Cameron? He’s coming over to see me in a few minutes and I have no clue what it’s about. He’s Deputy Under Secretary for Planning.”There was silence for a few moments, then Adams replied. “Kelly, I’ve never met him but I’ve heard a few things about him. Basically, I wouldn’t trust him farther than I can throw him, if the rumors I’ve heard are true. My suggestion to you is to listen to what he has to say but.