She made me sit at her feet and tell her about myday, amused that I had felt so exposed. "Well," she said, "if you feelthat way now, how will you be ...s we add more changes to your look?" M... more?" Naturally, darling. I told you that. It's sort of a game we'replaying. I'll think up new fashion statements for you to make and Drakewill let me know what he thinks of them. The whole project excites meand talking about it will make our dates more fun."The next of those dates came in the middle. Eventually, it was the “word of mouth” that carried the day for the transmission of current affairs.The militarization of the scenario was building deeper each and every day. Soon, the entire nation would seem like one gigantic base camp designed for only one purpose, the victory off the Fatherland over the entire world.The people in the United States or in Australia or Canada had little interest in the rumblings in the Germany of the new Third Reich. Yet, there was no doubt that England was. " Um, I have a key, dummy," she says, "What, you think the day I moved out I gave it back to mom and dad?" Oh... right," you reply, scratching at the back of your head. Honestly, you hadn't given it much thought. You're mainly focusing on maintaining eye contact and trying to keep yourself from getting hard. "Anyway, welcome home! Are you hungry? I was just going to make some food, want some?"She nods eagerly. "Sure."You head into the kitchen and throw together some leftover pasta. As you begin. The room was a warm, carpeted space, lined on each wall with arow of large wooden cubbyholes belonging to each member of the squad.Each cubbyhole featured a low, padded bench at the bottom with a clotheshook and a small locker at shoulder height for storing valuables.Colorful banners commemorating past victories adorned the walls above.I found my locker and spun the dial back, forth, and back again, poppingit open with a trembling hand. I worked quickly, placing my phone andwallet in the.