" I think so, but from what I read it seems like a lot of the populationstill live a simpler kind of life. Fishing is still a big part of theirculture... apparently." So how does a school like Tearmann become established in a place likethat?" she wondered aloud."Well," I reasoned, "it kind of makes sense. There's more power to runthe school than they'll ever need, and that's if they don't have theirown power source. Plus, it's in a more isolated region while stillhaving full societal amenities.. All of it, except Nancy’s, of course, including Dave’s. That way, you can torture someone without it hurting you back sevenfold,” Nicky stipulated now.“Well, I was already not gonna make Dave suffer, full disclosure, even before his little ruse, nor any of you, except Nancy, so you’ll need to substitute that for someone else instead. By the way, Nancy, you’re gonna get raped repeatedly by every dog that I can imagine or create, but per your clever wish, you’ll relish every second of it. For. ”“Yes, please find out his name,” I joked back.“Fuck both of you,” Ralph snapped.“Shit, he turned gay already,” Joey said, “wanting tofuck us.”“Ralph, no is no,” I joked, quoting some terrible filmstrip we had watched last week about keeping yourvirginity until marriage.“God, you guys are assholes,” Ralph said, shaking hishead.***The next day, I took my test while Ralph and Joey wentto the adult shop. I was a few. " I was talking to my guidance counselor and she says I'd have a great shot to earn full-ride academic scholarships. I don't need soccer, Abigail." But you love soccer." Not as much as I used to. There is no future in soccer. It's entertainment and was a means to go to college. I don't need that anymore." She smiled at Abigail as lovingly as possible. "I don't want that to consume my time when there are more important and more fulfilling things that can."Abigail was quiet, processing the things.