Well, skill doesn’t seem to be that much of a priority then. At least, not on the teams that I’ve been on.”“Actually, that team wasn’t too b...d. We three were the most dedicated, but none of us were anything like Civia Palecek. I hear that she’s a real phenom.”Civia colored dramatically. She seemed about to object, but I looked at her with my head canted slightly downward and my eyebrows raised. She swallowed.“Thank you, Charlize. I appreciate that from someone of your skills. I understand that. Arti ne kaha ki ritesh ko dekho kitna khush hai aaj to iski lottary nikal aai hai riya ne kaha ki mohit bhi kita khus hai aur ab kya karna hai man hi man mai programe bana raha hai mohit riya ke bagal mai baith gaya aur mai arti ke bagal mai. Arti ka color itna fair tha ki hath lagane me dar lagta tha ki kahi gandi na ho jay. Mai arti ki chuchiyo ko dekh raha tha tabhi meri najar riya per gai mohit ka hanth riya ki chuchiyo per tha aur honto ko choose raha tha maine arti se kaha ki ye dono to. .and months...and years...some with fungus, some withmould and in some of the older cases whole eco systems with as of yetundiscovered species of mutant bugs.He stepped out of the house. It was 10AM and his eyes were blinded bythe sun. It was too hot. He shut his eyes and took a few more steps, butsomething seemed to squish beneath his feet. The ground felt wrong. Heopened his eyes to see that, strewn right across the street, there werehundreds of purple-"Ah," he yelped.They were purple. White dress, maybe black shoes,innit?"Darling," Mandy exclaimed, "if the day was as remarkable as you say,that's not how a girl would recall it. Say a white frock and patentMary-Janes. Mention if it was lacy, or long-sleeved. Knee socks orankle? Did you have ribbons in your hair?"I tell her all the names I was called for being so short, and how angryit made me. First-off, she suggests maybe "made me cry" or "wasdevastated" would be a better substitute for angry; before explainingthat Ellie.