"David, you know what these are," she asked excitedly.Shrugging, "Uh, a Dell craptop?"That made her laugh since that was the common thing kids at scho...l called them. Most of the Dell's they got for presents were always the ones sold at Wal-Mart for a few hundred dollars. They were already ancient and didn't have enough memory to run the version of Windows installed on them."Not by a long shot David," she said authoritatively. "It seems the exploited children aided by this federal agency have a. Do you understand?"Shanika was silent as she absorbed what she'd just heard. Yes, her girlfriend had told her pretty much the same thing, but now the reality was sinking in. She really needed the money though. All she had to do was tough it out for a short time and she'd be set for much longer."I understand," she replied."Good. Now I'm going to take you and introduce you to the manager, Mr. Richards. Please remove your clothing," said Yolanda.Shanika suddenly felt a knot in her stomach. "Excuse. I think the last time I ate was Wednesday night and I can’t remember when I slept last. Can we hold off the forever talks until I can get a nap, please? He leaned down and kissed her softly on the top of the head. ‘I love you as much as I ever have, but I don’t like you very much right now.’ Vanessa melted into his arms, feeling anchored and secure for the first time since Chad resurfaced. It never got old being in Mark’s arms, feeling sheltered and safe no matter what was swirling around. .. what?Also, he had been dreaming strange dreams, lately. Most were of him fighting. Some were of fighting horrible looking beings that he had no fear of, and others were of fighting beautiful beings he wanted to emulate. It confused him.In the last two dreams, he had known whom he was fighting, and how to fight them. The dream faded to a faint hazy recollection upon waking, though, leaving him feeling frustrated. He believed the dreams were telling him something. He knew the dreams were.