"Lisa turned white and weaved dizzily. She grabbed her mother's arm. "You can't do that! Amanda is my best friend!" I am sorry, but duty must always c...me before friendship. You must learn that if you are to be queen one day. Come, you must give the order to behead her since you made the charge."A subdued Amanda was led to the outermost section of the pier and was pushed to her knees. A large woman stood behind her and pulled a large sword to the ready.Lisa pulled away from her mother and stood. She knew where this was going but at the same time was curious as to how it would play out. Jessica carefully folded her covers so she could peek out.Lisa didn’t normally bring boys back to the dorm room, choosing to stay out all night.Jesssica was quite different from Lisa, she was shy and studious while Lisa was outgoing and sociable.The moonlight pierced the gaps between the slated blinds and cast a soft white glow on Lisa’s bed. The stage was set.Lisa walked to the bed and turned around to. She cheated on me and got pregnant. I was gonna raise the kid, but then I got into the gambling and drugs real heavy and she ended up leaving me. I don’t have a girl out there nor do I have any kids. And I swear upon my life, I would never hurt Sonya.’ He said, holding his hand up in mock Boy Scouts salute. I had to laugh. ‘Okay. I just wanted to make sure. Have you two fucked yet?’ I asked. He smiled big. ‘Yeah.’ ‘And?’ ‘Amazing Jack, just fucking amazing!’ He said. I smiled. ‘That-a-boy!’ I. Doug had the crews work New Year’s Day at a premium rate. We had more snow, and lost more time to shovel hours by the crews, but not as many after the roof trusses got installed and covered with plywood, insulation, and tarpaper.Tossing the construction plan out the window, Doug started putting windows in as soon as the exterior walls were up, floor by floor. This let him keep at least some of the heat in the structure while the HVAC, electricians, plumbers, and security people did their magic.