Bigotry anddiscrimination were there at the same time. This is a story how thoseattitudes can affect our descendants.Chapter 7 - The Game's Afootby M...nica Rose and Marina KellyEditor: QmodoThey could see that the sheriff was seated at his desk at the back of theoffice as they passed by the front of the building. As a gentlemanshould, Pat held the door open and gestured for Mary to go first. Sheraised an eyebrow in question, held her head high and marched intoSheriff Jackson's office. Pat. Jake said I could probably get it for seventy percent of the asking price, maybe sixty, if I told them cash and a quick close. If so, at a million seven, it looked more inviting.I had to laugh when I said that and Jake looked at me funny. “Jake, I just said a million seven was a more attractive price. Two weeks ago, I bought a game I had saved three months to afford. Less than fifty bucks, Jake.”He looked surprised, then grinned at me and wagged his eyebrows. “Feels good, right?”We landed in. It was at about this time that multiple forks in the road presented themselves. Dan had already committed to his retirement date and had promised his Colonel that he’d accept the two-year assignment at Kodiak. This, of course, was not good timing for his relationship with Rose.To further complicate matters, a sudden shortage of nurses at a large base in the Middle East resulted in an upheaval in assignments here in the States. Rose was offered an extra five years of service credit if she would. Maybe I have played my part."I smiled and wanted to say thank you, but found myself without the words.Instead I started to cry.She let me carry on for a while, and then she said "You had a fever, Helen." That's all?" I thought I was dying."Well, the doctors thought the fever was also reacting with the mixture ofchemicals in your body." That doesn't mean I have to stop having the injections, does it?" Haha, well no. Though you will be taking the hormones by tablet form fromnow on. That change.