“Ok, see you soon. With the good news,” I said and got off the car. I had my own key, so I didn’t have to call my husband and open the door. But...it looks like he was waiting for me to come back. He was still awake, sitting on the sofa in our living room.“Hey, you’re back,” he exclaimed.“Yes. I am,” I said.“Did something go wrong? I wasn’t expecting you back till morning,” he said.“No, it went good, he just wanted to go home. Don’t worry, you’ll get your promotion,” I said and went to my room.I. ?Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord:Lord, hear my voice.O let thine ears consider well:the voice of my complaint...?That?s how I?ve felt a bit lately, thought Mandy. The sad and solemn soundsseemed to strike a chord. She listened intently as another line seemed tospeak to her.?O Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy:and with him is plenteous redemption...?Redemption. Perhaps that was what she had been longing for in recent years.A second chance. A new life.. "I was waiting for you to say that," Joey replied.We started stripping quickly, and I said to Joey, "Who do you want?" You get Suz, I'll take the other one."I agreed."Incoming!" I yelled as we both ran to the large circular mud filled tub. Unfortunately, neither Joey or I realized how slippery the mud was. With our built up momentum, we each found ourselves unable to stay on our feet. We both fell face forward into the mud.I barely was able to spit out my mouthful of the slimy brown goo before. Ironically, Krinan was sitting in the krinan blue row, one shade lighter than infant blue (named in honor of Krinan Ishtahraris, a famous healer who lived fifty years ago, who favored this color).At exactly six hours after noon, Javum stood up from her seat on the front row. The din of talk died as she mounted the stage. She was ten years old and had been head guildmistress for just over a year. She had a steely presence to her that made her a respected, but not loved, leader. She was, for a.