" UEBERARBEITET?" Ja. Und ganz nebenbei, sie wissen ja wie soetwas laeuft, manchmal geht es bergaufund manchmal eben bergab. Auch in unserer Firma ist...das so. Im Augenblick zumindest."Ich wusste was gleich kommen wuerde."Also Mr. Coin, zur Zeit muessen eben alle etwas zurueck stecken, aber nicht das siemeinen wir waren nicht mit ihrer Arbeit zufrieden, aber...." Ich kann gehen? Das wollten sie doch jetzt sagen?"Irgendwie hatte ich damit gerechnet, dass es doch so enden wuerde."Gut das sie es. I helped with the dishes and drank some more coffee. When the dishes were done, Mom sat with me and we talked."What are you going to do?" she asked."About what?" I said.She waved her hands in the air and said, "Everything: Lisbeth, your job, the house, your self, that 'inner you' that feels so empty inside. You need to heal yourself." I'll file adoption papers or something right after I talk to Lisbeth and find out what she wants, then I'll go back to work. Roberta has been very patient and. Lifting my head I did my best to help her as she bucked the straps in the back. Sticking my tongue through the ring separating my teeth I flicked it in the air inviting Tess to put whatever she liked in my open mouth. When she was finished buckling the straps she slipped the last pillow under my head. Tess went back to the bag and returned with a hammer and two nails. Standing on the bed she hammered the nails into the ceiling one over each of my hands. Hoping off the bed she tossed the. " Fine then," Fran snapped, the loving tones of this morning a millionmiles away now, "you can stay in your little nightie. I'm going shoppingwhatever you do." For crying out loud Fran, it's not fair." But Fran had gone, walkingback into the front room and leaving me sitting at the table with Bethanyand Sara."It's only going to be you and Bethany here," Sara said, trying to calmthe situation, "and we'll be as quick as we can." I thought Bethany was going to go with you." Ha, no chance," Sara.