She always looks like this." ( Later, Barbie developed many sizes and identities, but this was around 1960.) It took a week or before I completely abs...rbed the idea that Barbie wasn’t ever going to look like me or Rachel or my mom or anybody I ever knew. My attitude toward her changed. Rachel (my sister) and I regularly tortured and defiled Barbie, pulling off her legs and arms, and burning her breasts with wooden matches. We cut her long legs down so she would move the way that Rachel and I. And with your prior drug conviction I’ll bet we are talking significant jail time for possession of a controlled substance.” He said smugly“What fucking drug conviction” I saidHe gave me a second and he saw my expression change as I remember the suspended sentence I received just out of high school for getting busted with a single joint. “That’s wasn’t a drug charge. That was just a joint” I argued and mindlessly pulled my shorts out of my ass.“That’s ten years in Canon City. Turn around and. ”“How about the carpet?”“The same. We went with simple beige cut pile carpet.”“Can I see it?”“I have a sample. We haven’t brought it here yet because we’re still painting and don’t want to spill paint on it.”“Good plan. Let me see the sample.”Tim showed the carpet guy the sample. The man ran a finger through the pile. He checked out the back of the carpet. “This is a good plush carpet.”“Well, we tried to stay ‘middle of the road’ with it.”“You did a good job. I’ll be by tomorrow to install. She missed the reassuring presence of her gun. She cursed, clenched her fists and lay back, staring at the uneven ceiling above with nothing to do other than lay still and wait for the alien to appear.With muscles tensed, ready to fight, a cold detached calmness washed over her. One thing her training had prepared her for though, was to fight. She heard heavy footsteps. They stopped outside the door, then a click, a lock she guessed. The door opened. A tall, heavily built creature stood in the.