" Hello Rex" I say, crouching down to his level looking into his dark brown liquid eyes, and he starts to lick me with his tongue on my face. "My name...is Lena", as I stare into his trusting eyes, rubbing my fingers behind his ears and moving my hand down to scratch his belly. He continues licking my face, his short tail wagging. I feel his soft golden hair, and feel myself liking Rex right away. "Lets take him down to the lake and see if he likes the water. If he does then he can have a shower. We HALO (High Altitude-Low Opening) ed from 20 klicks up and opened or chutes at just under one third klick to get under their radar. We set up the beacons for the first space-borne wave of the Overlanders to take the high ground at the Valley. Our motto was 'Fall like a cannonball, strike like a bayonet." 20 klicks?" Jorge exclaimed. "Don't you need oxygen for that?" Nah." Zoë answered. "If you just hold your breath in a head down, streamlined attitude, terminal velocity at over 300 KPH will. But I couldn't care less. I was past that point. I wantedeverything to end. I tried to think about it. Maybe one the trains atMK Central, the ones from the north towards London or opposite, theyare so fast when passing through, there's hardly a chance to survive,it would squash me into tiny bits. Probably very unpleasant in theaftermath, but I wouldn't be there for that. So why bother.I went there. Often. But once I stood at the platform, I couldn't doit. I was like rooted into the ground,. The fourth item was a small, square CD case. I'd almost laughed out loud when I saw it because I recognized it to be mine. I wondered if she'd finally returned all the explicit music she'd confiscated from me over the years. And the fifth item was a cardboard jewelry box, scotch tape sealing it closed."Do you wanna be alone?" Luke asked quietly, and I turned my attention towards him, shaking my head."No, that's okay; I said I'd open it with you, remember?" Yeah, but..." It's okay, Luke," I.