“They were for the previous President.”The news was filled with stories about the attack at the mall. Even though suicide bombers had been killing...Americans on an almost daily basis, this attack was major news. The fact that it involved a poison made it big news, even though they weren’t releasing the name of the poison or how it had been delivered. There was a lot of speculation about the poison. The most common candidate was Sarin gas, but there were no details about how it had been. My centurion Drachius is a master of it; you will be whipped all the way to Nova Magus. Then I am to save a small piece of you for the Consul!” Melissia folded her arms across her chest, “And here’s me thinking that it might have been something I said!”That remark earned Melissia a slap across her face; the powerful blow sent her sprawling across the floor. Melissia wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, she went to get up but the Tribune stopped her by putting his foot on her chest.. About the fifth time this happened,she also gave me a small leather satchel with a shoulder strap to carrythem in. And she also suggested I keep my wallet and keys in there.After all, it just makes sense to keep all my things together, shepointed out. Yes, I thought, that makes perfect sense to me. She alsosaid it would be best I not let her mother see me with my new satchel,because she might mistake it for a purse. "Doesn't that make sense,"she asked, sweetly. I had to agree to made perfect. "If we aren't in the office when they phone, we'll miss out on thecontract by default!" I shouted in the stage whisper that the damnedcorset enforced."Why didn't you say before?" shouted Sheila as she sprang out of bed,and grabbed at her office clothes. Sheila broke her own record forgetting ready, and dragged me out frantically hobbling in the killerboots behind her."Why didn't you wait for me in the car?" she accused me as I collapsedinto the passenger seat, "We'll only just get there in time.