It had rained wood and leaves and bird guts and some other indefinable chunks for a full five minutes, but they got the fucker. Hairball had an allerg... attack. He always had allergy attacks, which was the origin of his nickname.Two hours later they boarded a single thropter for the bone-jarring trip to the forward base. Charlie was the deepest of the bases and for lack of a better word, it sucked. Any food left exposed was attacked by crawling insects within minutes. Slithering reptiles were. Yet, it seemed to work. Although the house and expensive goods said he had income from alternative sources, that didn’t seem to be enough. Perhaps he knew he had a talent to wring people out of their change, and he would certainly exploit that, enjoying his deception.Five minutes later, Michelle came down the stairs with a soiled, soaking nappy, and walked into the kitchen. “We need more food for the babby,” she said.“Ok,” said Alex, “One of us should go the supermarket”. Michelle. I thanked Liv and gave her a squeeze, then slid the heavy door closed as she scurried down the steps.EleanorOlivia watched the app on her phone. The little icon showed her ride rounding the corner. She looked up to see the illuminated Uber symbol pull down the alley.“Are you Eleanor?”“Indeed I am. You must be Olivia?”Olivia hopped in the back of the car and pulled the door shut. She melted into the seat and felt a euphoric exhaustion wash over.“You look like you’ve had quite the night,” Eleanor. But when Jane came into the clubroom, her face was shining; her grin spread from ear to ear."What's up?" Mary asked."I just got back from the principal's office and I feel great." What the hell does that mean? Tell us about it." The girls gathered around.Jane looked at Mary. "At lunch today, I was just sitting there with Ginny, eating, you know? And this guy, John Forester, came over and started to goof on me, touching me. I told him to get lost. Well, he went away for a while, but when I got.