"How many people died in the attack in the dream?" I honestly don't know, but after wandering around the high desert for a few weeks we only had a few...hundred survivors," I said."What about the animals on that are now the surface?" Kristy is providing a shield around the entire city; hopefully it will prevent any harm from coming to them and protect stuff from the 'EMP' affect," I said."What are we going to do if everyone else dies?" Well we start over, with Kris and Kristy's help we start. "You have been very ill, Mr Beaumont," the nurse told him calmly. "A virus that was poisoning your system ... you would have died had your cleaning lady not found you when she did." But you have managed to cure it?" he asked through half closed eyes, and Iris was aware that he was almost unconscious again."Yes, Mr Beaumont, you shall be quite well again now ... and probably sooner than you should."He gave a little grunt and then his breathing deepened, indicating that he was asleep again.The. "None of it ever came true, of course. All I know is that when I look in the mirror I see someone I despise."I tried to interject, to tell him it wasn't all bad, but he interrupted me."You know what it's like? I watch other people - girls - talking to each other, talking to me, doing whatever, and it's like a knife in the fucking ribs. All these things I've wanted to be able to do my entire life, and they do them... so effortlessly. It actually physically hurts. Right here."Silence, again. I. “Try me,” I grinned.She did ... and I was.“So, you’re back with Teresa, are you?” Mother said with an accusatory and disapproving tone.“Yes ... for now. I talked to Naomi and we pretty much ended our relationship. I didn’t want to let her go, but it wasn’t my choice to make. It was great while it lasted, it just didn’t last as long as I wanted it to.”My mother nodded her understanding but said nothing, returning to preparing our evening meal. I got the feeling she was disappointed in me but I.