”“What about the LA office? And the phones? And don’t forget Ben Jackson.”“I don’t have a fully formulated proposal, but I know we can’t...afford to expand our office in California; it’s just too damned expensive.”“When you have something, send it to me. But we do have to make sure we don’t upset Ben Jackson.”“That’s why I’ve been reticent to put forward a proposal.”“Let me worry about Ben. Just tell me what you think we should do, please.”“OK! Has Charlie talked to you about the new consultant. She tossed me an evil grin, and when my eyesbulged out of my head and I tried to make a face at her to get her tostop, that only served to confirm her suspicions and she set her planinto motion.She hopped down to the field and sidled up beside me, wrapping an armaround my waste while keeping her eye on my parents. "Say, I betthere?s going to be a big party to celebrate, right?"I actually didn?t know. I assumed the coaches or maybe the boosterswould have had something in mind, but I also. My leg was broken by the impact and I quickly crawled under the tractor. I got out my big handkerchief and tied a constriction cloth to put pressure on the wound. Another shot or two came my way, but they missed. I only saw one shooter.I saw a movement by the house and Sammy came running out of the house toward me. She was firing the shotgun at the shooter. It was too far, but it kept his head down. I saw another one raise up to shoot her from behind the corner of the barn. I emptied the Glocks. When we stepped out into the mass of students, who were waiting for this week’s NIS students to ‘officially’ disrobe for the first time in front of everybody, I didn’t figure the three of us would steal their second day’s thunder.“Dang, Tempe, Zupena and Mike,” Shannon Pike said as she nervously swayed against the interior wall waiting with the other fourth week NIS students for Mr. Williamson to come out of the main office. She then turned to Tracy, Andy and Warren, her classmates and said,.