Relax... that's it... good."I sank down. My back felt wet. Beams of red and blue lights cut throughthe fog above my head, and I could hear voices, and...the sound of radiochatter. Ghostly figures moved quickly through the murk, in and out offocus."Are you in pain anywhere?" she asked."I don't think so," I said weakly, "Yes... My leg hurts... Headache...Where's everyone else? Is anyone else hurt? Where is everyone?Mick...Mick!" We're going to get you and everyone else to the hospital as soon. Nick was dressed as one of Santa’s elves which was hilarious. He’s the tallest of all of us, standing at 6’4”. Babs asked him how an elf got so tall and he said it was all due to mother’s milk and that he nursed until he got married and now he fights their son for nursing rights. A few minutes later Wade and Margie arrived. They brought a big dish of meat balls and Margie’s fantastic green bean casserole. They went with a Dr. Seuss theme. Wade was dressed as the Grinch complete with green skin. Therefore, it is very simple. Do we get out of the program or do we drop out?"Doctor Norris said, "We are not allowed to permit a student to quit the program before the week is over."We had never sat down. Amy said, "Then I exercise my right at the age of eighteen to drop out of school. Good bye."I said, "I, too, declare that I drop out." We turned and began to walk out.Doctor Norris said, "Please wait. We would like to find a middle ground." Doctor, with all due respect, we will not be raped. She sounded sincere, so I let her, which, of course, led to other things. Sometime later – after our showers and after I had shoved two more proto-patterns over to the other side – I took her to dinner and to look for a new dress."You know I'm really going to miss this job when I graduate and start flying," she said as we were eating."Me too," I said, and then took a sip of my water before continuing. "I'm hoping that the business will expand to the point where I'll need a private jet and crew.