Behind them, two soldiers led a thin man into the brush. The entire team retreated at the signal of their leader. Only something wasn’t right. Gabri...la sensed it. His body jerked and spun around before he fell to the ground. More gunfire shattered the air as the team fought back the enemy. Bright red blood stained the back of his jacket and dripped into the dry earth under him. Terror gripped Gabriela as she tried to get to him only to find herself held back by the thick underbrush. Tears. ”“Yeah, exactly. Don’t you feel a little weird about that?”“No ... it was a date.”“I know, but ... you’re still my brother.”“So what’s bothering you?”“Well, it’s not like what happens on a date doesn’t happen...”“I know...”“So didn’t we ... y’know, commit incest? Is that even legal?”“Oh, I think I know what’s bothering you! Here, look at this.”“That necklace? Where did you get that, anyway?”“Don’t worry about it, sis.”“Don’t ... worry...”“Now look, I know why you’re feeling uncomfortable. It’s. Nadine's 19 year old nail tech was the thinnest person I'd ever met,thinner than I ever was, like maybe she had a drug problem. You want tofeed her a sandwich. Somehow she avoided piercing me with the sharpnails as she worked to repair a chip on my left hand. Heavy concealer,probably Nadine's work, smoothed her pimply face and magenta hair gaveher complexion a pinkish glow."It was loud but yes, I think those were his words," I replied,beginning to regret telling the story.She nodded sagely and. One of the advantages of having that sort of fun in Germany was that it was a long way from home, and maybe it wasn't such a good idea to get involved with it where her parents might hear about it. But whatever happened, the next few months seemed to have a little more potential than it looked earlier in the day.Monday rolled around inexorably, as Mondays have a way of doing. Now that she was getting her internal clock a little closer to local time, she only slept until about nine or so. Her.