I never did put much thought into how her little get-together with Carson went, but I can imagine it went well, considering how confident she was.The ...ore school I experienced, the less classes meant to me as the weeks went on. I began to notice less and less what was happening in class, and noticing more and more what was happening outside of class. Training with Nicole in the weights room, karate, student council meetings, even just hanging out with friends ... I began to see why some kids. We had just finished eating and were relaxing in the relatively warm night air around the fire, feeling the ache in our muscles, when the rain came. It was a cloudburst and forced us to scramble getting our perishables into the large family-sized tent. The hard rain only lasted for ten minutes or so, but it was enough to soak us all to the bone. By the time we were in the tent and buttoned-up against the elements, the rain had died down to a soft pitter-pat on the tent. It was too late,. Plus, well, she is about as mean as a rattlesnake if you piss her off."Snuggles took that opportunity to look over at Allie. He dismissed her quickly and put his head back on Lucy's lap."I would like to take a few days to get acclimated to Los Angeles," Lucy said. "I made enough money in Miami that I should be OK for a while. Can we discuss this when it comes times to schedule a scene?"Veronica nodded and glanced at the list of credits then over at the girl."I would say you made $4,975 in. "Great." Paul thought to himself as he starred at the window in front of him and saw a bolt of lighting flash. A few seconds later thunder exploded in his ears. "I'll have to shut down." He stood up and was about to move the mouse over the words: ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO SHUT DOWN COMPUTER? YES OR NOWhen a bolt of lighting struck his house. The monitor screen flickered and died."Great." Paul muttered. "So much for surge protectors."Before he could move, he saw the monitor flick back on with the.