I texted Kia around 10.“Hey!” She called me right back.“Hey,” I smiled. I found myself feeling really angry. Zoë gave me a raised eyebrow and...I muted the phone as Kia went off and I deep breathed myself cooler.“ ... Laurie was so embarrassed!” She stopped for a breath and I interjected.“We should do something today.” I decided. “Are you practicing with your band?”“Kinda, but I can ditch them. We kinda rock, we don’t need to practice every weekend.” Kia hurried.“Uh, no. Don’t. I was just. But how did it get there? Did she spill something? We had been so careful to keep the stairs clean to prevent just such an accident and yet, it had still happened. I walked back to the station that evening, trying to burn off the anger and anxiety stored inside me. I stood and stared at the pit.The offending fluid had long since been cleaned and the pit was clear once again. My anger wouldn’t subside. The pit had to go. Suddenly, I recognized the steps were too steep and too shallow. I should. I tied the half saree around my waist and it was just sufficient to cover my wait and I literally struggled to tie a knot. Then I took my hand inside the towel and pulled down by brief and under the pressure of expanding waist as I was kneeling down, my towel knot opened and fell on the floor and I was completely down to my ankle and about to take my brief out of my foot. Savitha just came out of my bathroom and seeing me like that, she had a big, loud laugh. I did not know what to do if I. Did you think Ground Force would be easier or that we’d go easier on you?”“No, Monitor. My family serves. I came to serve!”“I think you’re lying,” he replied and I could hear the sneer in his tone. “But you may think it’s the truth. One lap of the pad perimeter whilst I think about what punishment to give a posh little liar.”“Monitor!” I yelled out my reply and set off at a fast jog towards a distant marker fence, realising I had picked up a shadow from one of two Junior Monitors who had.