"Will you love every child the Institute gives you?" I asked."We will," they replied together.I nodded with the solemnity the ceremony deserved. They ...ugged and kissed as people applauded loudly. I waited until the congratulations were over before approaching them again."You can still have a public New Christian ceremony if you wish," I told them."It's not necessary," Shannon replied. "A pregnancy announcement is the important ceremony; our parents will understand." Fine," I said. "Are you. Sarah was well aware where the main danger lurked. There was this cool, alluring Philippine businesswoman, Gina, who had recently become a member. She smiled a lot and used all the right words, but Sarah knew she was ruthless. A child from a rich, feudal family, Gina had grown up in surroundings where power was as common as it had been absent in Sarah's. Money is a magnet, she knew, and she saw most of her minions flock to their new queen.Of course she'd lost Alicia, in the end. It stabbed her. Let's start the story of this winter.I thought it would be very easy for three months, maybe there are some tourist programs. I didn't expect the course to be very compact. Marxist class, computer class, professional class, audio-visual class, and literature class. The literature class is the favorite of everyone. Because the teacher basically reads according to the textbook, and keeps homework according to the review questions on the textbook. The textbook has answers. The most interesting. That's when Mr. Carter caught me. I dropped my ramen noodles out of one of the paper bags from the shock of being caught, to the pavement they fell. He went down to one knee to retrieve them. Taking that time to get the door open, I looked to see just what was taking him so long to rise, that we I saw his eyes move over to my red garter belts falling from underneath my skirt. Smiling, I didn't say a word, just walked inside knowing that he would be following me. As I put away the groceries I.