"No ... no," I try to explain, "There wasn't anything I could do." Yeah, Brody," Shay says. "You failed. You always fail." Then she turns and follows ...hem.Cassie and Jeff just shake their heads and walk away."Wait, it's not my fault!" I cry.Mom watches me, tears in her eyes. "You let me down, Brody. You let your father down, too. He'd still be here if you weren't so weak." I'm sorry, please, I'm sorry."She sighs. "Wake up, Brody. Wake up."I jerked awake, sitting up in bed with a gasp. I was. That would be a week tomorrow when she accompanied the Professor and his wife to the launch and bade them goodbye. She would continue to keep her eyes open, of course, but this assignment was a painful waste of time. Edwina had been given a false tip-off! It stood out a mile!Saturday morning, which saw the start of her latest punishment, was beautiful! Especially when viewed from behind glass in sixty degrees of comparative warmth! Crisp was how her late father would have described the feel of. She stood up and headed toward the door, glad to escape.The whole incident vanished from her mind as she walked into her new apartment building and into the elevator.As soon as she unlocked the door and stepped inside the apartment, she saw Rachel sitting on the couch, wearing a coy smile, and holding a drink. A bottle of booze sat on the table in front of her.Amber shut the door and both women erupted into simultaneous squeals."Oh my god, this is so cool!" Rachel exclaimed, and then. I just didn't expect it that's all." Me either. We really shouldn't have invaded her privacy. Good night Ken, see you tomorrow." Good night Janie."The next day I faked a cold and had mom call the school before she left for work. I showered, dressed and started over to Marla's house. I had formulated a plan to try and seduce Marla and I was hoping it would work. Thinking that a 16 year old could seduce a woman of 36 seemed pretty far fetched, but I was going to give it a try anyway. It was ten.