"Agreed," said an approaching Rick Carson.Sandy's last two months had been incredible. She had renewed her friendship with Maya and Mindy. The two had...become Wilson High's "It" couple. Several other Lesbian couples came forward after Maya and Mindy had publicly announced that they were an item at a school assembly promoting Gay awareness. Initially they took some flack, but eventually their families supported them and with 'Sandra Turner' on their side, the Varsity cheerleaders became the toast. Sarah told me to fresh up my lipstick and maybe a touch up with my compact. I walked with Sarah to my homeroom. 'Have a good day, Joney," as she waived good-bye. "How did she know my girl name?" I went into Ms Jenkins room. Ms Jenkins was standing by my desk. "Hi Joney, your mom told me all about you." I wondered what my mom might have told her. This was sounding more permanent. I sat down in the chair and pulled the desk to me. I made sure I should keep me legs together, so boys won't see. They need to learn how to control it on a lot of levels. If they tax it high enough to dampen sales, they will encourage the illegal market. It's going to be a mess for the next few years.That's not even to mention the number of habitual users who will be driving cars and running dangerous machinery while high. Drug testing failures will go through the roof. All that is in the name of the war against drugs, and of course new revenue stream. Those taxes will be hitting those who can least afford. I, in the meanwhile, also approached, though broke off at an angle to try and get around the group. As soon as Spake spotted the approaching troopers he and others pulled weapons, and they were not stunners, but pulsed hyperbeam pistols, utterly deadly in an unarmoured civilian environment. Both Vrion and Ginlo realised the deadly nature of the weapons and dived for cover as panicked civilians tried to get out of the way, causing confusion by way of a now running mob.However, by this time, I.