“Oh hi Tommy” she replied. “Is Steven in?” I asked. “No, he’s not coming back ’til tonight, he’s gone ...ut with his father. Well, how have you been?” she asked as she pointed for me to take a seat. Mrs Melon, was my best friends’ mother. Steve and I go way back, we know go to the same university.“Great Mrs Melon…I feel great, and I’ve got a big date tonight” I replied. “Ohh lucky you, by the way, I told you. A deathly hush fell."So?" I demanded after a moment."They always know," Eve said slowly. "Even with Martin." Who's Martin?" Marta." Marta used to be a boy?" I goggled at them. Marta was a leader of oldergirls' patrol. "But... she's... fifteen. She finished this school." Yeah. She didn't turn back after a week." Why?" We don't know," Alan shrugged. "She neither." You don't need to worry" Eve said quickly as she saw my face turningpale. "It's an exception." How do you know?" I almost whispered.. 'The old man hadn't said Seven to Ten Days ... No, he'd said Seven to Ten BUSINESS days.'Everybody knows governmental offices are only open 4 days a week ... Well, five really, but that fifth day is a myth. Nobody starts anything new on Friday. They start leaving at noon on Friday.'But this coming business week doesn't start until NEXT Tuesday.'This is Friday. Shit. I was already starting to sweat. I was doing my figuring on my fingers.'Today doesn't count, nor Saturday, Sunday and Monday is a. "Dave quickly went to the door and opened it, pretending he didn't recognize her, stood partially concealed by the door and just said "just put it down there please, miss."Jill almost dropped the tray and squealed with delight as she heard his voice, turned towards him and realised who it was."What are you doing here? Oh this is too much, I just can't believe it" she said and burst into tears.Dave took the tray off her and placed it on the table, then took her into his arms and held her as she.