” She said nervously not meeting my eyes.“Oh ok, umm sure lets go.” I replied stepping back awkwardlyOutside the air was shockingly refreshing a...d the music was reduced to a distant wumping. The street was empty except for a few bouncers and drunks stumbling about.“Cab or walk?” she askedI didn’t even hear her I was still thinking about what had happened inside. Did that mean something to her or was it just to avoid her ex? Should I act on it? If it was just an act then why did it go for so. "Don't worry LYRA, you are just talking and answering some simplequestions. And it's okay to be nervous, we actually want you to be'emotional' it'll make the public relate to you better. We don't whatthem thinking you're too alien if you know what I mean." Barbra didn'tmean to put much emphasis on Theo's new name but she did."Yeah LYRA." Beth did mean too."I can still call myself Theo right?"Barbra looked apologetic. "We're recommending you don't, I know I can'tstop you but it might lead to. By about four years. I still live with my Pa and three younger brothers. I have a sister who’s in the middle of us boys and y’all will hear more about her later. There’s also a woman named Beverly who isn’t married to Pa but she acts like a wife and ma to us kids. She’s a bit younger than Pa but way older than me ... sorta in between, I guess. It was her idea to tell this story and she’s a’writin it down cause I can’t. Never did get along with school much.Beverly’s real interested in sex, and. Since the kids were on their own, I didn’t put up much resistance after asking if he thought counseling could save our marriage. I still loved him. Since he didn’t believe it could, we parted on pretty good terms. I kept the house in La Jolla, and I’m receiving a bit of alimony for a few years since his salary was much greater than mine. Luckily, once his career was secure and the children were in school, I took an advanced degree in Library Science with an emphasis on research and obtained a.