. sincerity, I have prayed for a contract. You lead this Family now. I give you the Blade of Woe, so that you can see it through. You must kill ... me...”I stood there for several moments, then knelt by her side. I leaned close to her, my face just over hers. I could see her pain. I picked up the Blade of Woe. “Astrid ... you were wrong to do what you did. But you did something you didn’t know. You won my heart. And I won yours.” With that, I plunged the dagger into her chest, cutting out her. I keep it pretty well hidden." Is it really like that? Have you really not had sex in ... how many months has it been, anyway?"Molly shook her head in disgust."Five?" she speculated. "Six?" Holy shit! I can't even imagine."The two sat in silence for several minutes as Molly got her thoughts together."Well, should we get back to it?" she finally said."What, my resume? Forget it. It can wait." Good," Molly said. "I don't think it was helping to hear about all your sexual conquests." Maybe not,". ..uh...Robert that I've been feeling queasy in the morning, OK?"I shrugged. "Sure, if that's what you want." Let's just keep it our little secret."***On Wednesday, Robert came to supper as usual. He started to tease me about my upcoming birthday and my idea for a gift."All right, Bethany, have you decided what you really want?" I guess I want a little of what my mother is getting," I answered."What?" he looked at me rather strange. "Y-you want what?" You know," I said with a smile. "She's got. I can cure the mentally challenged because it's a physical thing, but I can't do anything about you because stupid is your lifestyle choice!"He backed away from the force of my voice.I looked back at Kellie. "I hate you, and like I was saying, unless you're a moron or a politician, your friends and you gave me plenty of reasons."Her eyes filled up with tears before she turned her face away from me."Look at me, Kellie." I waited for her blue eyes to meet mine. "Obviously, these people hate you.