Sue and Lizzie got back to Lizzie’s house in high spirits. Too excited to sleep, they decided to share a bottle of wine and talk some more, reminisc...ng about their time at school. As they laughedabout the silly things they used to do, Sue who was quite tipsy felt bold enough to bring up the nipple rubbing incident and told Lizzie how she had never forgotten it. Lizzie who had never been shy laughingly told Sue that she still rubbed her own nipples but it simply wasn’t the same as having someone. Helen could not believe it, she had just had sex, she was now a real women. Jack pulled her in and kissed her shoulder. Neither one could think of anything to say because nothing needed to be said. They had just shared the most sensual experience a being can share. It was like they were one and the same and has they lied there staring into each others eyes they knew that they would be together forever.13 years laterHelen lied in her hospital bed. She was exhausted and enduring more pain then. There was another on the 2nd, two downticks on the 4th, and then one a day for the next four days. The census counter was currently at 010:092, and nobody was expecting the count to stabilize. People from parties unknown were dying, and the prime focus of their society was to save as many as they could.Why the new deaths now, after all the weeks of relative stability? Were there other ways besides the Mall for the six groups to reach each other, and if so, had an interparty war broken out? Was. She’s staying Friday and Saturday night so I can be with her.”“With her?”“Like I’m with you, Pen.”“Oh!” Of course! They’d both told me they would become lovers and that the first time it would be just the two of them, like it had been just Annette and me our first time. “All weekend?” We’d only spent a night together the first time.“Don’t be jealous, Pen.”“I’m not. Not really. I’m sad that I can’t be with you, but I’m not jealous of you being with Fay.”“Remember how much time you and I spent.