It seemed she didn't forget easily however, because every class from then on she would at least once utter these, putting him in an awkward position w...ile everyone was looking and he didn't know what to say, usually uttering a shy no. He simply hoped she didn't hold this grudge until the last exam.So now he was waiting for his turn. As always, the exam was running late, due to people staying a fraction longer then they were supposed to. This had given Simon the opportunity to ask his classmates. ”Annie shook it all off her disinterested shoulders and looked out at the splendid views of a city and citizens bustling with energy and confidence in their superiority over any other location or populace on the planet. The Eiffel Tower in the distance looked as solid as ever and she took some solace in the fact that she was able to navigate just by looking at its location in the clear, smog-free sky. She pitied the poor cities of Peking and Los Angeles for their lack of foresight in monitoring. “Do you have to keep reminding us about that,” Laura said as she entered the kitchen, kissing her mother, “that is one episode of my life l would prefer to forget.” She sat at the table, helping herself to coffee and toast.They discussed their plans for the day, Laura said she was going back to bed for an hour after breakfast. “I’m still tired,” she said, “not surprising when this dirty old man kept waking me up in the night to fuck me.”“I never heard you complaining,” Dan laughed, “if l. CHAPTER 7 PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE."Well Jay, I know you remember Solomon Ruiz. That scumbag piece of shit drug dealer." Asked Andrew."How could I forget? I almost got my balls blown off by one of those Bouncing Betty mines he had scattered all over the place. If you hadn't stopped the bleeding, they would have buried me in fucking Columbia." Answered Jay."Yeah, now he is expanding into the international arms trade. But unfortunately for him, he has stepped on some big toes. Not only are they.