Hollingsworth. He quit just over a week ago. He pickedup his last check then cleaned out his locker and signed out for thelast time." Where'd he go?... Rick went on."I don't know. He didn't say. He just left is all," The managerreplied. "That's not a problem is it? I mean I didn't know you wantedreports on employees. Is this some kind of retention study orsomething?" the manager asked."No, no. Nothing like that. You're doing fine. Thank you for yourtime," Rick said as he ended the call.. " We've had four full cargo ships drop everything from filets to pogo sticks here." Plus we have several hundred millions in gold coins that I've hidden here." I brought a goodly amount of money with me in gold Maple Leaf coins. I haven't bothered to count it yet." I know that the time has passed but I killed myself off as Erin to save you and Junior. I was pregnant with Edie when I supposedly died. You see, I was not born on Earth. I come from a galaxy a long way from here. You can ask Junior,. He kind of smiled, flipped his hair, and bounced over to me."What's up?" I asked when he finally stood in front of me."Uh... hi."My god he was pretty. His lips were full but taut, and sort of stuck out in a perennial pout. His chest was soft looking and smooth, and it glistened with the sweat that he had worked up outside under that sun. But he didn't smell of sweat, he smelled, well, rather sweet, like the sweetgrass in the fields outside of the town. Maybe he hung out there, I certainly. Well used to beingthe center of attention, a part of him demanded acknowledgement from thepeople he was being forced to serve. Some word of appreciation for him,or for the service he provided. He knew it was a silly impulse and tampedit down. He was here a thief, attention was the absolute last thing heneeded.Yet he felt it all the same.On the bright side, he was able to see the tiger horses perform afterall. They proved handsome beasts, interesting and exotic, but were alsoill tempered and.