"We have a room reserved near the marina. We were going to stay in the room with your aunt and let you kids and Frank stay on the boat." That's fine w...th me," Eddie said. "Brad and I can share the small stateroom and the girls can have yours. I think it would be fun. Maybe we can find a tournament to fish while we're there." Okay then, it's settled," Mom said. "I'll let Sarah and Jack know tomorrow." Mom do Kathy and Brad know yet?" I asked."No, we didn't want to say anything to them until we. . the First World War." There's a second?" Yes ... in the forties. But Finland will be at war with Russia in 1919. It's called The Winter War."He made a note."The book my sister was reading," I looked around and spotted it. "That one."He picked it up and noticed the date."This must be fifteen years old ... March 1901? Yah, it's 1916. I wonder where she found it?" It's a hospital ... people always leave magazines and books in waiting rooms," I said. "It's in English." Maybe she studies foreign. "It's just that— Well, being angry takes a lot of physical energy, for one, and I'm surprised your body can handle it. But that doesn't mean you're screwed up, it just means you're different, which is in fact quite normal. Everyone has their own tics and traits and idiosyncrasies." Don't seem normal to me," Bernard snarled. "All my life it's been, 'God, you freak.' Every single person. Every single day. What, is there some fucking rule that I'm not allowed to be different?"My instincts were. They stopped and she quickly crawled out beside the car, yanked her pants down and started. In the deep snow she didn't have good footing, so she let her butt rest against the rear fender to steady herself. Her companion stood on the side of the car watching for traffic and indeed was a real gentleman and refrained from peeking. All she could think about was the relief she felt despite the rather embarrassing nature of the situation ... Upon finishing however, she soon became aware of another.