If it weren’t for the slab of a wall separating a single bedroom, this trailer would be considered a studio apartment. Not a big deal for one person...living alone, but it’s a different story when three people live here. My bestie, Jenn, is technically the one who pays the rent, but three of us live here. She and her boyfriend, Matt, get the bedroom, and I sleep on the couch in the ‘living room’. It’s not ideal, but it’s a lot cheaper than either of us having our own place, and Jenn’s boy toy is. I have a nice apartment that is not too expensive, so that works for me too. My biggest complaint is about meeting people. It's hard when you didn't grow up here. Everybody that I have met has been through my job, and they live clear across town. I haven't had a date in more than a year." No boyfriend?" Jerry perked up at that news. "You must get pretty lonely." You don't know the half of it. I was pretty popular in high school. I had lots of dates, and I was used to going out on weekends." Not. "I want my mommy." Your mommy is gone, Melvina," Dao replied softly. "The bad villagers did not understand how special she was, or how special you three are. It happens with ignorance. Can you tell me your brothers' names?" My name is Driscoll," replied the boy to Melvina's right."I am Randolf," the other replied. "Is this really our new home?" Yes, you can stay here for as long as you like," Dao smiled. "It will always be your home. Now, who is hungry?"Three hands shot up and Dao chuckled and. Tabatha was a product of her society. She had learned to survive in a carnivorous world, and not compromised who she was to get where she was. She was fiercely proud of that, and because she, perhaps foolishly, loved him, he had wounded her terribly by doubting her self-integrity.‘My grandmother was a stripper!’ Jake Hedron thought to himself. ‘She may’ve had hundreds of men before she met Gramps. What she did wasn’t important to him. What was important was who she was. And Grandma has more.