"Mr. Greenstick," she started somewhat shyer all of a sudden, "I remember a lot of things now. I wanted to apologize to you for hurting you in the pas.... I was very sick in my mind and I realize that you loved me greatly. May I make a confession to you?" I was a little hesitant but slowly nodded, I still loved this woman, more than I had any other, she was after all my first real love that I had been completely serious about. "I guess,” I answered, still unsure whether I shouldn't call the. I had stopped there for a while to watch, and sat quietly hoping they might ask for me to join in the fun. But even through all of the older boys kept looking at me with interest, they had no interest in asking a younger kid like me to play, let alone a girl.So, again rejected, I walked around the neighborhood for a while, trying to find something to do to pass the time away, but eventually the day’s heat and my boredom led to the decision to just go on home. Walking down the street, kicking. . and, from what Renata had told me, it was very likely Yuri was involved in this somehow ... it didn't help me at the moment.After a few more minutes searching, I did find information that did help."That's weird," I said, more to myself than anything, after reading a few of the articles."What is weird?" Renata asked."There is this guy with the Miami Herald. He wrote a lot of articles that kind of touch on what we are looking for, but it doesn't make sense. He wrote up a piece a few months ago,. "She is to be executed in public this afternoon, and he will die."Helen wondered how that came about, but asked, "Why is she to be executed? Do you often have public executions? And do we have to go?" To answer the last question first, it is supposed to be compulsory for all the women, because it is a woman to be executed. It is an example to you, but Karl has exempted all the privately owned women; only the dormitory women will have to go this time. No we don't have many executions; the last.