."You have outdone yourself again, Roberto!" she cried. "Two days and two nights without rest? Do you really want to die that much? With your current ...eat, it wouldn't be long until you collapse during the drill from exhaustion. How do you like that?"With old Roberto, he would have ordered his guards to have her flogged for insulting him. But after so many adventures he had shared with his friends, he knew that she just cared for his health. And he was thankful for it. "Hmm, I never knew you. ”—Destinee Hardwick, Wishing on Raining StarsI DIDN’T KNOW what to expect when we went back to school on Wednesday, January second. It was almost like New Year’s didn’t exist. Even the teachers weren’t ready to be back yet. But there we were.I glanced around the cafeteria as I carried my lunch bag with me to our accustomed table. A lot of chatter flowed from table to table as kids gathered for the first school lunch of the new year. There were noticeable new outfits being worn—obvious or not so. ‘A whole lot? You mean you might do that to us again?’ We looked at each other and silently agreed. I answered for her. ‘We might sometime. Would you mind?’ I looked from one guy to the other as did Laura. Tom and Ron exchanged glances. They must have agreed but I’m sure their looks didn’t carry even five per cent as much information as when Laura and I did that. Ron slowly said, ‘I suppose not. But I’m not ready to trade in Laura.’ Tom gave my waist a squeeze. ‘I think I’ll keep Lisa, too, but. “Kampala, Uganda of all the places in the world to go to they pick that god-forsaken place to send you,” Bob said.“Well it is just for six weeks and I have had boosters for all my shots,” I said with a laugh.“You know with all the people that have worked at the college I don’t think we have ever had an ambassador,” Mr. Nobles replied as if talking to himself.“Are they going to pay you for the six weeks or are just donating your time for the contract?” Mr. Jenkins asked.I knew where he was going.