She loves all the Femmes, doesn't she? Wasn't she always right there, fighting with us? Pulling us out when we got ourselves killed and bringing us ba...k? Why is she behaving like this? She says she wants Phoenix girls, but... 'Tanya sighed in frustration, not understanding. "You let too many of them die, Lisa. Some of them could be trained. Sometimes I cry for the people we lose. It's really hard pretending that this is all fun and games – hunting these vicious creatures. The Phoenix girls. As she opened her bedroom door, a rough, surly voice reverberated throughout the room."Where have you been all night?" The words were slurred.Her father John was sitting on the side of her bed, inside her bedroom, with a glass of booze in his hand."At--at cheerleader's practice, dad. Coach had to keep us extra late," the 17-year-old stammered, glancing wildly about the room. She hoped that in his condition that he believed the lie but the look on his face indicated that he didn't.Marcy was. Her name was Mona. We had a casual conversation about our college days and then went our ways.The next day at 11 pm, I received a call from Mona. She invited me to a function in her house. After she hung up, I received another call which was from my ex-girlfriend. She also insisted that I come. The actual reason was that she wanted to meet me again. So she gave my number to Mona and told her to invite me. After 5 days, on the day before the function, I went to the ATM center to withdraw some. Still, it was better than the alternative, which would involve fighter jets descending on them.Pausing to catch his breath on Joseph's porch, Josh straightened to knock on the door. It was snatched open almost immediately by Becky."Josh, it's about time!" she yelled, throwing herself at him, but Josh was quicker, sidestepping and holding her back with his hand."Sorry, but we only have so much time. Where's Barbara?" She's back here," Janet called from the door of a back bedroom. "She's been.