Tammy waited –she said nothing because Earl didn’t tell her it was her turn yet.He was satisfied she understood the gravity of his words before ex...laining what that meant.“Your light labor duties will now be increased. If there is a wheelbarrow you’ll push it. If there is a hole you’ll dig it. If there is a knob you’ll polish it,” Earl started with that.“He said polish knobs,” Rally quipped and Leonard and Harley laughed but quickly stopped when Earl glanced at them.“Your all three coming next. "Yea but, she's not here." Renee replied. "who?" he asked, smiling. "Kari, she was my run home!" she said quickly, looking over toward the tables. The music picked up and the dance floor began to flood with more people. Pushing and nudging, people moved past them as she felt her body bump up against The professor. Her stomach tight against his, he grabbed Renee's hip, bracing her so she wouldn't fall any further. "Oh sorry!" a woman said behind her as she felt her foot ache. "No problem.". She certainly didn't look any older.She also looked somewhat familiar. But then there were lots of familiarfaces in the village. It wasn't all that big. He guessed she was a trophywife, a good-looking social secretary to a rich older man. Calling herstep-mother by her first name rather than the normal "Mum" or "Mummy" heguessed was explained by the few years between them. As he got to knowthem the relationship seemed more like sisters or cousins than parent-daughter."Aedee!", she said. "You go. We don’t have much time. LESLIE Okay hotshot. What do you think we should? PAIGE What do I think? Well, we should at least get to know each other. Figure out how we got where we are. The clock doesn’t start to tick until tomorrow. What time is it? MILLIE I don’t have a problem with that. VERONICA Well…. It seems to me…. LESLIE I don’t know…. VERONICA And we should read the books. Figure out which apply best to each of us. That’d give all of us a better chance. MILLIE I don’t know how to.