Everyone was talking about it and of course every story had a slightly different twist. The only common thread was that Tyler was back in the hospital...to have some kind of operation. Apparently, when he was injured a few weeks ago, whatever happened was so bad that it had smashed his testicles and the operation was an attempt to save them. What had actually happened to Tyler was still not known by anyone in the school.Stephanie mentioned this latest news to her family at dinner that evening.. Shall we sit down?" and suited the action to the words.TJ drew in a deep breath and slowly let it out. As he sat he weirded a sound and Morg paused as he sat to look from TJ to Captain Gantry. The only response from Percy was a slight inquisitive raise of an eyebrow. TJ started the sequence and both Percy and he sat stiffly in theirs seats for the duration. Morg watched in fascination at the two as the hours sped by and his own perceptions were again stirred. Nearing the end of second dog, the. "Fuck me bar keep, I haven't seen Hooch in time, I'll take five."The bar man quickly readied five Hooch's and placed them on the bar. Much to his surprise, the woman in front of him drained three of them before he had entered the transaction into the till. She left $30 dollars on the bar and stomped off with the remaining bottles, one in each hand.Manning had eyed the fruit machine as soon as she had got into the bar and was hopeful that a jackpot win would lighten her mood. One frustrated. Yes, Alicia knew she was crazy, but oddly enough the notion calmed her. There was no rage, no panic, nothing — just the certainty that there were no alternatives; she was where she belonged. She'd been punished, as she deserved. All responsibility had been taken away from her — for once there was no guilt, no shame. And, most elating of all, Angique had taken her back.She had no idea how long she'd been asleep or even if it had been sleep at all. The overload of pain must have caused her to.