"Are you taking photos of this?" Taylor asked."No," Emily replied."Phew," Taylor sighed."Video, actually, it?s how my old coach used to help us improv.... Recordwhat we did and watch it back later," Emily said. "Plus, it makes forgood stuff to put up on social media." Great..." Taylor grimaced."Here, take these," Emily handed Taylor a pair of red and white pom poms."I figured we could work on our rhythm and chanting first." We haven?t used these at practice yet..." Taylor held the pom pom as ifit. A man owes me money, Mister McGuinn. It is a substantial amount, and I wish your help in collecting it.”I looked at her for a moment, trying to find a delicate way to phrase the question of what he owed her money for. She saw my discomfort and her chin came up a little higher.“He used me under false pretenses, Señor, promising to marry me to get for free that for which other men pay dearly. He gave me jewelry and baubles which all turned out to be worthless fakes. I eventually found out he has. Suppose I do as you ask and steal other people's thoughts in order to capitalize upon them. We've already discovered that fucking around with fate can have disastrous consequences. You're asking me to potentially increase those consequences tenfold. How many lives could I screw up by doing that? How many people throughout history could I potentially fuck over?" Bill," she said carefully, "you would be helping yourself and your family by doing it. You wouldn't be hurting anybody you knew.". Besides, I've already paid Angie, so she's expecting you.You'll be done in no time. Here's a tip you can give her. Don't letthis go to your head, but I think she might like you, and giving her alittle tip will show your appreciation. Please meet me back here as soonas you're done, as I have some shopping to do."I stood up with Marilyn and tried to walk swiftly out of the caf?,despite my new feelings of stress and fear. As we walked to theescalators, I could feel the breeze blow through the.