My chest was a mass of black and blue from where the burst had tracked across me, striking the vest. I was also feeling a bit stiff and in pain now th...t the vest was off me. The fall hadn’t killed me, but it had left me battered and bruised.Alexa went for the easy stuff first. Katherine had shown up with Alexa’s medic pack while I had been stripping down. Taking it from Katherine, Alexa spent the next fifteen minutes cleaning the wounds, disinfecting them, and stitching them back up. In. ”Savannah looked at Lorna. “What do you think, Mama?”“Another idea I had,” Alex said before Lorna could answer. “A college cart. Where half the profit goes directly into a fund for your college expenses. You work the cart, get paid, get the tips, and save for college and grad school and whatever. And I know a great spot right by the campus that we can get to set up shop.“Wow, Alex, sounds like you have it all worked out. You said there were several reasons?”“Like I said, we’re going into. Actually, quite a bit of gunfire. Everyone packs in my family.Of course, no one was surprised. It happens every Christmas. The police certainly were not surprised. They would hang out in front of our house, in full riot gear, in anticipation of the violence that was sure to happen. I have to admit, they sure know how to club people in the head. I don't think they missed me a single time.(On a side note here... If any of you reading this decide to start a riot, do so somewhere else. Our cops are. Julie screamed for all to hear, “I’M ENGAGED. TOM ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM ... AND I’M EXPECTING. I’M PREGNANT WITH A BABY.” From the tone of her voice there was no doubt that she was not only exceptionally excited, but also happy to an extreme.I nodded and figured I might help Tom a bit, “I know, we’ve been talking about it for weeks.” I also wondered what else she could be pregnant with if it were other than a baby. Her statement was redundant, but I didn’t say anything. Why did that thought get.