“And you walked all the way to the south coast?” asked Robbie astonished. “That must be three hundred miles. I’m impressed.”Zack smiled a li...tle, pleased at the men’s obvious praise. “A couple a year ago I were lookin’ in this bin, back of a bakery not far from university, when I were caught by the Safety Patrol. When they found out I were homeless, they took me in and fed me and said I could join them. I bin wiv ‘em since.”“And I guess in all that time, today is the first time you’ve seen. " She nodded again. I think she was agreeing with my assessment. "And your dismount did look incredible to me, but I've seen you go higher."Kelly smiled. "Not bad, coach." Can I ask you something?"She nodded."Why are you mad at the dance?"Kelly looked surprised, then embarrassed. "I'm not mad at the dance. Well, not really. It's just that everybody else is going, and they all want to get ready, so we're cutting practice short. And it's our last one."I nodded. I knew that all the girls were. ”“Right,” Abby said. “I’d suggest either Austin or San Antonio. They’re far enough south to not get much ice and snow, and they both have huge springs that feed rivers, which means fresh water. The hurricane rains, which are rare, can cause flooding, but there are only a few places that flood, like creeks and rivers. Bad thunderstorms are rare, as are tornadoes.”“It gets hot in the summer, but that’s true anywhere in the southern US,” I commented.“Yes, there’s no getting around that,” Abby. Chris had been at hispart time job, at the show store, and his boss, Amy, had noticed that hewas pretty ineffective when it came to dealing with female clients. Amyhad thought that maybe a better understanding of woman's footwear wouldinspire Chris to sell better. So she made him an offer, if he would takehome and wear around a pair of heels for the next couple of days, then shewould give him an extra hundred dollars, betting that his increasedeffectiveness would offset the money that she had.