.” The lies had piled up too quickly and Cameron couldn’t make up a good excuse fast enough.“Cameron took me on a date and it didn’t end well,...�� said Sara, choosing this moment to enter the room. Wayne nearly jumped out of his shoes when she spoke. She looked over at Cameron with a look of pure evil joy. “Hello Cameron, you don’t look dead at all.”Sara was dressed for bad-assery. She had on her leather jacket and jeans that looked so starched Cameron was surprised she could bend her knees to. The attraction had gotten big enough that many families sent younger children to us as well for the fun to be had. Those youngsters made us temper our scares to keep from getting too far overboard while still having fun. Waiting for the next batch of victims my mind wandered again, back to a much less pleasant time. ———————————— ‘TANGO TWO VICTOR, TANGO TWO VICTOR. THIS IS DUST OFF BRAVO. IT’S A TRAP, WE ARE TAKING FIRE, I SAY AGAIN, WE ARE TAKING FIRE. WE NEED COVER, SEND THE HOGS BACK, WE. Now my sister is not a total airhead, but I perceive a slight vacuum between her ears. At 18 Whitney is ‘totally’ into her friends, American Idol, the Bachelor, Survivor, Face Book and iPods. I’m glad to say I’m moving beyond that stage and actually think for myself now. She flopped down on the sofa next to me and grabbed the TV remote. “Hey,” I said to her, “I know what you can do; you can help me with one of my class projects.”She cast a wary look at me “I can’t do college stuff, you know. It beckoned her like an enthusiastic puppy impatient to demonstrate its favouritetrick. Her eye flicked across to the girl being set in place on one of several barbecuepits that followed the curve of the lobby wall, who was still wriggling animatedlyon a thick, pink-tinted crystal spit. It was hard at first to reconcile theinnocent beauty of the artefact with a function so blatantly cruel, and yetso necessary. A girl needed to know that her needs would be met, and therewas no greater need, when.