‘Ye closed the shop?’ I nodded. ‘On a Saturday?’ I nodded again, suddenly feeling guilty. It was something I probably shouldn’t have done, ...ut I really wanted to go to Lilly’s wedding. Besides, I hadn’t had a Saturday off in almost three years. ‘For a wedding?’ I hesitated in the doorway, thinking that maybe I should just get changed and forget the wedding. I expected Dad to start yelling but instead he just shook his dark, shaggy head. ‘Matt’s sister? The pretty redhead?’ I was shocked. I. Marc was a senior and one of the studs at the school. He was a brilliant swimmer and water polo player and had the typical body that one would expect of someone proficient in these disciplines. Not only was Marc beautifully built, but he was by far the best-looking guy in our school. Also wearing swimming trunks and with a towel draped over his shoulder, he moved toward me.Naturally, I immediately tried to hide my cigarette.“So, are you enjoying your smoke, Mike?” Marc asked.Before I could. . at least ... ten."Ten men plus Amy," I asked."Yep." So then what happened?" Well after a while another guy came in and saw what was happening. He just high fived Pete and began rubbing his groin. I knew then that this had all been planned. Pete even asked him if Amy was still keen." What was his response." Fucking oath, he said. Pete pulled out and lifted me off the washing machine and I straightened myself up. Pete asked the other guy, whose name I didn't find out, how they were going to get. I smiled, yup an old married couple, I just hoped they'd be gone soon. We were going to run out of diners at this rate. Know your enemy --------------------------I walked through the battle field littered with the broken, shattered bodies of my many fallen comrades. We had come here in force to find out what had befallen the colony we.