Kathrin fragte sich was sie mit dem schlotternden Bündel jetzt anfangen sollte. Vielleicht sollte sie ihn jetzt einfach laufen lassen, bis Moni und A...drea zurückkämen dauerte es eh noch ein bischen. Sie wusste es selbst nicht, setzte aber vorsorglich ihren düstersten Blick auf.Mirco hockte hinter den Mülltonnen und schaute hilfesuchend zu den drei andern hinter dem Recyclingcontainer hinüber. Warum hatte er bloß so eine Scheiße losgelassen, wie sollte er jetzt hier rauskommen? Die anderen. "Start somehobby, read more widely, join a men's club, go to lectures, learnsomething you know nothing about just for fun! Anything! Anythingat all!"He nodded. More eagerly than I would have expected. That washopeful."I tell you what," I said finally. "I'll go look up some of theCenter's other offerings." I started to stand up.George waved me back down. "You've been doing things like thatsince the kids left home?" he asked me. "Since Ellen gave you thatadvice?" Things like that and. There's a $100 bill in there for each of us, to pay us for the time it takes for us to get ready." Cool," Jill says, "We're already making money."Riding up the elevator to the suite gets easier each time Jill makes the trip. She's getting used to the idea that every time she comes here she gets fucked and she makes money... a lot of money. She and Allie giggle with each other when they get into their changing room. "It's gettin' close, babe," Allie says."I know... When should we start getting. "Not everyone recovers very quickly from the procedure. In fact, how aperson responds is altogether unpredictable." What are you talking about?" I asked. I wanted to freak out but feltquite calm. "Can you tell me why I'm here?" You'll have to forgive me for seeming detached or complacent. I don'tmean to be. This place, the drugs, they numb a lot of unpleasantemotions. It actually feels quite good. Look, I'm going to be direct asI can. You've been forced into an underground series of tests..