She smiled graciously, with an undercurrent of catty hatred, at Laura, and otherwise treated her with aloof contempt.But Laura had the chance to watch...her in action, and she was able to see what Rhonda had that won over girls like Barbara and Yvette. For one thing, she was stunning, a fact Laura had always tried to deny but no longer could. Rhonda was fairly tall, and blonde, with the kind of golden hair most blondes could only dream of. Her skin too was not pale and translucent but rich,. She stopped and looked at me."Do you think your government is worth saving? They destroyed Earth, they destroyed our home, do you think there is anything there worth saving." She asked me.The ship rocked under an explosion and she looked up for a second."Don't answer me now Captain, if we survive this battle give me your answer, if things go as my projections show we will be leaving, if you have an answer for me I may be inclined to help your people flee." She said.I stopped and thought about. For the sake of peace in the family, the rules would have to be observed.At first, Sue had been appalled by the idea of such hypocrisy. After all, Dan was twenty-eight years old! Why should he have to pretend in front of his parents that he was still a virgin? Or whatever it was he was trying to prove!She expressed her point of view to Dan in no uncertain terms. He calmly tried to explain that, with her own parents dead, Sue had forgotten what it meant to try to get along with the older. "Well," I said, "when do I start work?" "Now?" "OK." I took a deep breath. The moment of truth had arrived. I stood there, waiting fororders. He took my hand and led me to the living room. I stood there, at attention, awaitingorders. He came close and touched my hair. "Maybe you should let it grow," he said, "or shouldwe shave it off and have you wear a wig?" I shuddered at the thought of having my head shaved, but I replied, "I would have it anyway you want, Master. .