There was no way around Karen still being fat when we walked into school the first day of our junior year. The thing was that, regardless of the extra...weight, Karen didn't think of herself as a 'fat girl' anymore! The martial arts classes gave her the confidence to hold her head up and walk with a straighter spine. Her steps were lighter due to sparring and not being so heavy. Karen's height meant she could carry more weight than shorter girls so the right clothes made her look like a big girl. Rachel told me, “I’ll pour your coke and bring it to you - if you want to set those cameras up.”“You better hurry and get them ready, Guy. I talked to Alexis and Jessica a few minutes ago and they were loading their vehicle. I told them to bring all of their clothes they could, and we’ll all go back and load the rest of their stuff, either later today, or in the morning. They’ve already told their landlord they were moving, since the first of the month is next Friday.”Rachel said, “I sure hope. Pinbu thinamum ithuve oru pazhakam aagiyathu, ramu en mulai meethu kai vaithu thadava aarambithaan.Enaku muthalil oru vitha kucham vanthathu pinbu poga poga nane avan kaiyai pidithu en mulai meethu vaithu kasaka soluven.Avan mulaiyai kasaka kasaka en mulai perithaaga aarambithathu, ithu naal varai kanadi mun nindru paarthaal enaku mulai irupathu polave theriyaathu aanal ippozhuthu mulai konjam perithaaga pazhaka aarambithathu.Oru padi mele sendru en mulaiyai veliyil eduthu kaambai vaaiyil. Even though my group and I had been preparing ourselves for the journey, I couldn’t begin to describe the anguish we all felt at having to leave our planetary home.Not for the first time, I questioned whether or not my plan was the proper course of action to take. Was that really the best I could devise, or did I give up too soon on finding a solution that would allow us all to stay safe while remaining on Earth?We gathered at our designed meeting place and broke up into groups with the.