After we finished our wine, informal classes got started. Mommy had mestand and walk for her, giving me pointers on shortening my stride,placing one ...oot in front of the other, etc., and soon, while not nearlyas graceful as she was, I was walking just fine in my new heels. I alsoreceived instructions on how to sit, stand, and enter and exit a car ina dress and heels. Every time I did it right, I got a very non-motherlyhug and kiss. I wondered if I would ever need to know these things, asI. "There's only one trouble with your suggestion though," I said as I pulled an envelop from my own jacket, took out the sheet of paper within and handed it to Clegg.He peered at it and read it out laughing, "Rebecca, I'm sorry. This will be a shock but there's no easy way to say it. I think we should end it. It's not your fault. I guess I'm just not ready for the sort of steady life I think you are looking for." He tossed the paper back to me. "Oh well, our intelligence isn't as faultless it. "You must be Delia, meet Reiko," I said thrilled that my little businesswas off to such a gangbuster start. The statuesque redhead moved to theother side of Reiko and wrapped her arm around the smaller girl's frame."You're hired," I mouthed and she nodded like she knew it already.Part IIThe next few days were spent getting photos taken and putting them on thetest website. I'd taught myself code, just so I could make this with theleast outlay of cost. The girls put on the different uniforms. He picked the second backpack out of the rubble and dragged behind Fry into the room.“Look at the shape of this room,” Fry said. “You said it wasn’t big enough to hold all the books. The wall slopes in from the doors, the back wall is flat. I’d say we are only in the foyer.”“But where is the entry?” Keith said. “Maddie?”“Could I just have a couple of minutes to deal with my brother blowing himself up?” Maddie yelled at him. “Just a couple of minutes before I have to pretend that I’m all right.