The name means, 'The Town of the Alien.' I have always found that name amusing."He laughed. It was not a reassuring sound. Then he continued. As h... spoke, he placed papers on the coffee table in front of me. The first rubbings looked like ancient writings and as the stack grew the writing moved through several renditions of ancient Gaelic, into Old English, and finally into modern English. The top copy read: On the darkest of the darkest nights With. "Roger that Squadpet," Tess imitated the clipped and official tones of Orbital A control, and Julia's grin grew even wider."I can't tell you how much I want that to not catch on-" Aimee began, before the real Orbital A cut her off."Orbital A control to squadron, attention squadron. Scanners show that the Drake has broken the fog surface. You are cleared for takeoff. Repeat, cleared for takeoff."The double line of cruisers lifted from the hangar floor in unison, and Julia let out her held-in. Everything I owned was here. I had just lost the manI thought I would spend the rest of my life with. As I entered ourbedroom I had to make a decision. I could just grab my purse and leave toan uncertain future. Or I could stall and try to figure this out overtime. If I picked option two, I knew it meant that I may have to "give itup" but if I was honest with myself it wouldn't be the first time. I'dslept around before I met Mike and it wasn't like I was some goody-goody.As I looked in the. Time to come back to life. I have to admit I was falling in love with the bitch. Although I felt good after outing her to her husband, Donnie, I guess I still went into a funk.I remember that first week was the toughest; I mean missing work and sitting home feeling hurt and sorry for myself. Going back to work the second week was the best thing I could have done. At least I didn't think about Gilliam for a few hours. You can't run heavy equipment with your mind on something else.This week has.