It was also at thatpoint that I found," with that Cyrus stopped looking off into space,dropped her arms to her sides and looked Jerry in the eyes, "th...tanimals and humans can only take one dose of the fungus, one change,and one change only, another makes them sick, a third kills them,that's why you're staying the way you are Jasmine," a pause with araised eyebrow from Cyrus then, "but let me get back to my story, I'mjust getting to the meat." Returning to the chair she had started in,Cyrus. "He nodded wisely and smiled. "Si, maybe when you don't go to school in two weeks, maybe they look for you. Maybe in Los Angeles, no? That is where your friend say you are supposed to be. In Los Angeles with her relatives. Los Angeles, she is a big town, not"Renee's heart sank. Hopelessly she nodded her head."You see! Besides," he was pulling on his clothes and talking, "in two weeks you won't be here no more. You be somewhere else."Panic clamped down on Renee. Her chest was being squeezed in a. Again, I chalked it up to this lousy body. "No breakfast for you!" I said, frowning at my protruding belly. "If I'mstuck with you for the next 50-odd years, you'd best get used to astrict diet starting right now!"I padded down the hall to the bathroom, stripped naked in the dark toavoid catching a glimpse of my revolting body, and showered as quicklyas possible. We all have lives to lead, I reminded myself. Just because you're fatdoesn't mean you can't lead yours.I changed into a fresh pair of. One day, Miranda came along with Alex. We were having a great day, and we eventually decided to go back to Alexs house, since she had a pool and her parents werent home. We hung out by the pool a little, and then Alex suggested we play truth or dare. Of course I wanted a chance to get them to skinny dip if possible. Heres how it went down. How about we play truth or dare? Alex said. Sure, but you HAVE to do the dares, and you HAVE to answer the truths. Anything goes, agreed? I said. Both the.