I never thought I'd say this but, I'd gladly take a math test over living on more night in this hell-hole of a wilderness. To be honest, it isn't as b...d as I describe it. The lack of food I've been consuming in order to make sure my sister got her full was getting to my head. Being with my friends and my sister kind of sparks just a little bit fun. Just a tiny bit. It's a good thing that I watched a lot of survival TV shows back in the day because it has proven really useful. It's the main. He cleaned out their joint bank account before he left. Now she had no money and the rent was overdue. They had impounded all her furniture. Could she come and stay with us until she got things straightened out.I had to ask Kathy, of course, and I was delighted when she said yes. I told her my wife had given her approval. This was my real sister, not like that phony brother Kathy had. {See part 3}When she arrived at the door, I was a little shocked. Mary had always been on the heavy side but. ”“You need to establish a credit record,” he replied. “This is a start.”“Gloria thought it was brilliant to schedule our wedding between Christmas and New Years. My folks are coming for Christmas and spending the week. The schools will be on break, so when we go on our little honeymoon, they can bond with Mattie.”“You won’t miss any work and I’ll check with my boss ... yep, I can get those days off. I signed up to use the condo’s common lodge that day.”“Gloria is arranging a catered reception. For a moment, she had a glimpse of herself as if she were hovering high overhead. Then the goddess' essence began a journey covering unmeasurable distances of space and time. There was a feeling of intense cold, as she crossed the depths of space. Next there was a sensation as though of landing in a pool of some thick, viscous liquid, which was growing thicker and heavier all about her. Finally, the sensation changed until what she had sensed as a liquid of some sort solidified and became.