She was carrying a plate that had several crispy pieces of bacon and a bowl of assorted melon slices. “Here,” she said. “You can take this and I...��ll go back and get breakfast for myself.”I accepted the meal and started eating as I stepped onto the gravity pad for the elevator. The smooth ride allowed me to finish several pieces of fruit before I stepped off and started to walk to the sleep training chamber.“Mark,” I heard Matti call out.“Morning,” I said to my sister as she emerged from a. " She hunched over even more, resting her forehead on her knees.I was feeling better now so I sat Indian style and scooted closer to her. I rested my arm on her shoulder, patting her soft back. Trying to comfort her I said " You can tell me whatever you need to. No matter what you say I'll always care about you and be here for you. You got that?" She moved her hair from her face as she rested her chin between her knees. Her face, dripping with water she turned her eyes to look up into mine and. "This sounded a little strange to a group that was just heading to take a bath, but they in no way complained, they'd had too much fun up to now to question anything they were told to do. So after reaching the top of the steps everyone was firmly blindfolded. Hannah then helped line them up with hands on the hips of the person in front as if preparing to dance the Locomotion. Since they had left their robes in the family room, this positioning led to some special fun all in its own. Especially. I’d let Kara know that and she could tell Josh he could talk to me at school. The last thing I needed to do was get overheard saying anything like that here. That would certainly get back to Kara’s dad and make her life difficult. I did notice a look on Susie’s face that told me that indeed, she had done it. No question about it. Kara was right, at least in her case.The rest of the evening, the conversation stuck to politics, sports, and school. There were a few more questions about being an.