Before he could swing the whip forward, I gently squeezed the trigger and killed him. The whip dropped and I quickly had everyone's attention. The res... of our group took the stand. Before they could cut Mari loose, an arrow went into her body and she sagged loosely. I saw where the arrow came from and shot her killer. I began to pick off anyone who moved toward the stand as quickly as I could. While it was cold-blooded, it was not as bad as spearing Buckskin which had been up close and. Kitchen duties are assigned (in rotation)to couples, however I, as Victor, almost never had to work in thekitchen. The women usually are happier when the men are not under foot.Except for heavy lifting like carrying the ice chest into the dancehall and putting the tables away at the end of the dance, the menusually managed to escape KP. Tonight, however, I have to be Valerie.I returned to our seats where Valerie was still talking to George. Ivawas sitting next to George, so I sat next to her. One of my colleagues had been hauled over the coals for daring to talk about a project to a colleague in another department without having first obtained permission from the other guy’s manager! Talk about a silo mentality!I’d had about ten minutes back at my desk when I got the expected call. Our section head summoned me. I hit the washroom on the way up to his office to check my tie was straight.“Mr Wilcox, you wanted to see me?”“Come in, Stratford, take a seat. Josh tells me you’re quitting,. " No," Carl simply said, wondering what was going on."Good," she replied just as simply as she stepped past Carl and into the center of the room.Totally confused, the teenager let the door close behind them and turned to follow her."It's just as I remember it," she said as she looked around the small dorm room. "Isn't it amazing how some things never change."Carl looked around the room as well. To his eye, it was the same as every other room in White Hall. Her recognition of the room at all.